Beacon Second Reader — Table 6 – Long and Short Vowels; Words Ending in “se”

The following words illustrate the effect of final _e_ in lengthening the vowel otherwise short.

Final _se_ usually has the sound of _ze_.

cot cote slat slate glaze rob robe trip tripe nose cut cute slid slide doze not note grip gripe fuse dot dote slop slope maze tub tube shin shine hose con cone slim slime froze cub cube glad glade these nod node snip snipe gaze met mete shot shote rise plat plate spin spine size flam flame plan plane wise shad shade strip stripe haze mop mope grim grime rose whit white twin twine daze sham shame prim prime those scrap scrape plum plume close