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What's So Great About Silent E?

The Thoughts of Sunnie RaeBy Deanna T. Thompson

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Copyright © 2010 Deanna T. Thompson
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ISBN: 978-1-4490-9274-0

Chapter One

"What's so great about the letter E?" I asked myself one day. Sure, it's the first letter of big things like elephants and big emotions like exasperated.

But what about when a word ends with E? Most of the time, it makes no sound at all, so who needs it?

But then I started thinking ...

With silent E, I can ride a TUBE down a long, snowy hill.

Without silent E, I'd have to ride in a TUB, which sounds fun too, until you hit a bump, fly out of the tub, and it lands on your head. That would hurt, BAD!

I guess I'd rather keep the silent E so that I can ride in a tube instead of a tub.

Without silent E, I wouldn't be CUTE ...

I'd be CUT!

Like that time when I cut myself right on the end of my pointer finger, and every time I colored, or practiced writing my letters, it would hurt all over again.

Yes, I would definitely rather be cute than cut. Give me that silent E!

Without silent E, my sister, Sarah, wouldn't play the FLUTE ...

She'd play the FLUT!

What in the world is a flut?

Whatever it is, I bet it doesn't sound as pretty as a flute!

(Continues...)

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