Adding Magic 'e' to Make New Words

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Kimberly Schneider: Before I put silent 'e' right here, who can tell me? What does that word say? Nicole? What does it say?

Nicole: Hop.

Alright, everybody say, hop.

Students: Hop.

Kimberly Schneider: Hop. Put out your arm. Tell me the sounds.

Students and Ms. Schneider: /h/, /ŏ/, /p/. Hop.

Kimberly Schneider: Good job. But if I add a silent 'e', that's no longer an /ŏ/. It's an /ō/. Do you already know what that says? Okay, Sophia, what does it say?

Sophia: Hope.

Kimberly Schneider: Everybody say hope.

Students: Hope. Hope.

Kimberly Schneider: Ooh. Let's do this one. What does my word say without the silent 'e'? What does it say?

Sophia: Kit.

Kimberly Schneider: Everybody say, kit.

Students: Kit. Kit.

Kimberly Schneider: But when I have silent 'e', he makes that 'i' stand up tall. Say its name. You already know what it says. Nicole, what does it say?

Nicole: Kite.

Kimberly Schneider: Kite. Very good.