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Regular, Irregular Pronouns andOmission and Retention of the final “E”

Integrante:
Jorge Rodríguez
María G Pérez
Sección: 5LE01
Prof.:

Barquisimeto, Noviembre 2012

Omission and Retention of the final E
Silent e is a writing convention in English spelling. A silent letter e at the end of a word often signals a specific pronunciation of the preceding vowel letter, as in the difference between "rid" /rɪd/ and"ride" /raɪd/. This orthographic pattern followed the phonological changes of the Great Vowel Shift in late Middle English. This difference is often described with the terms "short vowel" and "long vowel," even though the differences are in sound rather than duration. The terms originated in studies of the Great Vowel Shift, where the differences in vowel length were actual differences in duration.Analysis of common spellings and pronunciations shows that the "silent e" most often—but not without exceptions—signals a different phoneme than a word spelled without it.
* Effect of silent e on simple vowels
Without silent e | With silent e | IPA transcription |
slat | slate | /slæt/ → /sleɪt/ |
met | mete | /mɛt/ → /mit/ |
grip | gripe | /ɡrɪp/ → /ɡraɪp/ |
cod | code | /kɒd/ → /koʊd/|
run | rune | /rʌn/ → /ruːn/ |
* When silent e occurs in an English word, it converts a vowel to its "long" equivalent.
(as in plate or wrote).
* When final 'e' is not silent, this generally requires some sort of indication in English spelling. This is usually done via doubling
(employee: this word has employe as an obsolete spelling).
* It helps us distinguish between twowords.
(such as for and fore).
* Silent E adds a vowel to words with the consonant +l-e syllable pattern, as in bundle or puzzle.

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Irregular Pronouns.

While most nouns are easily made plural with a few simple changes, such as adding an “s” or “es” to the end of the word, there is one group of nouns that doesn’t seem to follow the rules. They’re called irregular nouns and youguessed it…they don’t become plural the “regular” way.
No worries, though. Here’s all the information you need to recognize and form irregular plural nouns.
What is an Irregular Plural Noun?
An irregular plural noun is an irregular noun in the plural form. An irregular noun is a noun that becomes plural by changing it’s spelling in other ways than adding an “s” or “es” to the end of the word. Thischange can happen in a variety of ways. Below you’ll find examples and guidelines to help you.
Examples of Irregular Plural Nouns
Some irregular nouns take on the plural form by first changing the last letter of the word before adding “s.” Words that end in “f” are a good example of this case. To make such a word plural, you change the “f” to “ve” and add an “s.”
Plural nouns that end in ves:* More than one elf = elves
* More than one calf = calves
* More than one knife = knives
* More than one loaf = loaves
* More than one shelf = shelves
* More than one wolf = wolves
* More than one loaf = loaves
Irregular nouns made plural by changing vowels, changing the word, or adding a different ending:
* More than one man = men
* More than one person = people* More than one mouse = mice
* More than one child = children
* More than one foot = feet
* More than one goose = geese
* More than one tooth = teeth
* More than one louse = lice
* More than one cactus = cacti
* More than one appendix = appendices
* More than one ox =oxen
Some irregular plural nouns have the same spelling as their singular form such as...