Easy English: How to pronounce the long vowel sound in words ending with ‘e’

Have you noticed there’s a difference between the pronunciation of NOT and NOTE, or SIT and SITE? In this lesson I’ll introduce you to this interesting rule, where adding an E at the end of a word changes the previous vowel from short to long. If this sounds strange, don’t worry, I have lots of example words to illustrate it - so don’t QUIT before you’ve started, it’s actually QUITE easy! You’ll also get to learn some new vocabulary along the way. Next, watch more of my pronunciation lessons: Speak English Naturally: SCHWA Pronunciation English Pronunciation: How to say words beginning with W vowel In this lesson: 00:00 The Long “e“ Vowel Sound in English 01:12 bit – bite 01:42 fat – fate 01:57 gap – gape 02:28 hop – hope 03:04 not – note 03:14 plan – plane 03:28 quit – quite 04:12 rip – ripe 05:00 sit – site 05:09 strip – stripe 05:55 tap – tape 06:46 trip – tripe 07:33 – Review –