ewe
nounA female sheep.
nounA people who live in Ghana, Togo, and Benin.
nounThe language spoken by the Ewe people.
Phonics breakdown
Phonics Rule: EW says /juː/
EW can say /juː/ with a Y-glide, like in 'few' and 'pew'.
EW usually says /uː/ (flew, grew, chew), but after some consonants it keeps a Y-glide and says /juː/: few, mew, pew, ewe.
Tip
EW can say yoo — few, mew, pew!
Examples
Phonics Rule: Silent E with E (Magic E)
In the e-consonant-e pattern, the E at the end is silent and makes the first E say its name /iː/ — like in 'these' and 'complete'. Teachers often call this the Magic E.
In the pattern e-consonant-e (like 'these'), the final E is silent but it makes the first E say its long sound /iː/. This is the least common of the Magic-E patterns. Examples: these, theme, scene, complete, gene, eve.
Tip
Magic E makes E say its name — these, theme, complete!
Examples
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