Magic e ✨ The “Magic E” refers to the letter “e” at the end of certain words that changes the pronunciation of the preceding vowel, often making it say its name (the long vowel sound). This rule helps explain why words like “cap” and “cape” or “hop” and “hope” are pronounced differently. For example: • “mad” becomes “made” (the “a” changes from a short vowel sound to a long vowel sound). • “hop” becomes “hope” (the “o” changes from a short sound to a long sound). The magic “e” doesn’t make a sou