Words ending in ine

The ine ending creates three different sounds:


wine	engine	magazine

In wine, the split digraph i-e means that the i says its name.

In engine, it creates a weak vowel sound in the second syllable, like a short /i/.

In magazine, it creates a long /e/ sound in the final syllable.

Study the examples in the table:

In these words the e on the end makes i say its long /ī/ sound, as in wine.	In these words the last syllable is unstressed and has a weak sound, rather like a short /ĭ/, as in engine.	In these words the last syllable has a long sound /ē/ sound, as in magazine.
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