Words with silent ‘e’

a

abate

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abeyance

able

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above

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aerate

aerodrome

aeroplane

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authorise

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b

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bridge

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broke

bronze

browse

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c

cabbage

cable

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cake

calculate

came

camouflage

candidate

candle

cane

canine

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capable

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carbine

care

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cyclone

d

dabble

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decide

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degenerate

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f

fabricate

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face

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file

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fire

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forage

force

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g

gabble

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h

habitable

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hardware

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include

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initiate

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inspire

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Institute

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irascible

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irksome

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issue

j

jade

jangle

jaundice

jingle

joke

jostle

judge

juggle

juice

jumble

June

jungle

justice

juvenile

k

kaleidoscope

kettle

kindle

kite

knave

knife

knowledge

knuckle

l

lace

lacerate

ladle

lake

lame

lamentable

lance

landscape

lane

language

lapse

large

lassitude

late

lathe

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laudable

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lecture

ledge

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leisure

lemonade

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liable

licence

license

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like

lime

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liquidate

literature

live

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loave

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lone

loose

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lounge

love

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lucerne

lucrative

luggage

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m

machine

magazine

magistrate

magnate

magnitude

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make

malice

malleable

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n

name

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o

obdurate

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p

pace

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please

pleasure

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porcupine

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portable

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praise

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prime

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q

quagmire

quake

quarantine

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rate

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reduce

reference

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