How can i teach the "e ending' to a little kid?

Question

e as in bone <---

e makes the short o become long o

he doesn't get it -_-

Answer 1

my teacher taught me that the E ending made the vowel before it &quot;say it&#039;s name&quot;.

So for instance, explain that the word &#039;mad&#039; doesn&#039;t have an E, so the a doesn&#039;t say it&#039;s name. But when you add the E, the E makes the a say it&#039;s name- made. I think the whole &quot;say it&#039;s name&quot; thing is easier for little kids to understand than the long sound-short sound concept. Because everyone should know their alphabet, so they should know the names of all the letters.