E 1. This letter is /ɛ/ when, It precedes two consonants: to wet -> ta ɯette to set -> ta sette We set the table on Mondays. -> Uie sette þe tâble on Mondays. It's the only vowel in the word: E.g. bed, sled, sped, ɯet Sometimes, he sets the table. -> Somtîms hie sets þe tâble. She set the table last. -> Sie sett þe tâble last. It's the first stressed letter of a word: elephant -> elifant empty elevator -> elevaitor every -> evry 2. The combination eh is always /eɪ/: E.g. weight -> ɯeht weigh -> ɯehe sleigh -> sleh 3. -e is always silent at the end of words. It's most common in verbs, adjectives, and single syllable nouns. E.g. late -> lâte time -> tîme to combine -> ta combîne to eat -> ta ite to complete -> ta complite to defeat -> ta defite to seat -> ta síte to sit -> ta sitte to trim -> ta trimme 4. Inglish verbs ending in -ete, derived from Latin -atus, are unstressed /eɪ/. These verbs originate from Latin participles ending in "-atus." E.g. demonstrare, demonstratus [Latin] to demonstrate [Modern English] ta demonstrete [Inglish] insula, insulatus [Latin] isolato [Italian] isolé [French] to isolate [Modern English] ta îsolete [Inglish] aemulari, aemulatus [Latin] to emulate [Modern English] ta em̃ulete [Inglish] 5. e is also typically /ə/ if it's not stressed E.g. taken -> tâken to open -> ta open to happen -> ta hapen different -> diffrent to sicken -> ta sicken Citations: https://www.etymonline.com/word/demonstrate#etymonline_v_29491 https://www.oed.com/dictionary/demonstrate_v?tab=pronunciation#7101723 https://latin-dictionary.net/definition/16548/demonstro-demonstrare-demonstravi-demonstratus https://www.etymonline.com/word/isolated#etymonline_v_30103 https://www.etymonline.com/word/isolate#etymonline_v_12271 https://www.oed.com/dictionary/isolate_v?tab=pronunciation#40484371 https://www.littre.org/definition/isol%C3%A9 https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/italian-english/isolato https://www.online-latin-dictionary.com/latin-english-dictionary.php?parola=insulatus https://latin-dictionary.net/definition/24295/insula-insulae https://www.etymonline.com/word/emulate#etymonline_v_29734 https://www.oed.com/dictionary/emulate_v?tab=factsheet#5546450 https://latin-dictionary.net/definition/1909/aemulor-aemulari-aemulatus