What pattern indicates vowels say their names and the final e is silent?

• A. The vowels are short when followed by e
• B. The final e is pronounced as a separate syllable
• C. The vowels say their names and the final e is silent
• D. The vowels are always followed by a consonant

Answer: (C)

This question is about the long-vowel with silent-e pattern, often called the magic e rule. When a single vowel comes before a final e, the vowel usually makes its long sound—it's saying its name—while the final e itself is silent and doesn’t add a second syllable. Think of words like name, these, bone, and cute: the vowels before the final e are long, and the final e remains quiet. This helps explain why the pattern described fits best. The other ideas don’t match: a pattern where the vowel stays short before e isn’t what happens in this rule, and a final e that’s pronounced as a separate syllable isn’t characteristic of this pattern, nor is it true that vowels must always be followed by a consonant.