Examples: Dĭvide, dĭrect, fĭnance, phĭlosophy, imĭtate, pĭazza, tĭrade, intĭmate, indĭvisĭble, nobilĭty.
In the initial syllables i, bi, chi, cli, cri, pri, tri, however, i is generally long.
Examples: īdea, īdle, īsothermal, bīology, Chīnese, chīrurgery, clīmatic, crīterion, prīmeval, trīangular, trīpod.
Rule V.—E before terminal n should always be silent in participles, and also in most other words.
Examples: given (giv n), taken (tak n), bitten (bit n), broken, spoken, riven, fallen.
But in the following words e must be sounded:
Aspĕn, chickĕn, glutĕn, kitchĕn, lichĕn, lindĕn, martĕn, mittĕn, suddĕn.
It must also be sounded in any word (not a participle) in which terminal en is immediately preceded by l, m, n, or r.
Examples: womĕn, lĭnen, omĕn, barrĕn, Helĕn, Allĕn, Ellĕn, woolĕn, pollĕn.
Rule VI.—E before terminal l should usually be sounded.