The word Historical has 4 syllables, not 2 or 3 (HISS-tree, HISS-tuh-ree).
The O in history is either silent or a schwa (unstressed), whereas in historical it is stressed, so has an OR/AW sound (hiss-TOR-ih-kul).
The first vowel is stressed in the word "history."
The word "historical" has a short vowel sound for the letter 'i'.
It has a short vowel sound.More informationToday, we would say it has a lax sound (as opposed to tense).
Yes, the 'i' is a short vowel. Otherwise it would be pronounced 'High-story'
a vowel.
Yes, "drum" is a short vowel word. The vowel "u" in "drum" is pronounced as a short vowel sound, as opposed to a long vowel sound like in the word "cube."
Consonance, as opposed to assonance of vowel sounds or alliteration of sounds at the beginning of words.
The word "baby" has a long vowel sound. The in "baby" is pronounced as the name of the letter itself, as opposed to a short vowel sound where the vowel is pronounced more briefly.
The word "trip" has the short vowel sound ("ih" as in "sit"), as opposed to long ("eye" as in "site").
every word has at least one vowel... or a vowel sound, as in sky or my
The word "history" has a short vowel sound for the letter "i." The "i" is pronounced as in "hit" rather than a long vowel sound as in "hi."
The word "pot" has a short vowel sound. The vowel 'o' in 'pot' is pronounced as a short vowel sound, as opposed to a long vowel sound.