There are no IA vowel pairs with a long A sound. Almost all AI pairs have a long A (ay) sound, some exceptions being aisle, plaid, and said.
The first A has a schwa sound. The first I has a short I sound. The IA pair create a yer schwa sound (the E-uhr sound is not stressed).
The IA pair makes the schwa, with an eh/ih sound (bril-yent).
Mafia
No. It has a long A as it is a split digraph. In fad the A ia a short vowel sound, like in "pad". However the E at the end of "fade" extends the vowel sound to make it an "ay" sound, like in paid. This is called a split digraph - see made, wade, tale, mane etc.
A vowel pair is when two vowel letters appear next to each other in a word. Examples include "ea" in "eat" or "ou" in "round." Vowel pairs can create unique sounds and contribute to the pronunciation of a word.
Some words ending in IA are:acaciaariaAsiaciliadementiafuschiamediamilitiasepiasequoiasuburbiatibia
The first A has a schwa sound. The first I has a short I sound. The IA pair create a yer schwa sound (the E-uhr sound is not stressed).
Goumon (i don't think it is spelled right)
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Art is sound or slience
There are two vowels sounds. The first is the AW or caret O sound, as in law, lawn, lawn and long. The second is the short I sound of the suffix -ing as in sin, in, or sing. The AW sound is heard in many spellings. Some include: AW words - claw, brawl, lawn, awed AU words - caught, taught, taut OU words - bought, fought OA words - broad O words - on, long, song, moll, john A words - ball, fall The short I is heard mostly in I and Y words: I words - bid, sniff, wind, this, pick, visit Y words - myth, rhythm E words - began, replace EE words - been A (ag) words - second A in baggage IA (iag) words - marriage
La-ia <--the way it is spelled say it as Ladashia but with the dash!
amnesia The words with the suffix -ia have the meaning of act/state
The IA pair makes the schwa, with an eh/ih sound (bril-yent).
Mafia
The suffix -ia is used for names and diseases. One of the most common words with this is phobia.
A vowel pair is when two vowel letters appear next to each other in a word. Examples include "ea" in "eat" or "ou" in "round." Vowel pairs can create unique sounds and contribute to the pronunciation of a word.