plane
The word "Saturday" has the same vowel sound as "whale" and is an 8-letter word that represents a day of the week.
Snail.
Yes, the letter "a" in the word "plane" is a long vowel sound, pronounced like "ay".
oatmeal
The word that sounds the same as "whale" and the question "we think with this" is "brain".
The answer is "plane." It could also be "crane" (the bird), as both have a long A. Due to a mistake with the printing company, the question asked for a word that started with S.
The word "whale" has a long vowel sound, while the word "hand" has a short vowel sound. In "whale," the 'a' is pronounced like the 'a' in 'cake,' making it a long vowel sound. In "hand," the 'a' is pronounced like the 'a' in 'cat,' making it a short vowel sound.
No, the "a" in the word "whale" does not have a short vowel sound. It is a long vowel sound, pronounced as /eɪ/.
The long A sound of "whale" (also wail and wale) is present in the word "snowflake".
snail
Yes. The A is a long A sound, as in sale and pale. The E is silent.