Yes. The U in summer and the O in somewhere are both pronounced with a short U vowel sound (uh). You can hear the word some(sum) in both words.
No, the vowel sound in "summer" is /ʌ/ as in "hut," while the vowel sound in "somewhere" is /ə/ as in "about."
No, "hood" and "look" do not have the same vowel sound. "Hood" has the vowel sound /ʊ/ while "look" has the vowel sound /ʊ/ as in the word "book."
The word "birdie" has the same vowel sound as "dirty."
No, "hill" and "nice" do not have the same vowel sound. The vowel sound in "hill" is a short i sound, while the vowel sound in "nice" is a long i sound.
No, "speed" and "them" do not have the same vowel sound. In "speed," the vowel sound is /iː/, whereas in "them," the vowel sound is /ɛ/.
No, "looked" and "balloon" do not have the same vowel sound. The vowel sound in "looked" is /ʊ/, while the vowel sound in "balloon" is /uː/.
No, "hood" and "look" do not have the same vowel sound. "Hood" has the vowel sound /ʊ/ while "look" has the vowel sound /ʊ/ as in the word "book."
The word "birdie" has the same vowel sound as "dirty."
No, "hill" and "nice" do not have the same vowel sound. The vowel sound in "hill" is a short i sound, while the vowel sound in "nice" is a long i sound.
No, "speed" and "them" do not have the same vowel sound. In "speed," the vowel sound is /iː/, whereas in "them," the vowel sound is /ɛ/.
No, "looked" and "balloon" do not have the same vowel sound. The vowel sound in "looked" is /ʊ/, while the vowel sound in "balloon" is /uː/.
The vowel sound in "whale" is the same as the vowel sound in "think." Both words contain the long vowel sound /eɪ/.
No, "blood" and "wood" do not have the same vowel sound. The vowel sound in "blood" is the "uh" sound, while the vowel sound in "wood" is the "oo" sound.
No, "rain" and "pail" do not have the same vowel sound. "Rain" has the long vowel sound /eɪ/, while "pail" has the diphthong vowel sound /eɪ/.
The word "light" has the same vowel sound as "kite."
The word "price" has the same vowel sound as "nice."
Bite has the same vowel sound as light.
It has a short U vowel sound, sounding the same as "sum."