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Do wear and eight have same vowel sound?
Not exactly. There is a long A heard in both, but the EA in wear is shaped by the following R, called the caret A or AIR sound. The EI pair in eight have a simple long A sound (ay) as in "ate."
What is the vowel sound for wear?
The EA pair has a type of long A sound called a caret A (AIR sound). This is also the sound in bear, pear, and the verb tear. The homophones are ware and where.
Does sea have a long or short vowel sound?
The word "sea" has a long E sound, the same as "see."The EA vowel pair almost always has long E sound (EE), although it can have other sounds.- short E as in death and head- long A as in break and steak- long "caret A" (AYR) in R words such as bear, pear, wear, swear, and tear (rip).- short "caret U" (UR) in dearth, earth, and heard- long E/ caret I (EER) in dear and hear
Does where have a long e sound?
No. The first E has a caret A sound (long A + R, or "air" sound). The final E is silent. It is pronounced the same as "wear."
Does where have a short e sound?
No. The first E has an R-shaped long A sound called a caret A (air). The final E is silent. So the words where, wear, and ware sound the same (wair).
Does Sea have a long or short vowel?
The word "sea" has a long E sound, the same as "see."The EA vowel pair almost always has long E sound (EE), although it can have other sounds.- short E as in death and head- long A as in break and steak- long "caret A" (AYR) in R words such as bear, pear, wear, swear, and tear (rip).- short "caret U" (UR) in dearth, earth, and heard- long E/ caret I (EER) in dear and hear
Where and were sound the same?
Not if pronounced correctly. 'Where' sounds like 'wear' and 'ware' with the 'wh' combo sound at the beginning. Wheareas 'were' sounds more like 'whirr', but without the 'wh' sound.
Is the word where a long e word?
No. It is an R-shaped long A or caret A sound, the same as "wear" (wair).
What do Romans usualy wear?
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What with 'er' sound does a king wear wear on his head?
A crown.
What is a sentence for assonance?
Repetition of a vowel sound in a sentence or phrase is known as assonance. An example of assonance would be: So proud to wear the crown that he found.
What are the vowel sounds for the letter a?
The letter A has 3 or 4 sounds by itself, and more in combinations with other letters. The basic A sounds are long A - (ay) able, cane, fate short A - (ah) apple, cat, bad umlaut A - (ar sound) car, star caret A - (long A with R) air, care Some of the vowel pairs sounds are: AE - (long E, short E, long A) algae / aesthetics / aerial AI - (long A, short A, caret A, short I) pain, maid / plaid / pair, lair / bargain AU - (aw sound) haul, taught AY - (long A) pay, stay EA - (long E, long A, caret A, caret U) deal, meat / great / wear / pearl OA - (long O, caret O) coal, loan / boar, soar (The long A sound can come from EI as in weigh and vein, and from EY as in obey.)
