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Not technically. Although the letter E can be heard, and the final E is silent, the sound is R-controlled and is indicated by a caret I. Most caret I words have an "ear" (îr) sound, as in the homophone "hear."
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Does the word here have a long vowel sound?
No, the word "here" does not have a long vowel sound. It is pronounced with a short e sound.
Does here have a long or short e sound?
Neither. Although the letter E can be heard (normally a long E), and the final E is silent, the sound is R-controlled and is indicated by a caret I. Most caret I words have an "ear" (îr) sound, as in the homophone "hear."
Does the word here have a long or short vowel sound?
It has a long E and a silent E at the end. It is pronounced the same as hear.
Does the word 'here' have both a short and long E vowel sound?
It has neither. The final E is silent. The first E is R-controlled in that it makes two sounds when combined with the R. This is the caret I or "ear" sound. So "here" sounds the same as "hear."
Step short e sound or long e sound?
The word step has a short 'e' sound. A long 'e' says the letter. Steep has a long 'e' sound.
Does the word here have a long vowel sound?
No, the word "here" does not have a long vowel sound. It is pronounced with a short e sound.
Does here have a long vowel sound?
Yes. The word "here" has a long E and a silent E, and sounds like hear.
Does teach have a short e sound?
No. The EA pair has the long E sound here, as in team and reach.
Is the word here a long e word?
Yes, the word 'here' does have the long e sound. You can make this sound with the single e with a consonant and a silent e like it does in the word 'here' but you can also make the same sound with the letters e and a together. An example would be the word 'hear' which you can see sounds like here but looks different and means something entirely different too.
Does real rhyme with here?
No, "real" and "here" do not rhyme. "Real" is typically pronounced with a long 'e' sound (like "reel"), while "here" is pronounced with a short 'e' sound.
What are the short vowels in the word began?
The E has a short I sound, and the A is a short sound as well. There is a "be" here, but (in sentences) it is not a long E vowel.
Does here here a short e sound?
No. Although the letter E can be heard (normally a long E), and the final E is silent, the sound is R-controlled and is indicated by a caret I. Most caret I words have an "ear" (îr) sound, as in the homophone "hear."
Does the word here have a long or short vowel sound?
It has a long E and a silent E at the end. It is pronounced the same as hear.
Does hear have a short a sound?
No. The EA has an R-shaped long E sound (caret I) as in deer and here.
Does cube have a long or short vowel sound?
The letter 'u' in the word 'cube' has a short vowel sound.
Does here have a long or short e sound?
Neither. Although the letter E can be heard (normally a long E), and the final E is silent, the sound is R-controlled and is indicated by a caret I. Most caret I words have an "ear" (îr) sound, as in the homophone "hear."
Does hear have a long e sound?
Not technically. The EA pair produces a long E, but it is shaped by the R. This is called a caret I sound and includes all the words that have the "ear" double sound, including the homophone "here."
