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No, "unfair" is not a short vowel word. It contains the long vowel sound /eə/.
Neither, technically.The AI followed by R has a type of long A sound called a caret A ("air" sound) as in care.
No, "their" does not have a short e vowel sound. The word "their" is pronounced with the diphthong air sound.
No, the word "hare" does not have a long 'a' sound. The 'a' in "hare" is pronounced as a short vowel sound.
The A in care sounds like a long A, but it is technically an R-shaped vowel sound called a "caret A" (has the "air" sound in US English, ay-uh in British English).
No, "unfair" is not a short vowel word. It contains the long vowel sound /eə/.
There is one short A sound, a long A (caret A, air)), and a long E sound (from the Y).
Neither, technically.The AI followed by R has a type of long A sound called a caret A ("air" sound) as in care.
No, "their" does not have a short e vowel sound. The word "their" is pronounced with the diphthong air sound.
No. In US English, The AE in the root aero is pronounced as a caret A (long A + R = air). The O is also long.
The A in care sounds like a long A, but it is technically an R-shaped vowel sound called a "caret A" (has the "air" sound in US English, ay-uh in British English).
Y is usually a vowel when not found at the beginning of a word, i.e. Y is a consonant in "yellow."The EY vowel pair in they has a long A sound. In they're, it is a caret long A (air) sound.
A vowel sound is a speech sound pronounced with an open vocal tract, allowing the air to flow freely through the mouth without any significant constriction. In English, the letters A, E, I, O, U, and sometimes Y are used to represent vowel sounds.
A vowel sound is an exhalation of air where a sound is produced in the larynx (voicebox) rather than being shaped by the nose and mouth (tongue, lips, teeth). It is possible to say all of the long and short vowel sounds, and some of the special sounds, with a completely open mouth: Long sounds : A, E, I, O, OO, Short sounds ah, eh, ih, aah (as in odd), and oah (as in good). Caret O (OR in the UK, sounds long) : aw
The R-influenced vowel sounds may not be considered the same as their long and short counterparts, but usually sound either long or short: caret I - long E with R (eer) caret A - long A with R (air) caret O - long O with R (or, which has an aw sound in British English) caret U - short U with R (ur as in burr, bird, her, word) umlaut A - short A with R (the -ar sound of car and star) Besides the possible diphthong OR/AW, there are 2 other paired sounds not normally referred to as long or short: OU/OW - the short O and long U/ long OO (aah-oo) OI/OY - the long O, long I, long E (oh-eye-ee)
No. The word wear rhymes with air (carat A sound). The word eight rhymes with late (long A sound).
In English, the distinction between short and long vowel sounds is often determined by the spelling pattern in a word. The short "a" sound is typically found in words like "cat" or "bat," where the letter "a" is followed by a consonant. On the other hand, the long "a" sound is usually represented by a silent "e" at the end of a word, like in "cake" or "plane." However, there are exceptions and irregularities in English pronunciation, so learning from a dictionary or language resource can provide more specific guidance.