Yes. The A has a long A sound. The E is silent.
Yes, "ate" is pronounced with a long "a" sound, like in the word "late."
Yes, the word "ate" contains a long vowel sound. The 'a' in 'ate' is pronounced with a long 'A' sound, as in "ape" or "bake."
Neither; it is pronounced "ate," and thus it has a long "a" sound.
The preposition "at" has a short A sound as in bat, cat, and flat.The long A sound is heard in the words ate and eight.
Ask has a short vowel sound. Compare it to ate, which is a long vowel.
Yes, the "e" in eight is pronounced with a long "a" sound, like in the word "ate."
Yes, it does. It sounds exactly like the word "ate" which also has the long 'a' sound.
Neither; it is pronounced "ate," and thus it has a long "a" sound.
Yes, the word "ate" contains a long vowel sound. The 'a' in 'ate' is pronounced with a long 'A' sound, as in "ape" or "bake."
The preposition "at" has a short A sound as in bat, cat, and flat.The long A sound is heard in the words ate and eight.
The preposition "at" has a short A sound as in bat, cat, and flat.The long A sound is heard in the words ate and eight.
Was has a short vowel sound. Compare it to ate, which is a long vowel.
No. In freight, the EI has a long A sound, as in eight (ate) and weight.Other words with the EIGH = AY sound include neighbor and sleigh (slay).
Ask has a short vowel sound. Compare it to ate, which is a long vowel.
Yes. A "short vowel" is one that does not have the same sound as the letter itself. The word "am" is a short A, while "ate" has a long A sound.
No. It has a long E sound (eet). It rhymes with beat, not bet, although some dialects do use the "et" pronunciation for ate.
The EI pair has a long A (ay) sound, so that eight is pronounced the same as ate. The EI have this same sound in the words weigh (way) and weight (wait).
Neither. The EIGH has a long A sound, as in eight (ate), weight (wait), weigh (way) and sleigh (slay)