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No, the word 'bet' has a short vowel sound. A long vowel sound would make it sound like the words beet or beat.

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Yes, the word "bet" does not have a long vowel sound. It has a short vowel sound for the letter "e."

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Does pet have a long E sound?

No. It has a short E sound, as in the words bet, get, and set. The word with the long E sound is "peat."


Is beat long vowel sound?

Yes, "beat" has a long vowel sound in English. The "ea" combination creates the long e sound.


Does better have a long e?

No. It has a short E, as in bet and bed, and a schwa-R (er/ur) sound. The long E sound is heard in the word "beater."


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You can add either an E or an A after the E to get a long E sound. The words beet and beatare homophones (sound-alike words).


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There are five special symbols for vowel sounds in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA): /i/ for the "ee" sound in "beet", /ɛ/ for the "eh" sound in "bet", /æ/ for the "a" sound in "cat", /ɑ/ for the "ah" sound in "father", and /ʊ/ for the "uh" sound in "book".


Is fetch a long e word?

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Does eat have a short 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.


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The word "bed" has a short vowel sound for the letter "e."


Does bed have the short e sound?

Yes, the word "bed" has the short e sound as in the word "red" or "end."


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Does release have a short e sound?

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