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Yes, the letters EIGH are pronounced as a long A sound (ay).
The words include neigh, sleigh, weigh, eight, weight, and neighbor.
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Is freight a long or short vowel sound?
The word "freight" has a short vowel sound. The "eigh" combination is pronounced as a long "a" sound, but in this particular word, it is a short vowel sound.
What vowel sound does the word freight have?
The EIGH is pronounced as a long A (ay, as in eight and weight), to rhyme with late.
Does eight have a long or short vowel e?
Neither. The EIGH has a long A sound, as in eight (ate), weight (wait), weigh (way) and sleigh (slay)
Does weight have the same vowel sound as the ei in neighbor?
No, weight does not have the same vowel sound as the "ei" in neighbor. In weight, the vowel sound is "ay" as in "way", while in neighbor, the vowel sound is "ay" as in "hey".
Is plain a long vowel sound?
No, "plain" does not have a long vowel sound. The vowel "a" in "plain" is pronounced as a short vowel sound.
What is the vowel sound in weight?
The EIGH in "weight" and "weigh" is a long A vowel sound (sound like wait and way).
What vowel sound does the word freight have?
The EIGH is pronounced as a long A (ay, as in eight and weight), to rhyme with late.
Does weight have the same vowel sound as the ei in neighbor?
No, weight does not have the same vowel sound as the "ei" in neighbor. In weight, the vowel sound is "ay" as in "way", while in neighbor, the vowel sound is "ay" as in "hey".
Does eight have a long or short vowel e?
Neither. The EIGH has a long A sound, as in eight (ate), weight (wait), weigh (way) and sleigh (slay)
Does ceiling have the same vowel sound as the ei in neighbor?
No. The EI in ceiling has the long E sound as in receive. The EI in neighbor is part of the EIGH form that sounds like a long A (weigh, sleigh, eight).
Does same have the same vowel as in ei in neighbor?
No. The EI in ceiling has the long E sound as in receive. The EI in neighbor is part of the EIGH form that sounds like a long A (weigh, sleigh, eight).
does comet have a long vowel sound or a short vowel sound?
Does Profile, have a long vowel sound or short vowel sound
What long vowel sound does title have?
The long vowel sound in the word "title" is the "i" sound, pronounced like "IE" in words such as "pie" or "lie."
Is line short or long vowel?
It has a long vowel sound.
Which letters make the long a sound in away?
The second A has a long A sound. In the homophone "aweigh" it is the EIGH or more specifically the EI that has the long A sound.
Is bite have a long vowel sound?
No, the word "bite" does not have a long vowel sound. In this word, the vowel "i" is pronounced with a short vowel sound as in "bit."
Does minus have a long or short vowel sound?
It has a long I vowel sound and a schwa (unstressed vowel sound).
