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Does the word eight have a long or short e sound?
Neither; it is pronounced "ate," and thus it has a long "a" sound.
Does eight have a short or long vowel sound?
The word eight has a long A vowel sound, sounding the same as ate.Another word like this is weight (wait).
Do wear and eight have same vowel sound?
Not exactly. There is a long A heard in both, but the EA in wear is shaped by the following R, called the caret A or AIR sound. The EI pair in eight have a simple long A sound (ay) as in "ate."
Does eigh have a long vowel sound?
Yes, the letters EIGH are pronounced as a long A sound (ay). The words include neigh, sleigh, weigh, eight, weight, and neighbor.
Do wear and eight have the same vowel sound?
No. The word wear rhymes with air (carat A sound). The word eight rhymes with late (long A sound).
Does at have a short or long a vowel 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.
Does at have a short or long vowel 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.
Does the word eight have a short a or long a?
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).
Does eight have a short e sound?
No, eight is unusual and has a long A sound from the EI (and silent GH), so that it sounds exactly like 'ate'. Some other words like that are sleigh, neigh, and weigh.
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)
Is ate a long vowel word?
Yes. The word ate has a long A sound and a silent E. It is a homophone of the word "eight."
Do wait and late rhyme?
No, "wait" and "late" do not rhyme. "Wait" has a long "a" sound (like "way"), while "late" has a long "a" sound (like "eight").
