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.
The "e" in the word "eight" has a long vowel sound.
No, "wear" and "eight" do not have the same vowel sound. "Wear" has a silent "r" at the end, so it is pronounced as "wehr" with a long "e" sound, while "eight" is pronounced as "ayt" with a long "a" sound.
Yes, the vowel sound in the word "eight" is a long vowel sound.
No. The word wear rhymes with air (carat A sound). The word eight rhymes with late (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.
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.
Yes, the "e" in eight is pronounced with a long "a" sound, like in the word "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).
The EIGH is pronounced as a long A (ay, as in eight and weight), to rhyme with late.
Neither. The EIGH has a long A sound, as in eight (ate), weight (wait), weigh (way) and sleigh (slay)
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."