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What is the silent letter in the word late?
The E is silent, but indicates that the A has a long A sound.
Does date have a long or short vowel?
The A has a long A sound, as in day and late. The E is silent.
Does shave have a long a or short a?
The A has a long A sound, as in save and gave. The E is silent.
Does plate have a short I sound?
No. It has a long A and silent E, rhyming with late, fate, and wait.
What is the long vowel sound in skate?
The vowel is a long A sound, created by the silent E. The word rhymes with date and late.
Does ate have a long a sound?
Yes. The A has a long A sound. The E is silent.
Does late have a long or short vowel sound?
"Late" has a long vowel sound, pronounced as /leɪt/. the vowel sound is pronounced with more tension and for a longer duration than a short vowel sound.
How do you determine short and long vowel sounds?
By sound, most long vowels say their names (A, E, I, O, and OO/YOO). Often a long vowel will precede a consonant-E (silent E) at the end of a word (came, late, note) but there are several exceptions (give, have, come, some).
Does DATE have a long or short vowel sound?
The A has a long A sound, as in day and late. The E is silent.
Does grape have a short or long vowel sound?
The word grape has a long A and silent E, to rhyme with cape and tape.
Does the word LATELY have a short vowel sound in the first syllable?
No. It has a long A (ay) sound in "late" and a long E in "ly".
Is late a long a word?
No, "late" is not a long word. It has only four letters.
