The EA pair has a long E + R (caret I) sound, as in clear and fear.
Near has a short vowel sound.
The word look is spelt in IPA pronunciation as /lʊk/ - the vowel sound ʊ refers to a near-close near-back vowel. This is called a "short OO" vowel sound because it does not have the same force as a long OO (long U) although it is spelled the same. Examples of this (oah) sound are book, good, foot, and put.
This obeys the standard rule - when a vowel is followed by a single consonant and an E, it has a long vowel sound and the E is silent. Both sounds of "close" have the same long O sound: close (to shut) - clohz to rhyme with nose and doze close (near) - clohs to rhyme with dose
The word "hear" has a long 'ee' sound, so the 'a' is pronounced with a short 'e' sound.
The word 'near' does not technically have a long E sound, because of the R. This is called a caret I (ear) word. Some other words that rhyme with near and have the same sound are fear, hear, and dear. There are words that look the same as those words, but have the caret A sound (air), like wear, bear, and pear. And then some of them are spelled exactly alike and can have either the long e or short e sound. An example is tear (rip apart with a short e) and tear (crying drops with a long e).
In huge the U is long. It has the OO sound of a long U (although it has a HYOO sound) with the near rhymes luge and scrooge.
The EA pair has a long E + R (caret I) sound, as in clear and fear.
The word look is spelt in IPA pronunciation as /lʊk/ - the vowel sound ʊ refers to a near-close near-back vowel. This is called a "short OO" vowel sound because it does not have the same force as a long OO (long U) although it is spelled the same. Examples of this (oah) sound are book, good, foot, and put.
No. It has a type of long E called a caret I (eer sound), as in the rhyming words mere, austere, fear, and near.
This obeys the standard rule - when a vowel is followed by a single consonant and an E, it has a long vowel sound and the E is silent. Both sounds of "close" have the same long O sound: close (to shut) - clohz to rhyme with nose and doze close (near) - clohs to rhyme with dose
Not exactly. The EW has a long OO (long U) sound, while the E's in television have a short E (eh) and a schwa sound (uh). They are, however, useful near rhymes because they both end in a short I (ih) and a schwa (uhn/jhun).
Neither. The A is not sounded. The EA pair has the sound of a long E, as in beer, near, or clear.
The word "hear" has a long 'ee' sound, so the 'a' is pronounced with a short 'e' sound.
In huge the U is long. It has the OO sound of a long U (although it has a HYOO sound) with the near rhymes luge and scrooge.
Neither. The EA pair has the sound of a long E, as in beer, near, or clear.
The word 'near' does not technically have a long E sound, because of the R. This is called a caret I (ear) word. Some other words that rhyme with near and have the same sound are fear, hear, and dear. There are words that look the same as those words, but have the caret A sound (air), like wear, bear, and pear. And then some of them are spelled exactly alike and can have either the long e or short e sound. An example is tear (rip apart with a short e) and tear (crying drops with a long e).
It is not an A at all. The EA pair is pronounced like a long E, as in fear. But this type of long E + R is called a caret I. It has the "ear" sound in US English.
Yes, but only when before a word beginning with a vowel sound, or for emphasis.Examples:He lives near the ocean (thee oh-shun).I am not a big fat panda, I am the big fat panda.Before a consonant sound, the normally has a schwa (thuh) sound.