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The AI pair has the long A sound in paid, to rhyme with maid or made.

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Q: Does paid have a long or short vowel sound?
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Does the word maid have a short or long a sound?

The AI vowel pair has a long A (ay) sound, as in main and paid.


Does fade have a short vowel sound?

No. It has a long A as it is a split digraph. In fad the A ia a short vowel sound, like in "pad". However the E at the end of "fade" extends the vowel sound to make it an "ay" sound, like in paid. This is called a split digraph - see made, wade, tale, mane etc.


Does aid have a long vowel sound?

Yes, the AI pair produces a long A sound. The aid sound is in paid and raid.


Does came have the same vowel sound as rain?

Yes, both words contain the long A sound.


What word has the same vowel sound as paid?

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Does afraid have a long or short a sound?

The first A is a schwa (uh) and the AI pair has a long A sound, as in paid or frayed.The AI pair has a long A (ay) sound, as in paid. The first A is a schwa (unstressed sound).


Is afraid a long a or short a?

The first A is a schwa (uh) sound, but the AI has a long A sound as in paid and raid. (uh-frayd)


Is afraid a short a or a long a?

The first A is a schwa (uh) sound, but the AI has a long A sound as in paid and raid. (uh-frayd)


Is the word and an example of a long a sound?

The word "and" has a short A sound, as in band and sand. The long A is heard in words such as pain and paid.


Is afraid long a or short a word?

The first A is a schwa (uh) sound, but the AI has a long A sound as in paid and raid. (uh-frayd)


How many long vowel sounds are there?

There are 5. long A - day, paid, name long E - we, seed, bean long I - lie, fine, sigh long O - bowl, comb, low, sew long U (oo or yoo) - cool, moon, suit / cute, fuel, unit The semi-vowel Y may be a long E, short I, or long I.


What is the difference between long vowel sounds and short vowel sounds?

Although it is complicated by various pronunciations, a "long" vowel sound is one where you hear the name of the letter: A (ay), E (ee), I (eye), or O (oh). The long U may be a long OO (dune) or a long YOO sound (cute, fuel, unit).The short vowels have an h-like exhalation following them, as in ah, eh, ih, and uh.(The short OO has an oo-uh sound as in good and put.)--Long and short Vowel Soundslong A - day, paid, namelong E - we, seed, beanlong I - lie, fine, sighlong O - bowl, comb, low, sewlong U (oo or yoo) - cool, moon, suit / cute, fuel, unitshort A - apple, bad, last,short E - bed, get, headshort I - did, pin, sitshort O - body, cop, hotshort U - cut, dumb, floodshort OO - good, foot, could, putOther Vowel Sounds (according to one classification scheme)R-shaped A - car, starR-shaped I (usually considered long E) - near, pierAW/OR (may include long O words in British English) - saw, lawn, caught / horse, courtR-shaped U - bird, her, heard, purr, urge* R-shaped long A - air, fairOI (oy)- boy, noise, pointAU (ow) - cow, sound, outSchwa sound (eh/uh) - unstressed sound like A in about or sofa, E in system*Schwa R sound (er/ur) - A in cedar, E in water