No. The EA has a long E sound as in tease.
Yes, the EA pair has a long E sound. The ending E is silent.
No, the EA in please has a long E sound (pleez), as in tease.
Yes. The EA has a long E sound as in tease. It has the sound (pleez).
The EA pair has a long E vowel sound. The second E is silent.
Neither. The O has a schwa sound and the I has a long E sound (the E is silent).It is pronounced (puh-lease) as opposed to the (pleez) sound of please.
Neither. The O has a schwa sound and the I has a long E sound (the E is silent).It is pronounced (puh-lease) as opposed to the (pleez) sound of please.
I'm not quite sure what you mean by "mute a long you sound." Could you please provide more context or clarify your question?
The EA has a long E in please (pleez) but it is not solely due to the silent final E. The words plea, pleas, and plead also have the long E sound, which is typically the sound of the EA pair, although there are several exceptions.
No. The EA pair has a long E sound, and the ending E is silent (pleez).
Yes. The EA pair has a long E sound (pleez). The rhyming words are ease, tease, and cheese.
Yes, the word 'these' does have the long e sound. Another word that has only one e that makes the long E sound is eve. You might notice that both have another E after the consonant and that extra E is a clue that the word has the long E sound.
It has a long "u" sound.