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Does please have a short e sound?
No, the EA in please has a long E sound (pleez), as in tease.
Does please have a long a sound?
No. The EA has a long E sound as in tease.
Does please have a long vowel sound?
Yes, the EA pair has a long E sound. The ending E is silent.
Does police have a long a or a long e?
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.
Does police have a long a or long e?
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.
Does please have a short or long vowel sound?
The EA pair has a long E vowel sound. The second E is silent.
Why do you hear the long e in please?
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.
Does the word please have a short vowel sound?
No. The EA pair has a long E sound, and the ending E is silent (pleez).
Does these have a long e sound?
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.
Is please a long e word?
Yes. The EA pair has a long E sound (pleez). The rhyming words are ease, tease, and cheese.
Does Cheese have a long e sound?
Yes. The EE pair has a long E sound as in cheep and cheap. The final E is silent.
Does game have a long a sound?
No, the word 'game' does not have a long E sound. 'Game' has a long A sound, but the E is silent. The silent E is a clue that the A has a long A sound.
