The E has a short I sound, the A has a long A sound, and the final E is silent.
It has a long I vowel sound and a schwa (unstressed vowel sound).
It has a long I vowel sound and a schwa (unstressed vowel sound).
Yes, the word "miner" has a short vowel sound in the first syllable, pronounced as "mi-ner" (/ˈmaɪnər/).
The I is a long I vowel sound as in pile. The O has a schwa sound.
It has a long A vowel sound. The -on has a schwa or unstressed (un) sound.
No, it is a long vowel sound.
Neither. The A has a schwa sound (uhl).
The word "sofa" has a short o sound, as in "sah-fuh."
No. The A has a long A vowel sound, as in caper. The -er is a schwa sound.
The I in silent has a long I sound as in mile. The -ent has a schwa sound.
"Chosen" has a long vowel sound, as the "o" is pronounced like "oh" rather than "ah."
Yes, the word "compete" has a long vowel sound in the first syllable, which is the "ee" sound.