The EE pair has a long E sound.
The word "see" has a long vowel sound for the letter 'e,' pronounced like /sii/.
No, the word "flag" does not have a long vowel sound. The "a" in "flag" is pronounced with a short vowel sound.
Yes, the word "icy" has a short vowel sound. The "i" in "icy" is pronounced as a short vowel, like in the word "big" or "in."
No, "began" does not have a short vowel sound. The "a" in "began" is pronounced with a long vowel sound.
Vowel sounds can be short or long depending on the pronunciation. In general, a vowel followed by a consonant in a single-syllable word is short (such as "cat"), while a vowel followed by a silent E or two consonants is long (such as "cake").
No, it is not. The way to remember is if the vowel says its name, then it's a long vowel sound. In the world "plane," the A says its name. On the other hand, the word "plan" is a short vowel sound. You can see this with other words too: pine (long vowel-- the "i" says its name), but "pin" is a short vowel sound.
Vowel sounds can be short or long depending on the pronunciation. In general, a vowel followed by a consonant in a single-syllable word is short (such as "cat"), while a vowel followed by a silent E or two consonants is long (such as "cake").
The first A has a short A sound, the second A is a schwa, and the Y has a long E vowel sound (fant-uh-see).
Yes, the word "icy" has a short vowel sound. The "i" in "icy" is pronounced as a short vowel, like in the word "big" or "in."
No, "began" does not have a short vowel sound. The "a" in "began" is pronounced with a long vowel sound.
No, it is not. The way to remember is if the vowel says its name, then it's a long vowel sound. In the world "plane," the A says its name. On the other hand, the word "plan" is a short vowel sound. You can see this with other words too: pine (long vowel-- the "i" says its name), but "pin" is a short vowel sound.
In English, the word "whale" has a long A sound. Generally, when you see an E at the end of a one-syllable word, it makes the vowel have a long sound: tame, made, face, and whale are some examples of words with the long A sound.
The A in "was" has a short U (uh) sound as in buzz and fuzz (wuz).(some dialects, chiefly UK, pronounce it with a short O sound)*see related question
It is not a typical short O sound. The OW is a special sound (ou/ow) as in count.The diphthong ou/ow pairs the short O with a long U sound (aah-oo).You can see that the U in count has the same sound as the W in cow.
No, the word "flag" does not have a long vowel sound. The "a" in "flag" is pronounced with 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.
"Be," "she," "he," "see" all have the same vowel sound as "me."
It's unclear who "she" is in your question. Please provide more context so I can give you a more accurate answer.