Yes, the silent e makes the a long.
No, the word "maple" does not have a long vowel sound. The "a" in "maple" is pronounced as a short vowel sound.
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No, the word "ladder" does not have a long vowel sound. The vowel sound in "ladder" is short.
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The word "hair" has a long A vowel sound.
The word "say" has a long vowel sound--specifically, the long "a" sound.
No, the 'a' sound in "scale" is a short vowel sound. The long vowel sound for 'a' would be like in the word "cake".
No, the word "ladder" does not have a long vowel sound. The vowel sound in "ladder" is short.
The word "hair" has a long A vowel sound.
The word "say" has a long vowel sound--specifically, the long "a" sound.
No, the word "bite" does not have a long vowel sound. In this word, the vowel "i" is pronounced with a short vowel sound as in "bit."
No, the 'a' sound in "scale" is a short vowel sound. The long vowel sound for 'a' would be like in the word "cake".
It depends on the individual word. The word "teacher" has a long vowel sound in the middle, with a long 'e' sound. However, the word "teach" has a short vowel sound, with a short 'e' sound.
It has a long OO sound, which is related to a long U.
The word "menu" has a long vowel sound with the 'e' pronounced as 'ee'.
The word spider has a long I vowel sound. If you find that the vowel makes the same sound in the word as it does when saying it in the alphabet, it will be long.
The word "spider" has a short vowel sound for the letter "i."
Yes, be has a long e vowel sound.
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