Many times, adding an E (silent E) to the end of a word with vowel-consonant will create a long vowel word.
Examples:
sat - sate
can - cane
man - mane
din - dine
fin- fine
dun - dune
To make a short vowel word into a long vowel word, you usually add a silent "e" at the end of the word. This "magic e" changes the vowel sound from short to long. For example, "kit" becomes "kite" and "hop" becomes "hope."
No, "A" is not considered a short vowel. "A" is a vowel that can make both short and long vowel sounds in English words.
It has a short vowel sound, like "bat," "hat," and "cat." A long vowel sound can be found in words like "bake," "cake," and "make."
It has a long vowel sound, like "bake," "make," or "take." A short vowel sound can be found in words like "hat," "bat," or "cat."
It has a long vowel sound, like "bake," "make," or "take." A short vowel sound can be found in words like "hat," "bat," or "cat."
Yes, the word "bet" does not have a long vowel sound. It has a short vowel sound for the letter "e."
No, "A" is not considered a short vowel. "A" is a vowel that can make both short and long vowel sounds in English words.
It has a short vowel sound, like "bat," "hat," and "cat." A long vowel sound can be found in words like "bake," "cake," and "make."
It has a long vowel sound, like "bake," "make," or "take." A short vowel sound can be found in words like "hat," "bat," or "cat."
If you mean the a in make, it is a long vowel. An example of a short a would be apple.
It has a short vowel sound, like "bat," "hat," and "cat." A long vowel sound can be found in words like "bake," "cake," and "make."
no. they both make the long vowel sound if you can hold it then its long
It has a long vowel sound, like "bake," "make," or "take." A short vowel sound can be found in words like "hat," "bat," or "cat."
Yes, the word "bet" does not have a long vowel sound. It has a short vowel sound for the letter "e."
The words "mother" and "brother" have an "uh" sound that is typically sounded as a short U (compare to mutter).The words "mother" and "brother" have a short vowel sound. A long vowel sound carries the vowel as in "o" in loose or the "e" in femur. Short vowel sounds do not carry the sound of the vowel, as the "o" in foot or the "o" in dog. A good way of showing the difference is to take one word with a short vowel sound such as "bit" and listen to how the I sounds, then make a long vowel sound (eye rather than /ih/ ) and you'd pronounce the word as b-eye-t, which is bite.
No. The I has a short vowel sound as in mill and silk. Ask yourself, when you say it or hear it, do you hear the sound, "EYE" or do you hear the sound, "Ih?" Long vowels make their sound - for I, if you hear "EYE" you know it is a long vowel in this word. Long Vowel Words (A,E,I,O,U) cake beep high mow unit Short Vowel Words (a,e,i,o,u) act bet sick odd but
The vowel sound in breath is short. If you added an 'e' to make breathe, then the sound would be long.
The A in "fast" is a short A sound. (The long A would make it sound like faced.)