There are 5.
long A - day, paid, name
long E - we, seed, bean
long I - lie, fine, sigh
long O - bowl, comb, low, sew
long U (oo or yoo) - cool, moon, suit / cute, fuel, unit
The semi-vowel Y may be a long E, short I, or long I.
There are three vowels and three vowel sounds, two of them long vowel sounds, I and E. The A has a schwa or unstressed (uh) sound.
The long vowel sounds in "absentminded" are: "a" in "absent" "i" in "minded"
Only one: the vowel pair EE has the sound of a long E.
Only one. The OA pair has the long O (oh) vowel sound.
The long vowel sounds in the word "zebra" are represented by the "e" and the "a." The "e" is pronounced as a long vowel, similar to the "ee" in "see," while the "a" is pronounced as a long vowel similar to the "a" in "father." Together, these sounds create the pronunciation "ZEE-bruh."
Vowels are said to be "long" vowels when you can hear the name of the vowel, such as the A in made, the E in below, the I in high, the O in bone, and the U in unit. The sound OO also has long and short versions, the short being the OO sound in bull or good, and the long being the OO sounds in moon and tuna. Some vowel guides include these as long and short U, respectively, because many U words have them.
There are two : a long E and a schwa.
No. Both the A and the I have short vowel sounds.
The word "Lady" consists of two separate vowel sounds. Both vowel sounds are long. The long "A" sound and the long "E" sound.
Both vowel sounds in "raincoat" are long vowels.
No, the vowel "e" in the word "scheme" does not produce a long vowel sound. It is pronounced as a short vowel sound.
There are 2 long vowel sounds. The AI has a long A sound and the OW has a long O sound.