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The Y in fry has a long I sound, as in cry and dry.
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Is fly a short or long vowel sound?
The Y has a long I vowel sound, as in sly and fry.
Is cry an example of a long I or short I sound?
It is a long I, as is usually the case for consonant-Y words (by, fry, try).
Do the words ''guy'' and ''fry'' rhyme?
Yes. The words "fry" and "guy" rhyme. The word "guy" rhymes with "die", and "die" rhymes with "fry". Therefore, by the transitive property; "guy" rhymes with "fry".
What is the plural fried?
The word 'fried' is the past participle, past tense of the verb 'to fry'. The past participle of the verb also functions as an adjective.Examples:He fried the pork chops for dinner. (verb)She would rather have fried chicken. (adjective)The word 'fry' is both a verb (fry, fries, frying, fried) and a noun (fry, fries).The noun 'fry' as a word for recently hatched fish is an uncountable noun, it has no plural form.The plural form of the noun 'fry' as a word for a get-together where fried food is served; an informal word for something fried (French fry) or children (small fry) is fries (French fries, small fries).
Is the word fry a homograph?
No. A homograph is a word that has the same spelling and two different pronunciations. All the meanings of fry have the same pronunciation, so it wouldn't be a homograph. The exception could be a Proper Noun... someone with the name Fry might pronounce it as rhyming with tree. In that case it would be a homograph and also a homophone, with the word free. However, I am not aware of such a name pronunciation.
Is fly a short or long vowel sound?
The Y has a long I vowel sound, as in sly and fry.
Is y in silly a vowel?
I don't think so, if i remember correctly "y" is only a vowel when there is no actual vowel in the word. ex: my Actually, y is a vowel if it sounds like i, as in fry or puny, or in other words, at the end of a word or syllable. At the beginning, it makes the sound of y in you.
Is there any words without a vowel?
Y isnt really known as a vowel so Yes!There's Why Fry Cry By ShyCwtch is a Welsh word meaning cupboard.
Using the rule "when to vowels follow each other, the first vowel becomes long, and the second silent", why isn't the world eye pronounced E, rather than I?
Letter āYā It can be a consonant or a vowel. Typically the āYā makes the consonant sound at the beginning of words. The consonant sound of āYā is as in the words yellow, or yak. Typically, in a one syllable words, the āYā at the end of the word makes the long āIā sound, as in the words cry, fry, try, sky, and byre (pronounced like the word buyer). The short āYā sound is just like the short āIā sound in the word Igloo. Typically, in two syllable words the āYā at the end of the word makes the long āEā sound as in the words baby, story, and city.
When is Y considered a vowel and when is y considered a consenant?
Y is considered as a vowel in words with no other vowels such as cry, fly, by, fry, etc. Y is considered a consonant when the word has other vowels such as you, way, day, etc.
Is cry an example of a long I or short I sound?
It is a long I, as is usually the case for consonant-Y words (by, fry, try).
Is fry singular or plural?
The word "fry" (e.g. a French fry, fish fry, stir fry) is singular.The word fry (hatchling fish) is an uncountable noun, it has no plural form. (The fry in the pond were splashing about.)
Is the y in funny a vowel?
No, the 'y' in the word away is not a vowel, seeing not only as how the 'a' prior to it is a vowel, but the actual sound it makes when pronounced aloud. 'Y' is more commonly used as a vowel in words like:~Crypt~Fry~Gym~EyeThe letter is used as a consonant--at the beginning of a word most of the time--in words like:~Yellow~Year~YakHope this helps!
Does trying have a long I sound?
Yes. The word try ends in Y that has a long I sound. It rhymes with fry and cry.
What is the duration of Fry's Planet Word?
The duration of Fry's Planet Word is 3600.0 seconds.
When was Fry's Planet Word created?
Fry's Planet Word was created on 2011-09-25.
What is correct - an year or a year?
"A year" is the correct version. Although the letter "y" can sometimes be used as a vowel, it's only when it's the only non-consonant in the word such as in "my," "by," or "fry." When "y" is at the beginning of the word, it acts as a consonant therefore "a" is appropriate.
