Neither. The EA pair has the sound of a long E, as in beer, near, or clear.
"Hear" doesn't have an "a" sound at all; it has a long "e" sound.
The word "hear" has a long vowel sound for the letter 'e', pronounced like "here."
hear is long vowel... long /a/ as in gate long /e/ as in need long /i/ as in nice long /o/ as in yoke long /u/ as in you
Neither. The A is not sounded. The EA pair has the sound of a long E, as in beer, near, or clear.
Hear has a type of long E called a caret I (eer) because it makes the same sound as the letters (ir).
True
It is a long A (you hear the A sound) with a silent E. It rhymes with case and face.
Long one's sound like you are saying the letter example the "a" in cake-you can hear the "a" vs short one in hat
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
Short answer: No. Long answer: Don't believe everything you hear.
It has a caret I sound, which is indistinguishable from a long E in US English.
It has a long E and a silent E at the end. It is pronounced the same as hear.