It is silent. (It makes the A a long vowel.)
short e, as bed,
The A has a long A sound, as in fade and wade. The E is silent.
The A has a long A sound, as in fade and wade. The E is silent.
The word "made" has a long vowel sound for the letter 'a'.
The E has a short E sound, as in gem. (The long E is heard in the word theme.)
No, the word "Wednesday" does not have both long and short "e" sounds. It only has the short "e" sound.
It is a long A sound, and the E is silent, as in fade and glade.
The A has a long A vowel sound, as in gray and made. The E is silent.
The A has a long A vowel sound, as in gray and made. The E is silent.
None are a long e. First one is short e or more like a short i (as in pit), second is a short e, last is silent.
short e for mean
Oh, what a lovely question! The word "feather" has a long E sound, like the letter E in the word "bee." Isn't it wonderful how sounds can paint a beautiful picture in our minds? Just remember, there are no mistakes, only happy little accidents in the world of language.