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Does meadows have a long or short e sound?
The word 'meadow' has a short E sound in the first syllable. It also has a long O sound in the second syllable. Some examples of other words where the EA pair have the short e sound are bread, death, and sweat. However, most words with EA together do have a long e sound. For example, the words bead and meal have a long E sound.
What are words that have a long a sound and a short a sound?
There are compound words such as paymaster that have both a long A and a short A. Also some words with a short A plus a long A formed by a silent E, such as activate and accelerate. Other words that have both a long and short A: ashtray (short/long) playback (long/short)
Does whale have a long or short a?
In English, the word "whale" has a long A sound. Generally, when you see an E at the end of a one-syllable word, it makes the vowel have a long sound: tame, made, face, and whale are some examples of words with the long A sound.
Does the word paste have the long a or short a sound?
The word "paste" has the short a sound, like in "cat" or "fast."
Does pan have long or short a sound?
The word "pan" has a short A (long vowels sound like the letter).The words with a long A are pane and pain.
Does flute have a short vowel sound?
No, "flute" does not have a short vowel sound. To have a short U sound, it would have to rhyme with mutt or nut. To have a short OO sound, it would rhyme with foot or put. The word flute has a long U or long OO sound (floot). The long YOO sound appears in some long U words where the consonants provide a Y sound. Examples are cute, mute, mule, fuel, and feud. The YOO also appears in some words that start with U, such as uniform and unique.
Does the word crackers has long A or short A sound?
Short. I can't even think of any English words that have a long A sound.
Does at have a short or long vowel sound?
The preposition "at" has a short A sound as in bat, cat, and flat.The long A sound is heard in the words ate and eight.
When does the letter Y have a short I sound?
There is no absolute condition. However, it can have short I sound when it is between consonants and there is no silent E. Some letters may be followed by either a long or short sound (python, pygmies). The Y at the end of a word cannot have a short I sound but may have either a long I or a long E sound. The vowel pair UY also almost always has the long I sound. Examples of short I words: rhythym cyst hymn lyric system mysterious
Which seven teen words have short vowels?
Of the 7 words, all have the long EE sound. For the leading syllables, there are 2 that have R-shaped vowels, 3 short sound words, and 2 are long. thirteen - caret U (short U + R) fourteen - caret O (OR sound, sometimes long O) fifteen - short I sound sixteen - short I sound seventeen - short E sound, schwa sound eighteen - long A sound nineteen - long I vowel
Does at have a short or long a vowel sound?
The preposition "at" has a short A sound as in bat, cat, and flat.The long A sound is heard in the words ate and eight.
Does itch have a long or short vowel sound?
Short vowel sound. Words such as ice and item are long I vowel sounds.
