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Do the words then and there have long e sounds?
No, the words then and there do not have long e sounds. Then has a short e, and there, rhymes with air, has a short a.
What are some words that start with short vowel sounds?
Words that start with short vowel sounds: A : act, at, admit, affluent, agriculture E : end, educate, esteem I : its, illogical, innocent O : octopus, odd, opportunity U : udder, until, upper, us
What words have ee but are short sounds?
The only likely candidate is been, which sounds like bin (short I vowel sound).There are prefixed words such as reenter and preeminent which have both a long E and short E (or rarely I). In some pronunciations, some of these may lose the long E (e.g. preelection).There are also French words, such as sautéed and fiancée, which have a long A sound instead.
Does some have a short or long vowel sound?
Despite the silent E, the O in some has a short U sound, sounding the same as "sum."
What are the long and short sounds of an A?
The long A "says its name" (ay as in day). The short A is an "ah" sound as in apple and cat. *In some pronunciations it can be different, as for the words bad, crab, and last. This can be heard as the different sounds in the words cab and cabin.
Which words contain long and short vowels?
Rain and cape have long A sounds; ran and cap have short A's. Bead and neat have long E sounds; bed and net have short E's. Pile and ride have long I sounds; pill and rid have short I's. Hope and wrote have long O sounds; hop and rot have short O's. Mute and pure have long U sounds; mutt and purr have short U's.
What words that have the vowel a but sounds like a short o?
There are many words, but one example is the word "father" in which the 'a' sounds like the 'o' in box.
Do bag was hat has and want have short a sounds?
The words bag, hat, and has all have short A sounds. The word was has either a short O or short U sound (woz, wuz). The word want can have three different sounds, none of them a short A: - short O as in font - caret O as in haunt (British English) - short U (colloquial English, to rhyme with hunt)
Do the words want was wanted and hear have long or short A sounds?
No. These words have no A sounds. Want and wanted have three possible sounds: short O, caret O, or short U. (wont, wawnt, wunt) Was has either a short O or short U sound (woz, wuz). Hear has the EA pronounced as an R-shaped long E (caret I) to rhyme with beer.
Do out and your have long or short vowel sounds?
The vowel sounds are usually neither short or long sounds, and they are different. -- The OU pair in out has an OW diphthong sound, as in pout, doubt, and words like cow. -- The OU pair in your has the "caret O" (OR or British AW sound) or alternately a long O followed by R.
What are short a sounds?
The short A vowel sound is "ah" as in apple, back, and bat. The short A sound is also heard in words such as: A words (silent E) : have, calve AI words : plaid AU words : laugh, guarantee
Do the word there have the long e sound?
No, the words then and there do not have long e sounds. Then has a short e, and there, rhymes with air, has a short a.
