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The long A sound is mainly made by A-consonant-E (the silent E), by AY, and by AI.
These are the ways in which some words spell a long sound:
A words - able, anal, apiary, aviation (2)
A words (silent E) - base, cake, late, name
AY words - lay, may, pay
AI words - fail, maid, plain
EA words - great, steak
EI words - veil, vein, beige
EY words - obey, trey, they
EIGH words - weigh, weight, neighbor
From French:
ET/ IT - buffet, cachet, chalet, crochet, filet, sachet, sorbet, parfait
QUE/ QUET (kay) - risque, bouquet, croquet
E / EE / ER - cliche, passe, soiree, toupee, dossier
The long "a" sound can be spelled as "ai" (e.g. rain), "ay" (e.g. day), and "a_e" (e.g. cake).
Yes, the word "golden" has a long vowel sound in the first syllable ("go"). The spelling pattern for this long "o" sound is often found in words where the vowel is followed by a single consonant and then an "e" (such as "globe" or "broke").
Yes, the word "sleigh" has a long "e" sound, as in "s-l-a-y."
Yes, "hatred" has a short "a" sound as in "cat" or "hat."
No, the word "joke" does not have a long vowel sound. The "o" in "joke" is pronounced with a short /oʊ/ sound.
The long "a" sound is typically represented by the letter "a" (e.g., "cake," "date").
The A is not long in consulate, electorate, immaculate, or affiliate (noun).
Weigh, (ie="a" sound) Hey (ey="a" sound) This is the "long" a sound, as opposed to short: HaHa Mama; or in the northern UK, "Ta"(rhymes with Ha) means thank you.
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The spelling Michale is a variant spelling and may have various pronunciations. The usual spelling, Michael, has a long I and a schwa sound (uhl). The Russian spelling, Mikhail, can have a short A/long E, or an Anglicized long A (ale).
Yes, the word "golden" has a long vowel sound in the first syllable ("go"). The spelling pattern for this long "o" sound is often found in words where the vowel is followed by a single consonant and then an "e" (such as "globe" or "broke").
Yes, the word "sleigh" has a long "e" sound, as in "s-l-a-y."
The meanings are very close. Both refer to words that have the same sound but different meanings. A homonym also has the same spelling. Homophones can have different spellings as long as the pronunciation is the same.
Yes, "hatred" has a short "a" sound as in "cat" or "hat."
No, the word "joke" does not have a long vowel sound. The "o" in "joke" is pronounced with a short /oʊ/ sound.
'League' has a confusing spelling, but it is just pronounced 'leeg', with a long E sound. (The EA sounds like a long E, the UE is silent.)
The long "a" sound is typically represented by the letter "a" (e.g., "cake," "date").
The word "tire" has a long vowel sound for the letter "i." It is pronounced as "tyre."