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Does the word donkey have a long U sound?
No, but some people pronounce it with a short "U" sound (dunk-ee). The other pronunciation has an AW sound. It sounds like "dawnkey".
Does toss have a long o sound?
No. The word toss has an AW sound (caret O) as in boss and loss. The long O is an "oh" sound as in dose (dohse) or nose (nohz).
Why is the L silent in walk?
It isn't. The L forms the AW sound (al) in walk. Otherwise it would sound like "whack."
Does the word comb or log have the long o sound?
long o
What words with a short A sound are spelled with AU?
The word include laugh, laughter, and one pronunciation each of aunt and draught (ant, draft). There are many more words that have an AW sound, which is a caret O.
Does saw have a short a sound?
No. The AW is the "aw" diphthong sound as in draw and flaw.
What vowel sound does the word lost have?
It has the AW (caret O) vowel sound, as in law and cost.
What word has sound aw?
Try AWFUL or AWESOME
What word sounds like som and is a sacred poem?
The word you are looking for is 'psalm'. It is pronounced as 'som' (with basically a short 'o' sound, or slightly more like 'aw'). It is also correct to pronounce it as "solm" (short 'o'/'aw' sound but with the 'l' lightly produced).
How many vowel sounds in autumn?
There are two sounds: the AU has the AW/OR (caret O) sound, and an unstressed or schwa sound for the other U (aw-tum).
What is the vowel sound in long?
The O in the word long may be a short vowel, but more usually an AW sound (caret O) as seen in the rhyming words song, strong, and wrong. This AW sound is seen in words such as taught, sought, dawn, ball (bawl), and daughter.
Does a donkey sound ee aw?
Yes, a donkey does make a sound that sound similar to the letters 'ee aw'. It can sometimes sound like 'hee haw' as well.
Does aunt have a long a sound?
No. The A is pronounced either as a short A (ant) or AW sound (awnt).
How do you prononce the word autodidact?
The word autodidact is phonetically written aw-toh-dahy-dakt. The dahy has a long "i" sound, like in high.
Is claw a short O SOUND?
No, the word "claw" has a long "aw" sound, not a short "o" sound.
How many vowel sounds does aunt have?
Only one. But the AU vowel pair may be pronounced as a short A (ant) or as an AW sound (umlaut A).
Does the word walk have a long or short a sound?
The word walk has the AW sound (wawk) which is indicated by a caret O. The sound is seen in the words balk, talk, and caulk.
