It is two vowels together in a word are pronounced together, that may have the sound of either, or a separate sound. Normally these are long vowel sounds but can vary in words from different roots.
Vowel pairs include:
AA (Dutch, short A)
AE (long E)
AI (normally long A)
AY (normally long A
EA (long E, long A)
EE (long E)
EI or IE (long E, long I)
EU (long U)
EY (long E, long A)
IA (long A, ay)
IO (YO, includes long O)
IU (YOO, long U)
OA (long O, caret O)
OE (long O)
OI (OY sound)
OO (short OO, long U)
OU (long U or OW)
OY (OY sound)
UA (short A, or WA)
UE (long U)
UY (long I)
* The vowels in piano or via or duo are not pairs, but pronounced separately.
* The OY sound is a blend of three long vowels : O-I-E.
A vowel pair is when two vowel letters appear next to each other in a word. Examples include "ea" in "eat" or "ou" in "round." Vowel pairs can create unique sounds and contribute to the pronunciation of a word.
"So" is a vowel pair, as it contains both a vowel and a consonant. "oa" together make the long "o" sound.
The word "your" contains a vowel pair (ou) rather than a vowel digraph. Vowel pairs are two adjacent vowels that each make their own distinct sound, while digraphs are two letters that make a single sound.
No, the word "nail" does not have a long vowel sound. The vowel 'a' in "nail" is pronounced with a short vowel sound.
Yes. The EA vowel pair has the same short E sound as "bred."
The vowel sound in "sleet" is a short vowel sound.
"So" is a vowel pair, as it contains both a vowel and a consonant. "oa" together make the long "o" sound.
The word "your" contains a vowel pair (ou) rather than a vowel digraph. Vowel pairs are two adjacent vowels that each make their own distinct sound, while digraphs are two letters that make a single sound.
No. The OA pair has a long O vowel sound as in coat.
The EI vowel pair has a long A sound in seine (sounds like sane).
No, the word "nail" does not have a long vowel sound. The vowel 'a' in "nail" is pronounced with a short vowel sound.
The EA pair has a long E vowel sound (meen).
No, both the AA pair and the lone A are short vowel sounds (arr).
The EA pair has a long E vowel sound, as in reach and leak.
Yes. The EA vowel pair has the same short E sound as "bred."
The vowel sound in "sleet" is a short vowel sound.
The word "chain" has a short vowel sound for the letter "a."
There is no "A" sound. The EA pair has the long E vowel sound as in beat.