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What kind of vowel sound is indicated by the five unmarked vowel letters?
Short :)
What kind of vowel sound does the I have in affix?
Affix has a short i sound, as in igloo.
What kind of vowel sound does the first A have in the word abnormal?
It has a short A (aah) as in abdomen or abdicate.
What kind of vowel sound does the A have in ample?
The a in the word ample has a short Asound.Pronounce the "a" as you would in the word ANT.
Does the word girl have a short or long vowel sound?
long. This word is one proof that the terms long and short do not properly apply to English vowels. The vowel sound in "girl" is no kind of i, long or short. Long i in "girl" would make guy-yerl, and a short i would make ghih-url. What we have in fact a long vocalic r: Grrl ( or a short e: gel, in BBC English).
What kind of vowel sound do the U have in this word accumulate?
The "U" in "accumulate" makes a short vowel sound, similar to the "uh" sound in "sun" or "cup".
Is profile a long or short vowel?
In the English language, the letter "o" in the word "profile" is considered a long vowel sound. A long vowel sound is when a vowel says its name, like the "o" in "profile" making the "oh" sound. This is in contrast to short vowel sounds, where the vowel sound is short, like in the word "hot" where the "o" makes the short "ah" sound.
What kind of vowel sound do both o's have in this word postpone?
In the word "postpone," both o's have a short vowel sound (as in "pot" or "top").
What kind of vowel sound does the I have in tribe?
The i has a long i sound (tryb) because of the silent E. Tribe rhymes with bribe and scribe.
What kind of vowel sound does the i have in the word affix?
In the word "affix," the letter "i" makes a short /ɪ/ sound as in "sit" or "hit."
What kind of vowel sounds do the E's have in beneficial?
The first E has a short E sound, the second is a schwa (unstressed eh/uh).
What kind of vowel sound does the A have in ailment?
The AI pair are sounded as a long A sound (ay). The first syllable is the same as "ale."
