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Does heard have a short a sound?
Yes, the word "heard" has a short a sound /hɜːrd/.
Does heart have a long or short vowel sound?
The EA vowel pair has an -ar sound, which is not a short A, but closer to a short O. This sound is heard in the words car and star, and is represented by an umlaut A. The pronunciation is (hart) to rhyme with part and start.
Does heard have a long or short a sound?
The word "heard" has a short "u" sound, not a long "a" sound.
Does weak have a short e sound?
No. The EA pair has a long E, as in week.(the short e, or ek sound, is heard in breakfast)no.
Does heard have a long A?
No. The EA vowel pair has a caret U (ur) sound because of the R. This is neither long or short.
Does Beacon have a short e sound?
The EA in beacon (and deacon) has a long E sound. The short E is heard in "beckon."
What letters can make the vowel sound a?
The long A can be heard in:A words - base, cake, lateAY words - lay, may, payAI words - fail, maid, plainEI words - veilEIGH words - weigh, weight, neighbor(a type of long A, the caret A, is heard in EAR words such as bear and pear)The short A sound is usually only heard in A words such as apple, cat, and bad.The umlaut A or ar sound is heard in car and star, and in Dutch words with aar (aardvark).
What words have the same vowel sound as beach?
The EA pair makes a long E sound as in the rhyming words each, peach, reach, and teach, and also in leech. The long E sound is heard in several spellings: E - be, he, me, recede, scene EE - feed, heel, teen, steel, knee EA - mean, leak, wheat, east IE - receive, lien Y ending - baby, candy, witty,
Does the EA in sweater have a long or short vowel sound?
The EA vowel pair has a short E sound, as in bread and threat.
Does the EA in leather have a long or short vowel sound?
The 'EA' in leather has a short vowel sound, pronounced as "eh."
Is ea long or short in meant?
The word "ea" in "meant" is pronounced as a long vowel sound.
Does eat have a short a or long a?
There is no "A" sound. The EA pair has the long E vowel sound as in beat.
