Alabama, Alaska, and Arizona start and end with the vowel A. Ohio starts and ends with O.
No, a combining vowel is used when the suffix begins with a vowel.
The word "banned" begins with a vowel sound and rhymes with stand.
An evergreen tree. If the word begins in a vowel or consonant with a vowel sound, it is preceded by "an". If the word begins with a regular consonant, it begins with "a".
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Yes. The A is a long A sound, as in sale and pale. The E is silent.
The article "an" is used before a word when the word begins with a vowel. "A" is used when the word begins with a consonant. The exceptions are when the word begins with a consonant but it sounds like a vowel, or when it begins with a vowel but it sounds like a consonant. There are very few exceptions. And I cannot think of one at the moment.
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The US states that start with a vowel are:AlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaOhioOklahomaOregonUtah
Not except in vowel pairs such the ae in aesthetic (short E in US, long E in UK).
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