The digraph ae is almost always pronounced as a long E (e.g. algae).
However, words from Scottish, such as hae (have) and brae are usually pronounced with an "ay" sound.
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The ae-prefix means aero-, which is Spanish for air. For example, 'aeroplane' is a different way of saying, and spelling, 'airplane'
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Words with the long E sound are spelled with E, AE, EA, EE, EI, IE, or an ending Y:agreebeatcarry (y often has the long e sound)deep , departeelfeelingsgeesehealivy (y = long e)jeep, jeanskeep, keyleave, lethal, litermeat , mediateneedleonlypeacequeen, queasyreason, retreatsea, see, seasonteen, teeth, teamunique ( i = long e)veal , venialwe, wheat, wheel,yeast, yieldzeal, zebrastoryhistory
singular: a, ae ae am, a with the long vowel sound plural: ae, arum, is, as, is
A long "a," as in Ape (Ae-p)
Some words that end in the letters 'ae' are:algaeamoebaeantennaeformulaelarvaeminutiaesundae
Kjære. The æ is usually spelled ae by foreigners.
No. In US English, The AE in the root aero is pronounced as a caret A (long A + R = air). The O is also long.
The name "Ives" is pronounced as eye-vz with a long "i" sound and a "z" at the end.
http://www.morewords.com/ends-with/ae/ :D
Yes, the word "hour" begins with a vowel but the 'h' at the beginning is silent, so it does not make a sound.
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Besides just a A, the letters AY are the usual long A sound (bay, day). A silent E after a consonant will often give the A a long sound (came, date). Other letters that can have the long A sound are: A words - able, anal, apiary, aviation (2) AI words - fail, maid, plain EA words - great, steak EI words - veil, vein, beige EY words - obey, trey, they EIGH words - weigh, weight, neighbor From French: ET/ IT - buffet, cachet, chalet, crochet, filet, sachet, sorbet, parfait QUE/ QUET (kay) - risque, bouquet, croquet E / EE / ER - cliche, passe, soiree, toupee, dossier and rarely AE as in caeca (kay-kuh)
Larvae, antennae.