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The word said is always a short E sound. In some pronunciations, certain and captain do, but they can also have a short I sound for the AI.
Other AI words with the short E sound are again and against.
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What words spelled with ai have a short e sound?
The common words are said, again, and against.
What words are spelled with ai that sounds like a short e?
The best known are the words again and against (uh-gen,uh-genst), and the word said (sed). The word "says" also has a short E sound (sez).
Does tail have a short or long vowel sound?
The AI pair in tail has a long A vowel sound, to sound like tale.
What words are spelled with AI?
maintain explain train brain drain main pain rain vain
What are words have sound like ai?
raid said laid maid paid
What words spelled with ai have a short e sound?
The common words are said, again, and against.
What words have a short a sound spelled with an ai?
The word "plait" can be pronounced (plat) as well as (plate). The word "plaid" also has a short A sound.
What words have a short e sound but are spelled with ai like in said?
The AI words include again and against. Some other words may be pronounced as short E in some dialects: certain curtain mountain fountain chaplain bargain These word endings that are spelled with ai-n sound more like short i as in "in". And that is only because of the "schwa."
What words have a short e sound but are spelled with an ay like in says?
The word "says" (sez) is a unique sound for the AY, but it is related to the past tense "said" (sed) where the AI also has a short E sound, as in the words "again" and "against." The A word many also has a short E sound.
What words are spelled with ai that sounds like a short e?
The best known are the words again and against (uh-gen,uh-genst), and the word said (sed). The word "says" also has a short E sound (sez).
What words have the same vowel sound as bed?
The vowel sound in bed is a short E sound (behd) as in the rhyming words bred, fed, led, red, and wed. Other rhyming words are spelled with EA (head, bread) or AI (said). The short E sound is seen in other words such as debt, get, ten, when, pep, and words beginning with ex- (ehks).
What words have a long a sound spelled ai?
Almost all AI paired words (and AY words) are pronounced with a long A (ay). But those with an R after the AI are classified as R-shaped vowel sounds: a caret A or "air." There are a few exceptions, such as aisle (long I), said (short E) and plaid (short A). A few long A words spelled with AI are: aid, laid, maid, paid, raid waif bail, fail, and other -ail words aim, maim attain, gain, main, pain, rain malaise, raise gait, wait waive
What are short a sounds?
The short A vowel sound is "ah" as in apple, back, and bat. The short A sound is also heard in words such as: A words (silent E) : have, calve AI words : plaid AU words : laugh, guarantee
What words have a short e sound but are spelled like said?
Most of these AI words have an unpronounced sound (just the letter) not a short E : as in certain (sur-tn) and curtain (kur-tn). This is similar to the schwa sound in mountain (moun-tən).Words that do have the short E are again (uh-gen) and against.
Does again have a long a sound?
No, "again" does not have a long "a" sound. It is pronounced as uh-gen.
What words have a long a sound spelled ia?
There are no IA vowel pairs with a long A sound. Almost all AI pairs have a long A (ay) sound, some exceptions being aisle, plaid, and said.
Does traits have a short a sound?
No. The AI has a long A sound as in trail and waits.
