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."
Some examples of words with a short e sound spelled with "ai" are "said," "again," "friend," "caffeine," and "gainsaid."
again, against, certain, fountain, captain, chaplain, mountain, curtain, bargain
No, the word "might" does not have a long "I" sound. It has a short "I" sound, pronounced like "m-ite."
No, the word "pin" has a short i sound, not a short e sound. The short i sound in "pin" is similar to the sound in "win" or "sit."
The short I vowel sound in "shiny" sounds like "sh-ih-nee". It is a quick and crisp sound that is typically spelled with the letter 'i' in words like "sit", "fit", and "did".
There are words with the UI vowel pair that sound like a short I,such as build, guilt, and quiz, and the word minute has the I sound from U.Conversely, there is an "ur" sound to I words such as first, girth, and hirsute.There are many other words that have both a U and a short I, such asdiscuss, unit, and humidity.
Some words with the long a sound spelled like steak are: break, great, and straight.
There are no words ending in E where the E has a short E sound. The words spelled with "she" that have short E's include shed, shelf, shell, shelter, shelve, and shepherd.
No, the word "pin" has a short i sound, not a short e sound. The short i sound in "pin" is similar to the sound in "win" or "sit."
The sound in "been" is a short i sound (bin). This is practically a unique sound for the EE pair, although in French words they can have a long A sound (puree, soiree, toupee).
No, the word "might" does not have a long "I" sound. It has a short "I" sound, pronounced like "m-ite."
The only common words are forms of the word jeopardy. Other words with an EO pair have a schwa sound (burgeon, bludgeon, pigeon) not a short E.
The short I vowel sound in "shiny" sounds like "sh-ih-nee". It is a quick and crisp sound that is typically spelled with the letter 'i' in words like "sit", "fit", and "did".
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.
Some examples are "bus," "hurt," "curb," and "nurse."
Some words with the long a sound spelled like steak are: break, great, and straight.
Puns are words that sound a like but spelled different. Homophone is words that have sound out letters.
Words like is, it, in, if, and ink start with a short "i" vowel sound.
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