laugh
aunt
Some words with "au" and a short "a" sound are: laugh, sausage, laundry, fraud.
In the English language, there are no words in which the combination of two vowels make the sound of another vowel. In some cases, it may occur with names or places that have foreign pronunciations.
Neither. The AU has the AW diphthong sound, which isn't short or long.
The A is an AW sound called a caret O, also seen in talk (wawk, tawk). This sound appears in AU and AW words, and in some OR words which are pronounced with an "aw" sound in British English.
Yes. The AU pair has a short A sound (laff).That would depend on your accent. Where I come from the vowels (au) sound like - laaf.In phonetics it would be described as an "open central unrounded vowel".
Yes, the word laugh has a short a sound, pronounced like "laf."
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
In the English language, there are no words in which the combination of two vowels make the sound of another vowel. In some cases, it may occur with names or places that have foreign pronunciations.
No, 'au' does not make any sound like 'ou'. 'au' sounds as in 'Now'.
Neither. The AU has the AW diphthong sound, which isn't short or long.
The first A has a short A sound as in pass, while the AU pair has an AW sound.
The first A has a short A sound as in pass and ask. The AU pair has an AW sound.
The A is an AW sound called a caret O, also seen in talk (wawk, tawk). This sound appears in AU and AW words, and in some OR words which are pronounced with an "aw" sound in British English.
Words a short A : grass, racoon, dragon, crab, apple, rabbit, cat, bat, calf. A words (silent E) : have, calve AI words : plaid AU words : laugh
The word include laugh, laughter, and one pronunciation each of aunt and draught (ant, draft). There are many more words that have an AW sound, which is a caret O.
Yes. The AU pair has a short A sound (laff).That would depend on your accent. Where I come from the vowels (au) sound like - laaf.In phonetics it would be described as an "open central unrounded vowel".
Other. The O has the "AW" sound associated with the caret O (as in OR and some AU words). The same sound is in law and lawn.
No. The AU has an AW sound (caret O). The E is silent. (kawz)