The long A (ay) sound is heard in may and rhyming words such a bay and play.
The long A is also heard in these words:
A words - base, cake, late
AI words - fail, maid, plain
EA words - great
EI words - veil
EIGH words - weigh, weight, neighbor
-ARE or -EAR words that have an umlaut A or R-influenced A - bear/bare, pear/pare
Some words with the same vowel sound as "may" are: play, day, say, grey.
The EIGH of neighbor is a long A vowel sound, as in weigh, weight, and eight. The long A is seen in various spellings: A words - base, cake, late AY words - lay, may, pay AI words - fail, maid, plain EA words - great EI words - veil
The vowel sound is a long A (ay) with a silent E, as in the rhyming words blame, dame, fame, flame, game, lame, name, same, shame and tame. Other rhyming words are claim and maim. The long A sound is also seen in : A words - base, cake, late AY words - lay, may, pay AI words - fail, maid, plain EI words - veil EIGH words - weigh, weight, neighbor
It depends on the specific word or context. Some words may have a long vowel sound, such as "cute," where the "u" makes the long /uː/ sound. Other words may have a short vowel sound, such as "cat," where the "a" makes the short /æ/ sound.
The word "fool" has the same vowel sound as "mule." The phrase "we dance to this" suggests that the answer may be a song or music.
The vowel sounds in decided are usually a short I, long I, and another short I. However, some pronunciations may have the E as a long E sound. This is also the case for the similar words derided and recited. The short I is seen in the words did, desist, stiff, and wish. The long I is seen in high, sigh, ride, and cider.
The O in the word song may be a short vowel, but more usually an AW sound (caret O) as seen in the rhyming words long, strong, and wrong. This AW sound is seen in words such as taught, sought, dawn, ball (bawl), and daughter.
It depends on the specific word or context. Some words may have a long vowel sound, such as "cute," where the "u" makes the long /uː/ sound. Other words may have a short vowel sound, such as "cat," where the "a" makes the short /æ/ sound.
The EIGH of neighbor is a long A vowel sound, as in weigh, weight, and eight. The long A is seen in various spellings: A words - base, cake, late AY words - lay, may, pay AI words - fail, maid, plain EA words - great EI words - veil
The EA has a long A (ay) vowel sound. This is also seen in A words - base, cake, late AY words - lay, may, pay AI words - fail, maid, plain EI words - veil EIGH words - weigh, weight, neighbor
No, whale does not have a short I sound. The vowel sound in "whale" is a long A sound, as in "may" or "gate."
No, vowel sounds refer to the sounds produced when we pronounce vowels, while vowels are the actual letters in the alphabet representing those sounds. Vowel sounds can be represented by vowels, but not all vowels represent distinct vowel sounds in every language.
The vowel sound is a long A (ay) with a silent E, as in the rhyming words blame, dame, fame, flame, game, lame, name, same, shame and tame. Other rhyming words are claim and maim. The long A sound is also seen in : A words - base, cake, late AY words - lay, may, pay AI words - fail, maid, plain EI words - veil EIGH words - weigh, weight, neighbor
Some examples of words with a vowel sound "a" include cat, bat, mat, and rat.
鮭 - sake (same pronunciation as the drink, and in both words the 'e' has a soft vowel sound as in the word 'ten'.
The vowel sounds in decided are usually a short I, long I, and another short I. However, some pronunciations may have the E as a long E sound. This is also the case for the similar words derided and recited. The short I is seen in the words did, desist, stiff, and wish. The long I is seen in high, sigh, ride, and cider.
The second vowel 'o' is often pronounced by some people as a schwa. The vowel should be produced in the back/middle of the mouth with rounded lips as in the vowel sound in 'bore'. But that's what people do and that's how we get different accents.
The O in the word long may be a short vowel, but more usually an AW sound (caret O) as seen in the rhyming words song, strong, and wrong. This AW sound is seen in words such as taught, sought, dawn, ball (bawl), and daughter.