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When two vowels are together in a word does the first vowel say its name and the second stay silent?
Often but not always. It is one pronunciation for EA (ee as in reach and seat) where the other is a short E (past tense of read, and the element lead). It is also seen in OA pairs (goal, toad). There are also R-shaped vowel sounds (long A in pear, short A in guard), and combination sounds (au=aw, ou=ow).
The tendency toward long first vowel sounds is often stated: When two vowels go walking, the first does the talking.
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In the word JUDGE is the first vowel sound short and the second silent?
Yes. The U has a short U despite the silent E (juj).
What are the first and second vowel sounds in the word judgment if in the word judge the first vowel is short and the second is silent?
There word JUDGE (short U, silent E) is pronounced (juj). The first syllable in JUDGMENT is also a short U, and the E has a schwa sound (juj-mehnt).
When a word has two vowels the first vowel is usually what?
When a word has two vowels, the first vowel is usually a short vowel sound.
Does volcano have a short or long vowel sound?
Volcano is a word with three vowels. The first vowel is an "o" and has a short sound. The second and third vowels, "a" and another "o", have long sounds.
What is silent letter in a word first?
A silent letter is a letter in a word that is not pronounced when the word is spoken. In the word "first," the letter "r" is silent and not pronounced.
Which letter is silent in boulder-?
The letter 'U' is silent in the word 'boulder', the 'u' helps make the 'O' sound.
What is the difference between ee and ea as long e sound?
ee these letters will produce the sounds of (i)as in keen ,little bit longer while ea will produce the sound of e as in bread .when two vowels come together first will give the sound second will be silent.
What is the vowel sound of locomotive?
There are five vowels. The first O has a long O (oh) sound, the second is an unstressed or schwa sound, and the third is another long O. The I is a short I, despite the fact that the E is silent.
What is the vowel pattern in the word struggle?
The word "struggle" contains a vowel pattern of one syllable with two vowels: "u" and "e." The first vowel, "u," is a short vowel sound, while the second vowel, "e," is silent. This pattern contributes to the overall pronunciation of the word, where the emphasis is primarily on the consonants surrounding the vowels.
Does the word endurance have short vowels?
The first E has a short E sound, the U is a caret U (R-shaped short U), and the A has a schwa sound. The final E is silent.
How many words can be formed from the letters of the word IMAGINARY so that the vowels never come together?
The word "IMAGINARY" has 9 letters, including 4 vowels (I, A, I, A) and 5 consonants (M, G, N, R, Y). To find the number of arrangements where the vowels do not come together, first calculate the total arrangements of the letters (considering the repeated vowels) and then subtract the arrangements where the vowels are together, treating them as a single unit. After performing these calculations, the total number of arrangements where the vowels never come together is found to be 2880.
Does never have short vowels?
Yes, the first "e" in "never" is a short vowel. The second is a schwa.
In the word JUDGE is the first vowel sound short and the second silent?
Yes. The U has a short U despite the silent E (juj).
How many silent consonant does science have?
The word science has one silent consonant: the first c. Note that it also has one silent vowel: the second e.
How many different ways can the letters of the word offices be arranged so that all the vowels always come together?
The different ways the vowels can be arranged together is 3x2x1 = 6. The number of places this arrangement can go within the word is 5. This means there are 30 possible arrangements for the vowels. The consonants can be arranged amongst themselves with 4 possibilities for first place, 3 for second, 2 for third and 1 for fourth. This gives us 4x3x2=24 combinations. So with 30 possible arrangements for the vowels, and 24 for the consonants, this gives us 720 possible ways of arranging the letters in the word offices so that the vowels always come together.
What words contain long vowels in the first syllables open lazy fifty candle silent lettuce battle frozen bottle maple flavor even carrots fellow and floppy?
Open, lazy, silent, frozen, maple, flavor, even.
Does the word beast have a short vowel sound?
No. When two vowels are next to each other, the general phonics rule is to pronounce the long sound of the first vowel while the second is silent. Beast = Bēst or "Beest" Road = Rōd or "Rode" Weird = Wērd or "Weerd" There are, of course, exceptions, but this is the general rule.
