Tenement has the short E sound (but only for the first E, as the others are not stressed).
The word "meager" has the short e sound.
No, the word "tenement" does not have a short e sound. It is pronounced with a short e sound in the first syllable, and a schwa sound in the second syllable, like "TEN-uh-muhnt."
The A has a short A sound, as in can and lamp.
Silk has a short I sound.
The A has a short A sound, and the I has a short I sound.
The word "sandwich" has a short a sound, as in "sam". It is not pronounced with a short i sound.
No, the word "tenement" does not have a short e sound. It is pronounced with a short e sound in the first syllable, and a schwa sound in the second syllable, like "TEN-uh-muhnt."
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No. The word meagre or meager has an EA vowel pair with a long E sound (me), while the second E is part of a schwa-R sound (er/ur).
The A has a short A sound, as in can and lamp.
The A has a short A sound, and the I has a short I sound.
No, "pit" does not have a short "i" sound. It has a short "i" sound followed by the unvoiced "t" sound.
No. It has a short A sound and a short I sound (man-ij). The E has no sound.
Bugle has a long "oo" sound, which is pronounced like "boo-gul."
No, tack does not have a short "a" sound. It is pronounced with a short "a" sound as in "cat."
Silk has a short I sound.
No, the word "jacket" does not have a short "a" sound. It has a short "a" sound, as in the word "cat."
Cartridge has only a silent E (car-trij). Both meager and mediocre have long E sounds, and in fact mediocre has two (mee-dee-oh-cur).