The Y has an E sound based on the -ie or -e sound of an adjective made from a noun. This is an etymological process similar to the -ly suffix that forms adverbs from adjectives and the -ish suffix for forming adjectives from nouns.
The long vowel sound in the word "funny" is the vowel "u". It is pronounced as /u:/, making the sound more pronounced and stretched out compared to a short vowel sound.
No, the word "he" does not have the short e sound. It is pronounced like "hee" with a long e sound.
No, the word "likes" does not have a long e sound. In this word, the i is pronounced like the word "eye," not like the long e sound in words like "see" or "bee."
Yes. He is pronounced "hee" as it has a long E sound. If it did not have a long E sound, it would be pronounced "heh" which is not correct.Yes, 'he' has a long 'e' sound. It is pronounced 'hee'.
The word "claim" has a long A sound. (klaym)If you stretch the sound of the letter A, it can sound like "A,E" because it is phonetically two distinct vocal movements, like U (YU) and I (I, E). That is one reason they are referred to as long vowels.
The long vowel sound in the word "funny" is the vowel "u". It is pronounced as /u:/, making the sound more pronounced and stretched out compared to a short vowel sound.
Yes. The Y has a long E sound (fun-ee). This is one of the two chief sounds of a consonant-Y ending, the other being a long I sound as in deny.
No, the word "he" does not have the short e sound. It is pronounced like "hee" with a long e sound.
No, the word "likes" does not have a long e sound. In this word, the i is pronounced like the word "eye," not like the long e sound in words like "see" or "bee."
The word pry does not have the long e sound. It does have a long i sound though. Some other words like that are why, shy, and guy. There are other words where the y does have the long e sound, like candy or sandy.
It' a long sound - like 'wheel', instead of a short sound like .bed'.
It has a long E sound, like be.
No, because the "e" in shape does not sound like to letter "e" as if you were saying it. If it had a long e, it would sound like shapy, but it doesn't. Therefore, the word shape does not have a long e.
No. It has a short I sound, like kill.
The word "claim" has a long A sound. (klaym)If you stretch the sound of the letter A, it can sound like "A,E" because it is phonetically two distinct vocal movements, like U (YU) and I (I, E). That is one reason they are referred to as long vowels.
No. The long 'e' sound is 'ee.' In the word sketch, there is a short 'e' sound - the 'e' sounds like 'eh' (sk-eh-tch).
The first E in repeat has either a long E or a short I sound. The EA pair has a long E sound. It sounds like (reepeet) or (ripeet).