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Words that sound like Pair

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Air, bare, bear, care, chair, dare, fair, flare, glare, hair, hare, heir, lair, mare, pare, rare, share, stair, stare, tare, tear, ware, wear.

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Is the word pair a short a sound?

Yes, the short "a" sound is pronounced as /æ/ in words like "cat" and "bat".


What are some words that have a short e sound but are spelled with ee like in been?

The sound in "been" is a short i sound (bin). This is practically a unique sound for the EE pair, although in French words they can have a long A sound (puree, soiree, toupee).


What is minimal pair drills?

Is a pair of words which differ in pronunciation in only one sound


What words have a short e sound but are spelled with eo like in leopard?

The only common words are forms of the word jeopardy. Other words with an EO pair have a schwa sound (burgeon, bludgeon, pigeon) not a short E.


Does the word Mail have a long a sound?

No, the word "mail" does not have a long "a" sound. It is pronounced with a short "a" sound like in the word "cat."


What is the homophone pair?

A homophone pair is a set of words that sound the same but have different meanings, such as "there" and "their."


What words with u have short i sound?

There are words with the UI vowel pair that sound like a short I,such as build, guilt, and quiz, and the word minute has the I sound from U.Conversely, there is an "ur" sound to I words such as first, girth, and hirsute.There are many other words that have both a U and a short I, such asdiscuss, unit, and humidity.


Is flat a homonym?

No. Homonyms are words that sound the same, like pair and pear. Flat is a homograph; it's spelled the same but has different meanings.


Does friend have a short e sound?

Yes, It is practically the only IE word where the pair has a true short E sound, to rhyme with bend and send. Words like ancient and glacier have a schwa sound that is not actually a short E. Other words like science pronounce the I and E separately.


Does fruit have an oo or yoo sound?

The UI pair has a long OO sound. The "yoo" sound is heard in words such as cute and fuel.


Does peach have a short e sound?

Yes, the word "peach" has a short e sound, like in the word "red".


Does buyer have a long I sound?

No, "buyer" does not have a long "i" sound. The vowel sound in "buyer" is a diphthong, which makes a different sound than a long "i."