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Long E = sleep
seem
peep
short E= sled mend
tend
lend
send
then
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Does television have short e sounds or long e sounds?
The first E has a short e sound, the second is unstressed (schwa or uh sound).
Does sketch have a long e sound?
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).
Is icy a short I word?
No. The adjective icy sounds like the letters I-C , with a long I and long E sound.
Does chicken have a long e sound?
No, it is the short e sound, 'eh', not 'eeee'
Does pet have a long E sound?
No. It has a short E sound, as in the words bet, get, and set. The word with the long E sound is "peat."
Do the words then and there have long e sounds?
No, the words then and there do not have long e sounds. Then has a short e, and there, rhymes with air, has a short a.
Do the word there have the long e sound?
No, the words then and there do not have long e sounds. Then has a short e, and there, rhymes with air, has a short a.
Does when have a long e sound?
No. The E is a short E as in then. Words with W and WH can have unusual vowel sounds.
Which words contain long and short vowels?
Rain and cape have long A sounds; ran and cap have short A's. Bead and neat have long E sounds; bed and net have short E's. Pile and ride have long I sounds; pill and rid have short I's. Hope and wrote have long O sounds; hop and rot have short O's. Mute and pure have long U sounds; mutt and purr have short U's.
What words have ee but are short sounds?
The only likely candidate is been, which sounds like bin (short I vowel sound).There are prefixed words such as reenter and preeminent which have both a long E and short E (or rarely I). In some pronunciations, some of these may lose the long E (e.g. preelection).There are also French words, such as sautéed and fiancée, which have a long A sound instead.
How can you tell the difference between long e and short e?
A long e sounds like the way you pronoune the letter e. Words like sheep, queen, tree, bee, eel. A short e sounds more like eh. Words like egg, Edison, explanation, vest, nest. In the dictionary there will be a straight line or dash above a long e (this is a long a -- ā). There will be a flattened U shaped symbol above short e (this is a short a -- ă).
Does credit have a long or short vowel sounds?
The E has a short E sound and the I has a short I sound.
Is e in never long or short?
It's long if it sounds like the letter. Both E's are short.
Does television have short e sounds or long e sounds?
The first E has a short e sound, the second is unstressed (schwa or uh sound).
Does Wednesday has both long and short e?
No, the word "Wednesday" does not have both long and short "e" sounds. It only has the short "e" sound.
Do the words want was wanted and hear have long or short A sounds?
No. These words have no A sounds. Want and wanted have three possible sounds: short O, caret O, or short U. (wont, wawnt, wunt) Was has either a short O or short U sound (woz, wuz). Hear has the EA pronounced as an R-shaped long E (caret I) to rhyme with beer.
Do six lip and dice have short i sounds?
The words six and lip do, but dice has a long I and a silent E, to rhyme with mice.
