The word mate (pal or spouse) has a long A and a silent E. (mayt)
No. The I in might has a long vowel sound, as in fight and bite. The I in the word it has a short I vowel sound, as in fit and bit.
No it is not compound.
The sound is considered neither long or short, as it is the OI/OY diphthong sound, as in boy and boil. (while the diphthong combines AW and IH, it has the same sound as long O-I-E)
The A in mad has a short A sound.
Yes, the word "mayor" has a long vowel sound for the letter "a." It is pronounced as "may-er."
Is the word wanted a long a sound or short a sound
The word "say" has a long vowel sound--specifically, the long "a" sound.
The word "rainbow" has a long 'a' sound.
The word "vines" has no A or A sound in it. The word "vanes" has a long A sound.
The word "hay" has a long a sound.
No. The word fact has a short A sound, as in fat and tact. With a long A sound, it would be "faked."
long vowel sound.
The word "was" has a short-a sound, like "ahhh". If you wanted a long-a sound, the word "ways" has a long-a sound, where the letter "a" sounds like "aie"
No, there is no long vowel sound in the word "ladder".
No. The A has a schwa sound. The EE is a long E sound, though.
It has a long OO sound, which is related to a long U.