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.
The A in mad has a short A sound.
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)
There are two vowel sounds that can be considered a schwa in algebra (ahl-juh-bruh), the E and the second A.
The word mate (pal or spouse) has a long A and a silent E. (mayt)
It depends on the language. In most languages, it's to indicate that the a should NOT be combined with the adjacent vowel, but pronounced in a separate syllable. In German, however, it changes the sound of the vowel itself. (Specifically, on the letter a, it means it should be pronounced as "ay" instead of the usual "ah".)
That is correct, hood and look have the same vowel sound.
The word "birdie" has the same vowel sound as "dirty."
No. Hill has a short vowel sound and nice has a long vowel sound.
No. "Speed" and "theme" have the same sound (long E or EE). The words "sped" and "them" have the same sound (short E).
No, "looked" and "balloon" do not have the same vowel sound. The vowel sound in "looked" is /ʊ/, while the vowel sound in "balloon" is /uː/.
The vowel sound in "whale" is the same as the vowel sound in "think." Both words contain the long vowel sound /eɪ/.
Blood and wood do not have the same vowel sound. Blood is phonetically bluhd, whereas wood is wood with a short o sound.
The word "light" has the same vowel sound as "kite."
Bite has the same vowel sound as light.
The word "price" has the same vowel sound as "nice."
Yes, they both have a long A vowel sound. The same sound is heard in their homophones, reign and pale.
It has a short U vowel sound, sounding the same as "sum."