The A is not sounded in the OA pair, which has a long O sound as in goat and loan.
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The word "boat" contains a long vowel sound. The "oa" in "boat" creates a long "o" sound, pronounced like "oh." This distinguishes it from words with short vowel sounds, where the vowel is pronounced more quickly and without the extended sound.
"Bow" has a long vowel sound, like in "boat" or "go."
it has a long vowel sound like boat. if it had a short vowel sound, there would be not a in it, since the a makes the o become a long vowel.
The word "boat" in English is a perfect example of the long "o" sound. The "a" in "boat" is silent.
The OA is a vowel pair, and has the long O sound (boht).
No. The OA pair has a long O vowel sound as in coat.
Boat has a long O sound. The OA is pronounced O as in coat, float, and goat.
No. The OA vowel pair in boat has a long O vowel sound, as in coat and note.
The OA pair in coat has a long O vowel sound, as in boat and float.
Loser long or short vowel
Boat has a long O sound. The OA is pronounced O as in coat, float, and goat.