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The placement of "qu" before the letter "a" does not affect its pronunciation.
In "quack," the "a" sounds like it does in "hat."
In "quaint," the "a" sounds like it does in "stare."
In "qualm," the "a" sounds like it does in "calm."
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Does crop have a short o?
Yes. The short O sounds much like the short A (crahp).
Is spot a short o word or a long o word?
The vowel sound in "boy" is neither long nor short. It is a diphthong consisting of an "o" followed by an "ee" (long "e") sound. A word with a short "o" sound is "Bob", and a word with a long "o" sound is "bone".
How can the letter A be pronounced differently?
There are some letters that can be pronounced in different sounds: All the vowels can be pronounced in different sounds, which is typically long and short: A: Short A, Long A, Short O, Schwa E: Short E, Long E, Short I, Schwa I: Short I, Long I, Long E, Schwa O: Short O, Long O, Short A, Schwa U: Short U, Double O (OO), Long U (EEU), Beggining Long U (YOO), Schwa Vowel Digraphs and Diphthongs: AI: Long A, Long I AU: Short O, AU AW: AU, Short O, Schwa EA: Long E, Short E, Long A, Schwa EI: Long A, Long E, Long I, Short I IE: Long E, Long I, Short I OA: Long O, Short O OU: AU, Long O OO: Double O (OO), Short O, Long O, Short U, Schwa UE: Double O (OO), Long U (EEU) Some consonants can also be pronounced in different sounds: C: Hard C (K), Soft C (S) (The C will make a soft sound before an E, I, or Y and the C will make a hard sound before any other letters.) D: D, J (The D can sometimes make a J sound during DU bond like DURE bond like procedure, etc.) G: Hard G (G), Soft G (J) (The G will make a soft sound before an E, I, or Y and the G will make a hard sound before any other letters.) Q (QU) (The Q usually have a U afterwards): KW, K (The QU might make a K sound typically at the end of the words like antique, mosque, unique, etc.) T: T, SH (The T might make an SH sound when the TI is followed by some vowel like A,E,O. This includes the TIO initial bonds with TION, TIOUS subbonds, TIA initial bonds with TIAL, TIAN, TIATE subbonds, TIE initial bonds with TIENT subbonds. The most frequently used bond is the TION subbonds, which is usually found at the end of the words, which are typically abstract noun words), CH (The T can sometimes make a CH sounds during the TU bond like TURE bond like nature, mature, future, capture, culture, vulture, etc.) X: KS, GZ (The X can sometimes sound like GZ when EX is followed by a vowel like exam, exist, exert), Z (The X usually sounds like Z when it begins a word)
Is acrobat an example of a short vowel sound?
The word has two short A sounds, and the O has an unstressed (schwa) sound.
Does hope or home have a short o sound?
No. Both have long O sounds (hohp and hohm) because of the final silent E.
The short o in tolerate sounds like?
it sounds like the O in Ollie
Does crop have a short o?
Yes. The short O sounds much like the short A (crahp).
Does wanted have a short o sound?
In some pronunciations, yes. The A in want has either a short O (sounds like font) or a caret O (sounds like haunt).
What words that have the vowel a but sounds like a short o?
There are many words, but one example is the word "father" in which the 'a' sounds like the 'o' in box.
Is O a short vowel?
Yes, "O" is considered a short vowel in the English language. Examples of short "O" sounds can be found in words like "pot" or "top."
How do you say the long and short sound of a?
The long A sounds like the letter name (AY as in day). The short A sounds like "ah" as in apple or cat (not the short O sound which is "aah" as in body or not).
Is the o in closet a long or short vowel sound?
The "o" in the word "closet" is pronounced with a short vowel sound. It sounds like "klos-it."
Is your a short U sound?
No. The word "your" has a silent U, because the OU sounds like a short O (yor).
Is the o in the words to and do long or short?
The "o" in the words "to" and "do" is short. It is pronounced as /ʊ/ in both words.
Does rows and clothes rhyme?
No, "rows" and "clothes" do not rhyme as they have different vowel sounds. "Rows" sounds like "rose" with a long 'o' sound, while "clothes" sounds like "cloze" with a short 'o' sound.
What are long a and short a sounds?
A long "a" sound is pronounced as the name of the letter itself, like in the word "cake." A short "a" sound is pronounced more like "ah," as in the word "cat."
Do out and your have long or short vowel sounds?
The vowel sounds are usually neither short or long sounds, and they are different. -- The OU pair in out has an OW diphthong sound, as in pout, doubt, and words like cow. -- The OU pair in your has the "caret O" (OR or British AW sound) or alternately a long O followed by R.
