Words that end in y and use the long u sound are:
There are more, but you get the idea.
Wild Colt words: words with i and o followed by two consonants --the vowels make the long sound (example: blind and cold).
The words include: neigh (neighbor) sleigh weigh (weight, weighty) eight (eighty, eighteen) *These words also make the long A with EIG: deign feign reign
the long ē sound
The letters OA make the long O sound in goal
Yes, the word 'bread' does have the short e sound. But not all words that have the e and a together make the same short e sound. An example of a word where the e and a make the long e sound is bead. But you also have words that are spelled exactly the same but sound different and mean different things, such as lead (with a long E meaning show someone the way) and lead (with the short e meaning a heavy metal). Or tear (with short e means to rip) and tear (with long e means the drops that fall when someone cries).
Who, whole, wholistic.
no. they both make the long vowel sound if you can hold it then its long
You can add either an E or an A after the E to get a long E sound. The words beet and beatare homophones (sound-alike words).
Some example Y words: by, dry, fly, my, sky,why, cry UY words : buy, guy
When doing short a sounds the letter a will make a sound such as in the word cat. In the word cat the a is making a short 'a' sound. To make the long a sound another vowel has to be changing or contradicting the a. Some long a words are - lake, take & make. There are many words with the long a sound that don't follow that pattern such as mail hail and hair as well as pail.
Depending on where you are from: either neither
No, the word 'bet' has a short vowel sound. A long vowel sound would make it sound like the words beet or beat.
The A has a long sound as in bake, cake, and take.
It has a short vowel sound, like "bat," "hat," and "cat." A long vowel sound can be found in words like "bake," "cake," and "make."
A long U is a long OO sound, which may also sound like YOO when following certain consonants. There is also a "short OO" sound that is midway between (uh) and (oo). Long OO words : cool, moon, dune, suit, due (also do and dew), stew, lieu, deuce Long OO (YOO) words : cute, fuel, uniform, beauty (Short OO words : good, foot, soot, put, could)
Yes, the word 'teeth' does make the long e sound. When you see two e's together it is a clue that the word will have the long e sound. Some other words that are like that are beets, seed, and keen.
Wild Colt words: words with i and o followed by two consonants --the vowels make the long sound (example: blind and cold).