The sound in "been" is a short i sound (bin). This is practically a unique sound for the EE pair, although in French words they can have a long A sound (puree, soiree, toupee).
The word said is always a short E sound. In some pronunciations, certain and captain do, but they can also have a short I sound for the AI. Other AI words with the short E sound are again and against.
Yes. The E has a short E sound as in rebel.Yes, the word 'web' does have the short e sound. Some other words with the same sound are set, sect, and heck.
Generally, words with the beginning "au" are pronounced "aw" as in awful. Some "a" words adopt an "uh" sound instead of "ah" (affront, again, aghast, allow, apply).
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The word "come" has a short o sound. It rhymes with words like "some" and "drum."
The sound in "been" is a short i sound (bin). This is practically a unique sound for the EE pair, although in French words they can have a long A sound (puree, soiree, toupee).
Yes, the word 'west' does have the short e sound. It rhymes with some other words that also have the short e sound, like best, test, and rest.
There are words with the UI vowel pair that sound like a short I,such as build, guilt, and quiz, and the word minute has the I sound from U.Conversely, there is an "ur" sound to I words such as first, girth, and hirsute.There are many other words that have both a U and a short I, such asdiscuss, unit, and humidity.
Some basic words with a short "u" sound are: cup, luck, fun, run.
The A has a short a sound, as in pass and task. (the short A says ah in some words, but not in short words such as cab, am, an, and mass)
Yes, the word "peach" has a short e sound, like in the word "red".
Some words spelled with A that have a short U sound are "guano," "quack," and "quantum."
Yes, the word thread has the short e sound. Sometimes the combination 'ea' makes the short e and sometimes it makes the long e sound. Some other words that have the same short e sound as thread are bread, spread, and head. Some words where the 'ea' makes the long e sound are bead, leak, and clean.
Some words with "au" and a short "a" sound are: laugh, sausage, laundry, fraud.
Some words that start with a short U sound are umbrella, up, under, and umpire.
No, "bell" is not a short E word. The short E sound is typically found in words like "bed," "red," or "let."