Picante, Jose, etc.
Fluffy, donkey, slimy, slinky, stuffy, lofty, crumby, tiny, spiny, softly, slowly, clingy, etc. Most words that end in "y" have a long "e" sound. The "y" in butterfly has a long "i" sound.
No, it is a short e vowel sound - otherwise it would sound like the word "sweeter".
No. It has a short E sound, as in the words bet, get, and set. The word with the long E sound is "peat."
No - it has a long 'e' sound as in words like see, flee and glee.
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If you mean phonically think of any word with the last letter as a Y. Eg: Finally (fine-nal-ee)
No. Words such as cookie, bookie, and rookie end with a long E sound, as with similar words that end in other consonants and Y (bony, booty).
Many words end with a double-e and a long e sound. Referee is a common one, but abductee, addressee, honeybee, pedigree, and guarantee all match this description as well.
Picante, Jose, etc.
In some English words, the silent "e" at the end changes the sound of the preceding vowel from a short sound to a long sound. For example, in the word "hop," the silent "e" changes the "o" from a short o sound to a long o sound in "hope."
mute, flute
Words that have a single E followed by a silent E have the long E sound : cede, gene, mete, scene, compete, and complete. Many long E words have a "vowel pair" with or without a silent E at the end : trees, cheese, seas, tease, breeze, and keys.
You are not, if it makes an earlier vowel in the word long, such as in the words 'care' or 'tire' or 'ore.'
Not all!!! The English language very rarely uses accents, to alter the stress on vowels. In English a mute letter is inserted in to a word to alter the stress on a vowel. Many words in English end in a mute letter 'e', e.g. 'like' . As spelled it is pronounced as 'l-eye-k'. However, if the 'e' was dropped to spell 'lik'. The the 'i' becomes very shorter to an 'eh' or 'ih' sound. Some other word. 'rot' & 'root' .
Yes. As with many words that end in a silent E, the vowel is long. (kyt)
Fluffy, donkey, slimy, slinky, stuffy, lofty, crumby, tiny, spiny, softly, slowly, clingy, etc. Most words that end in "y" have a long "e" sound. The "y" in butterfly has a long "i" sound.