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Is y a consonant or vowel in the word they're?
Y is usually a vowel when not found at the beginning of a word, i.e. Y is a consonant in "yellow."The EY vowel pair in they has a long A sound. In they're, it is a caret long A (air) sound.
What was the great vowel shift primarily a change in?
Phonetics; the sound of the vowels in English, especially long vowels.
What does a dash above an alphabet in a word mean?
A dash above an alphabet in a word, known as a macron, indicates that the vowel is to be pronounced with a long sound. This diacritical mark is commonly used in various languages, including Latin and Māori, to distinguish between short and long vowel sounds. In some contexts, it can also signify a specific phonetic pronunciation or stress in a word.
How do you pronounce Crispus Attucks last name?
You can pronounce it either with a short A sound, or a long A sound. If you prefer to pronounce it with the long A sound, it sounds like the word "attics".
How did ancient egyptians come up with the hieroglyphics?
The writing system of the ancient Egyptians is extremely complex and must have developed gradually over a long period of time - our knowledge about this development is very limited, so it is not possible to give a definitive answer.One of the obvious ways the writing developed is by association, using words in the ancient Egyptian language. The word for a mouth in ancient Egyptian is r (that is, the consonant r + a vowel that was not written). Ignoring the unwritten vowel, the picture of a mouth could be used to write the sound r in words that have nothing to do with mouths.Similarly one word for a house is pr (p + an unknown vowel + r); by ignoring the unwritten vowel the sign of the ground plan of a house can be used to write many other words that include the sounds pr but have nothing to do with houses, such as pry (hero or champion), prw (excess or surplus) and prr (to advance against an enemy position) - this last word simply combines the signs for house and mouth.Obviously hieroglyphs were designed only to write the ancient Egyptian language and sounds are included that are not found in many other languages, such as English.
Can only consonant vowel consonant vowel make a long vowel sound?
No, that is not always the case. A long vowel sound can be formed by different combinations of consonants and vowels in various spelling patterns, such as vowel-consonant-e (e.g., "care"), vowel teams (e.g., "boat"), and vowel-consonant-consonant (e.g., "rain").
Is the word aim short or long vowel?
The word "aim" contains a long vowel sound. In phonetics, a long vowel is pronounced the same as the name of the vowel itself. In this case, the letter "a" in "aim" is pronounced as the long vowel sound /eɪ/. The word "aim" follows the common pattern of a consonant followed by a vowel and ending with a consonant, resulting in a long vowel sound.
Is program a short or long vowel sound?
In the word "program," the letter "o" is a short vowel sound. A short vowel sound is typically the sound that the vowel makes in the word when it is followed by a consonant. In this case, the letter "o" is followed by the consonant "g," so it makes a short vowel sound.
Is y a consonant or vowel in the word they're?
Y is usually a vowel when not found at the beginning of a word, i.e. Y is a consonant in "yellow."The EY vowel pair in they has a long A sound. In they're, it is a caret long A (air) sound.
What words are Vowel?
No he she me sky hi ...any word that does not have a consonant after the vowel leaving the vowel to make its long sound.
Is y a vowel in February?
Yes. It is an ending vowel with a long E sound. If a Y is ahead of a vowel and has a YUH sound, it is considered a consonant. Otherwise it is a vowel.
Is tyrant a long vowel?
No, "tyrant" does not have a long vowel. In the word "tyrant," the letter "y" is acting as a consonant, so the vowel sound in the first syllable is short. The vowel sound is a short "i" as in "sit."
Does focus have a long or short vowel sound?
In the word "focus," the letter "o" has a short vowel sound. A short vowel sound is typically heard when a vowel is followed by a consonant, as in the word "focus" where the "o" is followed by the consonant "c." This results in a quick and crisp pronunciation of the vowel sound.
What are open vowel words?
No he she me sky hi ...any word that does not have a consonant after the vowel leaving the vowel to make its long sound.
Is robot short vowel or long?
short
Does the adjective quiet have a long or short vowel sound?
The I has a long I sound and the E has a short I sound.The U is used with the Q for a KW consonant sound (kwy-it).
But what about the rule about preceding a word that begins with a consonant wouldn't Yule qualify as a word beginning with a consonant or is the sound close enough to a vowel sound?
The Y in Yule is considered a consonant. For a Y to be a vowel, it has to sound like a long E, as in pretty or silly or baby.
