No. Although spelled similarly and having a silent E, they have different vowel sounds. The O in sponge (spunj) has a short U sound as in spun. The O in smoke has a long O sound as in poke or soak.
That is correct, hood and look have the same vowel sound.
The word "birdie" has the same vowel sound as "dirty."
No. Hill has a short vowel sound and nice has a long vowel sound.
No. "Speed" and "theme" have the same sound (long E or EE). The words "sped" and "them" have the same sound (short E).
No, "looked" and "balloon" do not have the same vowel sound. The vowel sound in "looked" is /ʊ/, while the vowel sound in "balloon" is /uː/.
Smoke
In the word "smoke," the 'o' is considered a long vowel sound. A long vowel sound is when a vowel says its name, or the sound it makes is the same as the name of the letter. In this case, the 'o' in "smoke" says its name, making it a long vowel sound.
That is correct, hood and look have the same vowel sound.
The word "birdie" has the same vowel sound as "dirty."
No. Hill has a short vowel sound and nice has a long vowel sound.
No. "Speed" and "theme" have the same sound (long E or EE). The words "sped" and "them" have the same sound (short E).
No, "looked" and "balloon" do not have the same vowel sound. The vowel sound in "looked" is /ʊ/, while the vowel sound in "balloon" is /uː/.
The vowel sound in "whale" is the same as the vowel sound in "think." Both words contain the long vowel sound /eɪ/.
Blood and wood do not have the same vowel sound. Blood is phonetically bluhd, whereas wood is wood with a short o sound.
Yes, they both have a long A vowel sound. The same sound is heard in their homophones, reign and pale.
It has a short U vowel sound, sounding the same as "sum."
The word "price" has the same vowel sound as "nice."