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What at the end of a word changes the preceding vowel from short to long?
A silent 'e' at the end of a word can change the preceding vowel from short to long. This phenomenon is known as the silent 'e' rule.
Is steak a short vowel word?
No. The EA pair has a long A sound, as in great.
What do you use after a short vowel?
In words like "slope", the "e" at the end indicates that the "o" is long, whereas in "slop" it would be short. In the case of words like "slope", the "e" itself is not pronounced at all. A short vowel is usually, but not always, followed by a consonant. There are some words that end in a short vowel. There is no general rule for this. The vowel "o" at the end of a word is long. In words that derive from Latin, the vowel "i" at the end is long. The vowel "u" at the end of a word is long, examples being "zebu" and "malibu". Otherwise in English there is no indication in the spelling as to whether a vowel is long or short; it is necessary to learn the correct pronunciation for each word.
Does the word cute have a short or long vowel sound?
Because of the presence of an E at the end of the word, the first vowel in the word "cute" is long - compare this with the word "cut" where the vowel sound is short.
What short vowel sound is in active?
The A is a short A sound, and the I is a short I, despite the silent E at the end.
What at the end of a word changes the preceding vowel from short to long?
A silent 'e' at the end of a word can change the preceding vowel from short to long. This phenomenon is known as the silent 'e' rule.
Is steak a short vowel word?
No. The EA pair has a long A sound, as in great.
What do you use after a short vowel?
In words like "slope", the "e" at the end indicates that the "o" is long, whereas in "slop" it would be short. In the case of words like "slope", the "e" itself is not pronounced at all. A short vowel is usually, but not always, followed by a consonant. There are some words that end in a short vowel. There is no general rule for this. The vowel "o" at the end of a word is long. In words that derive from Latin, the vowel "i" at the end is long. The vowel "u" at the end of a word is long, examples being "zebu" and "malibu". Otherwise in English there is no indication in the spelling as to whether a vowel is long or short; it is necessary to learn the correct pronunciation for each word.
Does the word cute have a short or long vowel sound?
Because of the presence of an E at the end of the word, the first vowel in the word "cute" is long - compare this with the word "cut" where the vowel sound is short.
What at the end of the word changes the preceding vowel from short to long?
the period
What short vowel sound is in active?
The A is a short A sound, and the I is a short I, despite the silent E at the end.
Does the word here have a long or short vowel sound?
It has a long E and a silent E at the end. It is pronounced the same as hear.
What is the preceding vowel of a silent e at the end of a word?
The vowel preceding the E at the end of the word is the vowel before the E. Usually the vowel that has the long vowel sound (says its name).
Is supper a short vowel e?
No, the word "supper" contains a short vowel sound "u" as in "cup." The "e" at the end is silent and not pronounced.
Is the word shade long or short a?
Because of the e on the end, the a becomes a long vowel. If you drop the end e, (shad) it becomes a short a.
Why is saggy a?
Saggy has the short a sound because it is the only vowel in the word. The long vowel sound is used in the word sage because of the e at the end of the word.
Is she short e word?
She is a one-syllable word with one vowel letter at the end of the word. Vowels at the end of a word make a long vowel sound. Other examples are (go, be, he, hi, so, etc.)
