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Is ate a long vowel word?
Yes. The word ate has a long A sound and a silent E. It is a homophone of the word "eight."
Does the word eight have a long or short e sound?
Neither; it is pronounced "ate," and thus it has a long "a" sound.
Does at have a short or long vowel sound?
The preposition "at" has a short A sound as in bat, cat, and flat.The long A sound is heard in the words ate and eight.
Does the word ask have a short a or long a?
Ask has a short vowel sound. Compare it to ate, which is a long vowel.
Does eight have a short e sound?
No, eight is unusual and has a long A sound from the EI (and silent GH), so that it sounds exactly like 'ate'. Some other words like that are sleigh, neigh, and weigh.
Is ate a long vowel word?
Yes. The word ate has a long A sound and a silent E. It is a homophone of the word "eight."
Does eight have the long a sound?
Yes, it does. It sounds exactly like the word "ate" which also has the long 'a' sound.
Does the word eight have a long or short e sound?
Neither; it is pronounced "ate," and thus it has a long "a" sound.
Does at have a short or long a vowel sound?
The preposition "at" has a short A sound as in bat, cat, and flat.The long A sound is heard in the words ate and eight.
Does the word was have a short or long a?
Was has a short vowel sound. Compare it to ate, which is a long vowel.
Does at have a short or long vowel sound?
The preposition "at" has a short A sound as in bat, cat, and flat.The long A sound is heard in the words ate and eight.
Does the word ask have a short a or long a?
Ask has a short vowel sound. Compare it to ate, which is a long vowel.
Does eight have a short e sound?
No, eight is unusual and has a long A sound from the EI (and silent GH), so that it sounds exactly like 'ate'. Some other words like that are sleigh, neigh, and weigh.
Is freight a long e word?
No. In freight, the EI has a long A sound, as in eight (ate) and weight.Other words with the EIGH = AY sound include neighbor and sleigh (slay).
Is am a short vowel?
Yes. A "short vowel" is one that does not have the same sound as the letter itself. The word "am" is a short A, while "ate" has a long A sound.
Does eat have a short a sound?
No. It has a long E sound (eet). It rhymes with beat, not bet, although some dialects do use the "et" pronunciation for ate.
Does the word eight have a short a or long a?
The EI pair has a long A (ay) sound, so that eight is pronounced the same as ate. The EI have this same sound in the words weigh (way) and weight (wait).
