answersLogoWhite

0

The EY pair has a long E sound, which is also seen in posey, covey, blarney, chimney, money, baloney, and gurney, as well as in the similar words monkey and donkey.

User Avatar

Wiki User

12y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

Is the pull long or short vowel?

Pull has a short vowel sound. Pool has a long vowel sound. The best way to check is to look at the pronunciation key in a dictionary.


Is key a short vowel word?

Yes, the word "key" has a short e sound, making it a short vowel word.


How does the Thorndike-Barnhart pronunciation key indicate a short vowel sound?

The Thorndike-Barnhart pronunciation key uses a breve mark (˘) above the vowel to indicate a short vowel sound.


Does kite and key rhyme?

By modern standards, no. In the "rum ram ruf" alliteration sense (mostly) predating Chaucer, yes.


What does the letter a with a line over it mean?

The letter "ā" with a line over it is a macron, which indicates a long vowel sound in linguistics. It is used in languages like Latin, Sanskrit, and Hawaiian to distinguish between short and long vowels in pronunciation.


Does key have a short e sound?

No. The EY have a long E sound, as in gurney or attorney.


Does key have a short e or long e?

Long E. The EY pair in key sounds like "ee" not "eh."


List of words with long and short e sound with sentences?

grieve piece gasoline journey receive seized ski memory ceiling belief engine advantage niece cession


How do you type a long vowel sound?

A long vowel has the bar or macron on top to indicate that it "says its name" (AY, EE, eye, OH, and OO or YOO). The long vowel symbols are on the Windows Character Map (ā,ē, ī, ō, ū ). The pair OO with macron does not seem to be in Unicode.


Does eternity and key rhyme?

No. A rhyme needs to have the same ending sounds such as talk and walk or spot and forgot.


What words contain the same vowel sound as tree?

i'll say free


What are some examples of the with a long e sound?

The article "the" has a long E sound when it precedes a vowel sound, or when it is stressed. This represents a natural vocal pattern, although the schwa sound (thuh) can also be used, as it is before a consonant.Examples:It is the only way into town.He saw the aardvark in the open field.Deliberate stress:It is not just a solution to our problem; it is thesolution.