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What vowel sound is in the word look?
The word look is spelt in IPA pronunciation as /lʊk/ - the vowel sound ʊ refers to a near-close near-back vowel. This is called a "short OO" vowel sound because it does not have the same force as a long OO (long U) although it is spelled the same. Examples of this (oah) sound are book, good, foot, and put.
Is close a long or short vowel word?
This obeys the standard rule - when a vowel is followed by a single consonant and an E, it has a long vowel sound and the E is silent. Both sounds of "close" have the same long O sound: close (to shut) - clohz to rhyme with nose and doze close (near) - clohs to rhyme with dose
Does the word hear have a short a or long a sound?
Neither. The A is not sounded. The EA pair has the sound of a long E, as in beer, near, or clear.
Does near have a short or long e sound?
The word 'near' does not technically have a long E sound, because of the R. This is called a caret I (ear) word. Some other words that rhyme with near and have the same sound are fear, hear, and dear. There are words that look the same as those words, but have the caret A sound (air), like wear, bear, and pear. And then some of them are spelled exactly alike and can have either the long e or short e sound. An example is tear (rip apart with a short e) and tear (crying drops with a long e).
What is the difference between long vowel sounds and short vowel sounds?
Although it is complicated by various pronunciations, a "long" vowel sound is one where you hear the name of the letter: A (ay), E (ee), I (eye), or O (oh). The long U may be a long OO (dune) or a long YOO sound (cute, fuel, unit).The short vowels have an h-like exhalation following them, as in ah, eh, ih, and uh.(The short OO has an oo-uh sound as in good and put.)--Long and short Vowel Soundslong A - day, paid, namelong E - we, seed, beanlong I - lie, fine, sighlong O - bowl, comb, low, sewlong U (oo or yoo) - cool, moon, suit / cute, fuel, unitshort A - apple, bad, last,short E - bed, get, headshort I - did, pin, sitshort O - body, cop, hotshort U - cut, dumb, floodshort OO - good, foot, could, putOther Vowel Sounds (according to one classification scheme)R-shaped A - car, starR-shaped I (usually considered long E) - near, pierAW/OR (may include long O words in British English) - saw, lawn, caught / horse, courtR-shaped U - bird, her, heard, purr, urge* R-shaped long A - air, fairOI (oy)- boy, noise, pointAU (ow) - cow, sound, outSchwa sound (eh/uh) - unstressed sound like A in about or sofa, E in system*Schwa R sound (er/ur) - A in cedar, E in water
Does near have a short or long a vowel sound?
The EA pair has a long E + R (caret I) sound, as in clear and fear.
What vowel sound is in the word look?
The word look is spelt in IPA pronunciation as /lʊk/ - the vowel sound ʊ refers to a near-close near-back vowel. This is called a "short OO" vowel sound because it does not have the same force as a long OO (long U) although it is spelled the same. Examples of this (oah) sound are book, good, foot, and put.
Does here have a short vowel sound?
No. It has a type of long E called a caret I (eer sound), as in the rhyming words mere, austere, fear, and near.
Is close a long or short vowel word?
This obeys the standard rule - when a vowel is followed by a single consonant and an E, it has a long vowel sound and the E is silent. Both sounds of "close" have the same long O sound: close (to shut) - clohz to rhyme with nose and doze close (near) - clohs to rhyme with dose
Do new mitten and television have the same vowel sound?
Not exactly. The EW has a long OO (long U) sound, while the E's in television have a short E (eh) and a schwa sound (uh). They are, however, useful near rhymes because they both end in a short I (ih) and a schwa (uhn/jhun).
Does the word hear have a short a or long a sound?
Neither. The A is not sounded. The EA pair has the sound of a long E, as in beer, near, or clear.
Does the word hear have a long or short a sound?
Neither. The A is not sounded. The EA pair has the sound of a long E, as in beer, near, or clear.
Does near have a short or long e sound?
The word 'near' does not technically have a long E sound, because of the R. This is called a caret I (ear) word. Some other words that rhyme with near and have the same sound are fear, hear, and dear. There are words that look the same as those words, but have the caret A sound (air), like wear, bear, and pear. And then some of them are spelled exactly alike and can have either the long e or short e sound. An example is tear (rip apart with a short e) and tear (crying drops with a long e).
Is the a in hear a long or short a?
Neither. The EA pair has the sound of a long E, as in beer, near, or clear.
What is the difference between long vowel sounds and short vowel sounds?
Although it is complicated by various pronunciations, a "long" vowel sound is one where you hear the name of the letter: A (ay), E (ee), I (eye), or O (oh). The long U may be a long OO (dune) or a long YOO sound (cute, fuel, unit).The short vowels have an h-like exhalation following them, as in ah, eh, ih, and uh.(The short OO has an oo-uh sound as in good and put.)--Long and short Vowel Soundslong A - day, paid, namelong E - we, seed, beanlong I - lie, fine, sighlong O - bowl, comb, low, sewlong U (oo or yoo) - cool, moon, suit / cute, fuel, unitshort A - apple, bad, last,short E - bed, get, headshort I - did, pin, sitshort O - body, cop, hotshort U - cut, dumb, floodshort OO - good, foot, could, putOther Vowel Sounds (according to one classification scheme)R-shaped A - car, starR-shaped I (usually considered long E) - near, pierAW/OR (may include long O words in British English) - saw, lawn, caught / horse, courtR-shaped U - bird, her, heard, purr, urge* R-shaped long A - air, fairOI (oy)- boy, noise, pointAU (ow) - cow, sound, outSchwa sound (eh/uh) - unstressed sound like A in about or sofa, E in system*Schwa R sound (er/ur) - A in cedar, E in water
Does huge have a short u sound or a long u sound?
In huge the U is long. It has the OO sound of a long U (although it has a HYOO sound) with the near rhymes luge and scrooge.
Is near a short e sound word?
No, because the E says its name, not "eh" as in a short E. (The R shapes the E, so it is not technically a long E. The "ear" sound is called a caret I.)
