Yes. The EA vowel pair has a long E sound, as in beat and neat. (weet)
The word 'beneath' has a long E sound from the EA pair, as in neat and breathe. The first syllable is 'be' but in speaking, it has a short I sound (bih-neeth). There is no short E sound.
Long vowels make the sound of the letter itself (e.g. 'a' in "cake"), while short vowels make a quicker, clipped sound (e.g. 'a' in "cat"). The difference between the two is mainly in the duration of the sound produced.
The short vowel sounds in English are: a (as in apple), e (as in elephant), i (as in igloo), o (as in octopus), and u (as in umbrella). They are typically found in closed syllables and are pronounced quickly without a noticeable change in quality.
There are two vowel sounds in the word "wheat" - /iː/ and /eɪ/.
Yes. The EA vowel pair has a long E sound, as in beat and neat. (weet)
The word 'beneath' has a long E sound from the EA pair, as in neat and breathe. The first syllable is 'be' but in speaking, it has a short I sound (bih-neeth). There is no short E sound.
Yes, the e sound is short in pet (noun and verb).
Long vowels make the sound of the letter itself (e.g. 'a' in "cake"), while short vowels make a quicker, clipped sound (e.g. 'a' in "cat"). The difference between the two is mainly in the duration of the sound produced.
The short vowel sounds in English are: a (as in apple), e (as in elephant), i (as in igloo), o (as in octopus), and u (as in umbrella). They are typically found in closed syllables and are pronounced quickly without a noticeable change in quality.
There are two vowel sounds in the word "wheat" - /iː/ and /eɪ/.
yes it does... just as these other words: me, feet, need, neat and leap.
neat cheat me freaky furry
The state or quality of being neat.
Rain and cape have long A sounds; ran and cap have short A's. Bead and neat have long E sounds; bed and net have short E's. Pile and ride have long I sounds; pill and rid have short I's. Hope and wrote have long O sounds; hop and rot have short O's. Mute and pure have long U sounds; mutt and purr have short U's.
Long division does a neat job of it.
No, at 26 you have reached your full mature height. Hey! there is nothing wrong with being short, short people are 'neat'.