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Does the word maid have a short or long a sound?
The AI vowel pair has a long A (ay) sound, as in main and paid.
Does fade have a short vowel sound?
No. It has a long A as it is a split digraph. In fad the A ia a short vowel sound, like in "pad". However the E at the end of "fade" extends the vowel sound to make it an "ay" sound, like in paid. This is called a split digraph - see made, wade, tale, mane etc.
Does came have the same vowel sound as rain?
No, "came" and "rain" do not have the same vowel sound. In "came," the vowel sound is the long "a" sound /eɪ/, whereas in "rain," the vowel sound is the diphthong "ai" /eɪ/.
What word has the same vowel sound as paid?
The word "laid" has the same vowel sound as "paid."
Is afraid long a or short a word?
The first A is a schwa (uh) sound, but the AI has a long A sound as in paid and raid. (uh-frayd)
Does the word maid have a short or long a sound?
The AI vowel pair has a long A (ay) sound, as in main and paid.
Does fade have a short vowel sound?
No. It has a long A as it is a split digraph. In fad the A ia a short vowel sound, like in "pad". However the E at the end of "fade" extends the vowel sound to make it an "ay" sound, like in paid. This is called a split digraph - see made, wade, tale, mane etc.
Does came have the same vowel sound as rain?
No, "came" and "rain" do not have the same vowel sound. In "came," the vowel sound is the long "a" sound /eɪ/, whereas in "rain," the vowel sound is the diphthong "ai" /eɪ/.
Does aid have a long vowel sound?
Yes, the AI pair produces a long A sound. The aid sound is in paid and raid.
What word has the same vowel sound as paid?
The word "laid" has the same vowel sound as "paid."
Is afraid long a or short a word?
The first A is a schwa (uh) sound, but the AI has a long A sound as in paid and raid. (uh-frayd)
Does afraid have a long or short a sound?
The first A is a schwa (uh) and the AI pair has a long A sound, as in paid or frayed.The AI pair has a long A (ay) sound, as in paid. The first A is a schwa (unstressed sound).
Is the word and an example of a long a sound?
The word "and" has a short A sound, as in band and sand. The long A is heard in words such as pain and paid.
Is afraid a long a or short a?
The first A is a schwa (uh) sound, but the AI has a long A sound as in paid and raid. (uh-frayd)
Is afraid a short a or a long a?
The first A is a schwa (uh) sound, but the AI has a long A sound as in paid and raid. (uh-frayd)
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
How many long vowel sounds are there?
There are 5. long A - day, paid, name long E - we, seed, bean long I - lie, fine, sigh long O - bowl, comb, low, sew long U (oo or yoo) - cool, moon, suit / cute, fuel, unit The semi-vowel Y may be a long E, short I, or long I.
