The word "sea" has a long E sound, the same as "see."
The EA vowel pair almost always has long E sound (EE), although it can have other sounds.
- short E as in death and head
- long A as in break and steak
- long "caret A" (AYR) in R words such as bear, pear, wear, swear, and tear (rip).
- short "caret U" (UR) in dearth, earth, and heard
- long E/ caret I (EER) in dear and hear
The EA vowel pair has the long E sound, as in sea and meal.
Yes, the EA vowel pair has a long E sound, as in sea, seal, and seat.
No. The EE pair has the long E sound, as in sea and weed.
it doesn't have any a sound in it, the a itself just makes the e become a long -e sound.
One word is "pointless" (as in a useless act).
The EA vowel pair has the long E sound, as in sea and meal.
Yes, the EA vowel pair has a long E sound, as in sea, seal, and seat.
No. The EE pair has the long E sound, as in sea and weed.
The word "sea" has a long E sound, the same as "see."The EA vowel pair almost always has long E sound (EE), although it can have other sounds.- short E as in death and head- long A as in break and steak- long "caret A" (AYR) in R words such as bear, pear, wear, swear, and tear (rip).- short "caret U" (UR) in dearth, earth, and heard- long E/ caret I (EER) in dear and hear
it doesn't have any a sound in it, the a itself just makes the e become a long -e sound.
One word is "pointless" (as in a useless act).
The name Maria has no long or short A sounds: both are schwas or unstressed because the I has a long E sound (muh-ree-uh). The Latin word "maria" (plural of mar, meaning sea) has a short A sound for the first A. (mah-ree-uh).
The EA pair has a long E sound, as in tea, sea, seal, and seat.
They don't line in the Sound.
The accent is on the first syllable, so one way to indicate the pronunciation is CHELL-see. The "Ch" is like the "ch" in "chess" or "chat". The vowel in the first syllable is a short "e", so that "chel" rhymes with "bell". The vowel in the second syllable is a long "e", so that the second syllable sounds like "sea" or "see".
A inlet of the sea or the wide mouth of a river is called a "Bay".
yes. sea horses do live in the long island sound. I've walked the beach many times at Sunken meadow and Long Beach in Smithtown and found alot of dead one on the shore.