Despite the silent E, the O in some has a short U sound, sounding the same as "sum."
It has a short U vowel sound, sounding the same as "sum."
The A in what has a short U vowel sound (wut) or in some dialects a short O (wot).
Yes. But it is a short U sound, as in sum, or the rhyming word come. The E is silent.
It depends on the specific word or context. Some words may have a long vowel sound, such as "cute," where the "u" makes the long /uː/ sound. Other words may have a short vowel sound, such as "cat," where the "a" makes the short /æ/ sound.
It doesn't make any sound for itself, but it normally makes the preceding vowel a long vowel sound.Examples:mat (short A) + E = mate (long A)sit (short I) + E = site (long I)dot (short I) + E = dote (long O)However, there are exceptions where the vowel has another sound (come and some have a short U sound).
It has a short U vowel sound, sounding the same as "sum."
The A in what has a short U vowel sound (wut) or in some dialects a short O (wot).
Yes. But it is a short U sound, as in sum, or the rhyming word come. The E is silent.
No. The O in some has a short U vowel sound, as in sum. The E is silent.
It depends on the specific word or context. Some words may have a long vowel sound, such as "cute," where the "u" makes the long /uː/ sound. Other words may have a short vowel sound, such as "cat," where the "a" makes the short /æ/ sound.
It doesn't make any sound for itself, but it normally makes the preceding vowel a long vowel sound.Examples:mat (short A) + E = mate (long A)sit (short I) + E = site (long I)dot (short I) + E = dote (long O)However, there are exceptions where the vowel has another sound (come and some have a short U sound).
It has a short O sound (some pronounce with a short A) and a long O sound. The Mexican Spanish pronunciation sounds like (notch-ohs).
Neither. It has a short U vowel sound (sum), despite the silent E. It rhymes with bum and gum.
It has a short I sound, rhyming with bill or spill. Some people might say it with a schwa (unstressed) sound, depending on their accents.
The word "come" despite its silent E, has a short U sound to rhyme with some, sum, or dumb (cuhm).The words with the long O sound is comb.
The first a and i are short. The second a is long. The o is generally a schwa, but may be pronounced as a short by some.
In some accents, the word last contains a short vowel sound, while in other accents, the word last contains a long vowel sound.