No. It ends with a sibilant S -- the final E is silent. It sounds like "rays."
No. The EA pair has a long A sound, as in great.
A silent "e" at the end of a word can indicate a long vowel sound in the preceding vowel (e.g., "name"). However, a single vowel at the end of a word may not necessarily result in a long vowel sound (e.g., "love").
The vowel sound for the i in rice is a long i sound, which rhymes with ice. The e at the end is silent.
Because of the presence of an E at the end of the word, the first vowel in the word "cute" is long - compare this with the word "cut" where the vowel sound is short.
No. There is an OU or OW sound, followed by the T (dowt).
The vowel preceding the E at the end of the word is the vowel before the E. Usually the vowel that has the long vowel sound (says its name).
No. The EA pair has a long A sound, as in great.
A silent "e" at the end of a word can indicate a long vowel sound in the preceding vowel (e.g., "name"). However, a single vowel at the end of a word may not necessarily result in a long vowel sound (e.g., "love").
The vowel sound for the i in rice is a long i sound, which rhymes with ice. The e at the end is silent.
Because of the presence of an E at the end of the word, the first vowel in the word "cute" is long - compare this with the word "cut" where the vowel sound is short.
No. There is an OU or OW sound, followed by the T (dowt).
Saggy has the short a sound because it is the only vowel in the word. The long vowel sound is used in the word sage because of the e at the end of the word.
The word "agree" has a long vowel sound. In this case, the 'e' at the end of the word is making the 'a' say its name, making it a long vowel sound.
The word tie has a long I vowel sound (sounds like ty in tycoon).
No, there is no rule in English that a word must end with a vowel sound. Many words end in consonant sounds and this is perfectly acceptable in the language.
Yes. The AY has the long A sound.
Yes, "fly" has a long vowel sound because the 'y' at the end of the word changes the 'i' to a long /ī/ sound.