Yes, the word "bike" has the short "i" sound. The short "i" sound is commonly heard in words like "sit," "lid," and "dig."
The word umbrella has the UH sound of a short U, while the other words have the OO sound, one of the versions of the long U.
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The word "bury" and its other forms (buried) are probably unique in this regard, although the UE pair in the words guess and guest also have a short E sound.
Only one of the words mentioned has a long e sound. The word with the long E sound is precede.
It has one short and one long vowel sound. The I is a short vowel sound, as in "ill." The OW makes a long O (oh) vowel sound.
Chronic is the only one of the three with a short o sound.
The word umbrella has the UH sound of a short U, while the other words have the OO sound, one of the versions of the long U.
They would include:architecturecensureconjecturecountermeasuredebenturedenturedivestureembrasureenclosureendureensureflexureexpenditureexposuregestureindentureinvestiturelegislatureleisure (one variation)measurenomenclatureoverexposurepedicurepleasureprelaturepressureprefectureprogenituretemperaturetenureventurevesture
Yes. The pronunciation is (kwilt).
Most of these AI words have an unpronounced sound (just the letter) not a short E : as in certain (sur-tn) and curtain (kur-tn). This is similar to the schwa sound in mountain (moun-tən).Words that do have the short E are again (uh-gen) and against.
The word "bury" and its other forms (buried) are probably unique in this regard, although the UE pair in the words guess and guest also have a short E sound.
Only one of the words mentioned has a long e sound. The word with the long E sound is precede.
The word donkey has two pronunciations, one with a "dunk" sound and one with a "donk" sound.The dunk version rhymes with monkey and has the short U vowel sound, as in the words but, hut, done, ton, sun, and bus.The donk version rhymes with honky and wonky, and has a short O sound, as in the words con, bond, job, and stop.
It has one short and one long vowel sound. The I is a short vowel sound, as in "ill." The OW makes a long O (oh) vowel sound.
It has a long vowel sound for the A and a short one for the i.
It has one short vowel sound and one long vowel sound. The E has a short E sound, as in men. The U has a long U (long OO) sound.
A short vowel is a vowel sound that is pronounced briefly and softly. Short vowels are typically found in one-syllable words and are represented by a single letter (a, e, i, o, u) in the English language.