No, because the E says its name, not "eh" as in a short E.
(The R shapes the E, so it is not technically a long E. The "ear" sound is called a caret I.)
The word 'near' does not technically have a long E sound, because of the R. This is called a caret I (ear) word. Some other words that rhyme with near and have the same sound are fear, hear, and dear. There are words that look the same as those words, but have the caret A sound (air), like wear, bear, and pear. And then some of them are spelled exactly alike and can have either the long e or short e sound. An example is tear (rip apart with a short e) and tear (crying drops with a long e).
The word "when" has a short e sound.
Neither. The A is not sounded. The EA pair has the sound of a long E, as in beer, near, or clear.
The E has a short E sound, as in gem. (The long E is heard in the word theme.)
No, the word "he" does not have the short e sound. It is pronounced like "hee" with a long e sound.
The word 'near' does not technically have a long E sound, because of the R. This is called a caret I (ear) word. Some other words that rhyme with near and have the same sound are fear, hear, and dear. There are words that look the same as those words, but have the caret A sound (air), like wear, bear, and pear. And then some of them are spelled exactly alike and can have either the long e or short e sound. An example is tear (rip apart with a short e) and tear (crying drops with a long e).
The word "when" has a short e sound.
Neither. The A is not sounded. The EA pair has the sound of a long E, as in beer, near, or clear.
The word urban does not have the short e sound in it when pronouncing it. There is no e sound in the word urban. There is a short a sound in the word urban.
The E has a short E sound, as in gem. (The long E is heard in the word theme.)
No, the word "he" does not have the short e sound. It is pronounced like "hee" with a long e sound.
Yes. The E is fetch has a short E sound as in bet and etch.
Yes, the word 'yell' has a short 'e' sound.
No, the word "jet" does not have a short e sound. It is pronounced with a short e sound, as in "eh."
Yes. It has the short E sound as in bet and fed. The long E sound is heard in the word bead.
Yes, the word "neck" has a short e sound, as in the word "bed."
No, the word "engine" does not have a short e sound. In the word "engine," the "e" is pronounced with a long e sound, like the "ee" in the word "see." The short e sound is typically heard in words like "bed" or "pen."