No, the word "plain" does not contain a vowel. In this case, the "ai" combination represents a diphthong, with both the "a" and "i" contributing to a single sound.
No, "plain" does not have a long vowel sound. The vowel "a" in "plain" is pronounced as a short vowel sound.
The Thorndike-Barnhart pronunciation key uses a breve mark (˘) above the vowel to indicate a short vowel sound.
Depends on your accent. For example in Australian English and many British dialects, the second vowel is a plain central vowel (ie schwa, or perhaps an open-mid central vowel). Whereas in many northern American accents, the schwa of the second vowel is rhoticized (or r-colored).
The word true is a long U (long OO) vowel sound. It can be a plain OO as in cue, grew, and ghoul. Or it can be the YOO sound as in humid, mule, cute, feud, and fuel.
The word rule is a long U (long OO) vowel sound. It can be a plain OO as in cool, gruel, and ghoul. Or it can be the YOO sound as in humid, mule, cute, feud, and fuel.
No, "plain" does not have a long vowel sound. The vowel "a" in "plain" is pronounced as a short vowel sound.
It has a long vowel sound.
"Plain" has one syllable and a long "a" vowel sound.
The Thorndike-Barnhart pronunciation key uses a breve mark (˘) above the vowel to indicate a short vowel sound.
Depends on your accent. For example in Australian English and many British dialects, the second vowel is a plain central vowel (ie schwa, or perhaps an open-mid central vowel). Whereas in many northern American accents, the schwa of the second vowel is rhoticized (or r-colored).
The word true is a long U (long OO) vowel sound. It can be a plain OO as in cue, grew, and ghoul. Or it can be the YOO sound as in humid, mule, cute, feud, and fuel.
The word rule is a long U (long OO) vowel sound. It can be a plain OO as in cool, gruel, and ghoul. Or it can be the YOO sound as in humid, mule, cute, feud, and fuel.
The alien escaped on an spaceship. uhh that's wrong. you need a vowel after the an otherwise its just plain wrong "An alien escaped on a spaceship."
#include<locale> #include<iostream> #include<string> bool is_vowel(const char c) { static const std::string vowels = "AEIOU"; return( vowels.find(toupper(c))<vowels.size() ); } int main() { std::string alphabet = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ"; for(size_t i=0; i<alphabet.size(); ++i) { std::cout<<'\''<<alphabet[i]<<"\' is "; if( !is_vowel( alphabet[i] )) std::cout<<"not "; std::cout<<"a vowel."<<std::endl; } } Output: 'a' is a vowel. 'b' is not a vowel. 'c' is not a vowel. 'd' is not a vowel. 'e' is a vowel. 'f' is not a vowel. 'g' is not a vowel. 'h' is not a vowel. 'i' is a vowel. 'j' is not a vowel. 'k' is not a vowel. 'l' is not a vowel. 'm' is not a vowel. 'n' is not a vowel. 'o' is a vowel. 'p' is not a vowel. 'q' is not a vowel. 'r' is not a vowel. 's' is not a vowel. 't' is not a vowel. 'u' is a vowel. 'v' is not a vowel. 'w' is not a vowel. 'x' is not a vowel. 'y' is not a vowel. 'z' is not a vowel. 'A' is a vowel. 'B' is not a vowel. 'C' is not a vowel. 'D' is not a vowel. 'E' is a vowel. 'F' is not a vowel. 'G' is not a vowel. 'H' is not a vowel. 'I' is a vowel. 'J' is not a vowel. 'K' is not a vowel. 'L' is not a vowel. 'M' is not a vowel. 'N' is not a vowel. 'O' is a vowel. 'P' is not a vowel. 'Q' is not a vowel. 'R' is not a vowel. 'S' is not a vowel. 'T' is not a vowel. 'U' is a vowel. 'V' is not a vowel. 'W' is not a vowel. 'X' is not a vowel. 'Y' is not a vowel. 'Z' is not a vowel.
Yes, "vowel" is a vowel.
Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds within nearby words. An example would be "The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain," where the "ai" sound is repeated in "rain," "Spain," "stays," and "plain."
No, "can" does not have a long vowel sound. The vowel 'a' in "can" is pronounced with a short vowel sound.