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Is plain a long vowel sound?
No, "plain" does not have a long vowel sound. The vowel "a" in "plain" is pronounced as a short vowel sound.
How does the Thorndike-Barnhart pronunciation key indicate a short vowel sound?
The Thorndike-Barnhart pronunciation key uses a breve mark (˘) above the vowel to indicate a short vowel sound.
What is the schwa vowel sound in dollar?
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).
What words have the same vowel sound as true?
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.
What words have the same vowel sound as Rule?
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.
Is plain a long vowel sound?
No, "plain" does not have a long vowel sound. The vowel "a" in "plain" is pronounced as a short vowel sound.
Is plain a long a vowel?
It has a long vowel sound.
How many syllables are in the word plain?
"Plain" has one syllable and a long "a" vowel sound.
How does the Thorndike-Barnhart pronunciation key indicate a short vowel sound?
The Thorndike-Barnhart pronunciation key uses a breve mark (˘) above the vowel to indicate a short vowel sound.
What is the schwa vowel sound in dollar?
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).
What words have the same vowel sound as true?
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.
What words have the same vowel sound as Rule?
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.
How can you use a sentence using an?
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."
A c plus plus program that defines vowels?
#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.
Is "vowel" a vowel?
Yes, "vowel" is a vowel.
What is assonance and give an example?
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."
Is can a long vowel?
No, "can" does not have a long vowel sound. The vowel 'a' in "can" is pronounced with a short vowel sound.
