No. The I in silent has a long I sound as in mile.
Yes. The U has a short U despite the silent E (juj).
No. Bath is a short vowel word (short A as in bat and math), but bathe is a long vowel word with its silent E.
The first O is a short vowel, and the I is short. The second O is a schwa and the E is silent.
It has a long I vowel sound (the GH is silent).
A silent 'e' at the end of a word can change the preceding vowel from short to long. This phenomenon is known as the silent 'e' rule.
Yes. The U has a short U despite the silent E (juj).
No. It is a silent vowel. The word bread is pronounced (bred).
No. Bath is a short vowel word (short A as in bat and math), but bathe is a long vowel word with its silent E.
The first O is a short vowel, and the I is short. The second O is a schwa and the E is silent.
The word has a short I, a short U, and a silent E.
It has a long I vowel sound (the GH is silent).
A silent 'e' at the end of a word can change the preceding vowel from short to long. This phenomenon is known as the silent 'e' rule.
No, Smile is a long vowel word. The I has a long I sound and the E is silent.
No. The A in rake has a long A sound as in bake and cake. The E is silent.
The word chance has a short A sound and a silent E.
Despite the silent E, done has a short vowel sound, a short U as in dun.
No, "bell" is not a short vowel word. The "e" in "bell" is a silent e, making the "e" in "bell" a long vowel sound.