Yes, 'heard' is a short sound.
No. The EA pair has an R-shaped short E sound (caret I) , as in "herd."
The A has a short A sound as in the word "rat" -- this is slightly different from the short A heard in the words crab and drab.
There are two. The o makes the short o sound as in ostrich and the i makes the short i sound as in igloo.
The word "and" has a short A sound, as in band and sand. The long A is heard in words such as pain and paid.
It has a short A, as in ban and man. The long A (ay) sound is heard in cane.
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No. The EA pair has an R-shaped short E sound (caret I) , as in "herd."
The A has a short A sound as in the word "rat" -- this is slightly different from the short A heard in the words crab and drab.
There are two. The o makes the short o sound as in ostrich and the i makes the short i sound as in igloo.
The word "and" has a short A sound, as in band and sand. The long A is heard in words such as pain and paid.
It has a short A, as in ban and man. The long A (ay) sound is heard in cane.
No. The word cape has a long A (ay) sound and a silent E, as in gape and tape.The short A sound is heard in the word cap.
Yes, it does. It has the short A as in stand and clamp. This is slightly different from the short A heard in the word stack.
The word rid has a short i vowel sound as in bid and kid.The long i sound is heard in the word ride.
The E has a short E sound, as in gem. (The long E is heard in the word theme.)
It has no A sound. The EA is pronounced as a caret U (ur), to sound like herd (hurd).This is practically the same as a short U (hurd).
Yes. It has the short E sound as in bet and fed. The long E sound is heard in the word bead.