The OU pair is pronounced as a short U (uh) in English, the A is a short A (ah) and the E is silent.
The other common English spelling, mustache, recognizes the U sound.
Yes, both spellings (moustache, mustache) have a short U and a short A sound.
The repetition of vowel sounds within a word is called vowel rhyme.
There are 2 vowel sounds: a short E and a schwa sound for the I.
"Assonance" is the repetition of vowel sounds.
No. Both the A and the I have short vowel sounds.
Yes, both spellings (moustache, mustache) have a short U and a short A sound.
The repetition of vowel sounds within a word is called vowel rhyme.
There are 2 vowel sounds: a short E and a schwa sound for the I.
"Assonance" is the repetition of vowel sounds.
No. Both the A and the I have short vowel sounds.
The E and I both have short vowel sounds.
In assonance similar vowel sounds are always located internally in a word.
Yes, "hospital" is considered a short vowel word because it contains short vowel sounds, particularly in the first syllable where the "o" is pronounced as a short vowel. The word has a total of three syllables, and the vowel sounds in each syllable contribute to its classification. Overall, the emphasis is on the short vowel sounds used throughout the word.
The long vowel sounds in "absentminded" are: "a" in "absent" "i" in "minded"
There are three vowels and three vowel sounds, two of them long vowel sounds, I and E. The A has a schwa or unstressed (uh) sound.
Only 1. The OI pair makes the OY vowel sound.
The word is "assonance." It refers to the repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds in neighboring or in close words.