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It is two vowels together in a word are pronounced together, that may have the sound of either, or a separate sound. Normally these are long vowel sounds but can vary in words from different roots.
Vowel pairs include:
AA (Dutch, short A)
AE (long E)
AI (normally long A)
AY (normally long A
EA (long E, long A)
EE (long E)
EI or IE (long E, long I)
EU (long U)
EY (long E, long A)
IA (long A, ay)
IO (YO, includes long O)
IU (YOO, long U)
OA (long O, caret O)
OE (long O)
OI (OY sound)
OO (short OO, long U)
OU (long U or OW)
OY (OY sound)
UA (short A, or WA)
UE (long U)
UY (long I)
* The vowels in piano or via or duo are not pairs, but pronounced separately.
* The OY sound is a blend of three long vowels : O-I-E.
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Is soaks a vowel pair or a diagraph?
"So" is a vowel pair, as it contains both a vowel and a consonant. "oa" together make the long "o" sound.
Is your a vowel pair or a vowel digraph?
The word "your" contains a vowel pair (ou) rather than a vowel digraph. Vowel pairs are two adjacent vowels that each make their own distinct sound, while digraphs are two letters that make a single sound.
Does cheese have a short or long vowel?
The EE pair has a long E vowel sound. The final E has a schwa sound.
Does nail have a long vowel sound?
Yes. The AI pair has a long A vowel sound.
Does sleet have a long or short vowel sound?
The EE pair in sleet has a long E vowel sound, as in sleek and feet.
Is soaks a vowel pair or a diagraph?
"So" is a vowel pair, as it contains both a vowel and a consonant. "oa" together make the long "o" sound.
Is your a vowel pair or a vowel digraph?
The word "your" contains a vowel pair (ou) rather than a vowel digraph. Vowel pairs are two adjacent vowels that each make their own distinct sound, while digraphs are two letters that make a single sound.
Does boat have a short vowel sound?
No. The OA pair has a long O vowel sound as in coat.
Does cheese have a short or long vowel?
The EE pair has a long E vowel sound. The final E has a schwa sound.
Is the e in Seine a long vowel or short vowel?
The EI vowel pair has a long A sound in seine (sounds like sane).
Does nail have a long vowel sound?
Yes. The AI pair has a long A vowel sound.
Does Mean have a short or long vowel sound?
The EA pair has a long E vowel sound (meen).
Does aardvark have a long A vowel sound?
No, both the AA pair and the lone A are short vowel sounds (arr).
Does speak have a short vowel sound?
The EA pair has a long E vowel sound, as in reach and leak.
Does sleet have a long or short vowel sound?
The EE pair in sleet has a long E vowel sound, as in sleek and feet.
Does chain have a long or short vowel sound?
The AI pair has a long A (ay) vowel sound.
Does eat have a long or short a vowel sound?
There is no "A" sound. The EA pair has the long E vowel sound as in beat.
