It has a short A (aah) as in abdomen or abdicate.
The AI pair are sounded as a long A sound (ay). The first syllable is the same as "ale."
Affix has a short i sound, as in igloo.
The "U" in "accumulate" makes a short vowel sound, similar to the "uh" sound in "sun" or "cup".
In the word "postpone," both o's have a short vowel sound (as in "pot" or "top").
The i has a long i sound (tryb) because of the silent E. Tribe rhymes with bribe and scribe.
The AI pair are sounded as a long A sound (ay). The first syllable is the same as "ale."
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Affix has a short i sound, as in igloo.
The "U" in "accumulate" makes a short vowel sound, similar to the "uh" sound in "sun" or "cup".
The AI has a long A sound (as in ale) and the E is unstressed (schwa sound).
In the word "postpone," both o's have a short vowel sound (as in "pot" or "top").
The first E has a short E sound, the second is a schwa (unstressed eh/uh).
The i has a long i sound (tryb) because of the silent E. Tribe rhymes with bribe and scribe.
The a in the word ample has a short Asound.Pronounce the "a" as you would in the word ANT.
It is a long E sound, as also made by EA in beach, peach, reach, and steal.
In the word "affix," the letter "i" makes a short /ɪ/ sound as in "sit" or "hit."
Some English words come from forms that used either Y or I to indicate their pronunciation as a long I. The word "kind" is from Old English gecynde ("natural"). German words with kind have a short I sound.