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The long A can be heard in:
A words - base, cake, late
AY words - lay, may, pay
AI words - fail, maid, plain
EI words - veil
EIGH words - weigh, weight, neighbor
(a type of long A, the caret A, is heard in EAR words such as bear and pear)
The short A sound is usually only heard in A words such as apple, cat, and bad.
The umlaut A or ar sound is heard in car and star, and in Dutch words with aar (aardvark).
What else can I help you with?
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.
Vowel sound in boy is spelled either?
The vowel sound in boy is spelled either u or oi.
What letters make the long i sound in buyer?
The letters U and Y together make the vowel sound. By itself, Y usually has the sound of a long I, but in this case the word buy has collected a U from its Middle English form bycgan and is differentiated from the homophone word , which is by.
What is the longest word that only has a short vowel sound?
The word strengths has only 1 short vowel. (9 letters) The word strengthlessness has 3 short vowels (17 letters)
Does gloomy and look have the same vowel sound?
No, "gloomy" and "look" do not have the same vowel sound. In "gloomy," the vowel sound is /uː/, as in the word "blue." In "look," the vowel sound is /ʊ/, which is a shorter and more closed sound. The two words have different vowel sounds due to the pronunciation of the letters "oo" in each word.
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.
Vowel sound in boy is spelled either?
The vowel sound in boy is spelled either u or oi.
What kind of vowel sound is indicated by the five unmarked vowel letters?
Short :)
What letters in lower make the long vowel sound?
The OW pair in "lower" makes the long O (oh).
What letters make the long i sound in buyer?
The letters U and Y together make the vowel sound. By itself, Y usually has the sound of a long I, but in this case the word buy has collected a U from its Middle English form bycgan and is differentiated from the homophone word , which is by.
Has same vowel sound as kite has 5 letters and the sun does this?
The word you are looking for is "shine." It has the same vowel sound as "kite," contains five letters, and refers to what the sun does by emitting light.
What is the longest word that only has a short vowel sound?
The word strengths has only 1 short vowel. (9 letters) The word strengthlessness has 3 short vowels (17 letters)
Does gloomy and look have the same vowel sound?
No, "gloomy" and "look" do not have the same vowel sound. In "gloomy," the vowel sound is /uː/, as in the word "blue." In "look," the vowel sound is /ʊ/, which is a shorter and more closed sound. The two words have different vowel sounds due to the pronunciation of the letters "oo" in each word.
Does eigh have a long vowel sound?
Yes, the letters EIGH are pronounced as a long A sound (ay). The words include neigh, sleigh, weigh, eight, weight, and neighbor.
What is a vowel sound you hear in dried for spelling?
words that have the vowel sound you hear in dried
What is combination of a root and combining a vowel is?
The combination of a root and a vowel is known as a vowel diacritic. Vowel diacritics are symbols that are added to consonant letters to indicate the vowel sound associated with that consonant.
Does am have a short or long vowel sound?
The verb am has a short A vowel sound. (The long A is heard in the word aim.)*The initialism AM is pronounced like the two letters, A M.
