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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).
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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.
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.
Does dwell have a long vowel sound?
No, because dwell contains a "eh" sound, not a "ee" sound, which would make it a short vowel sound.
