In receive it says 'ee'.In freight it says 'ay'.
In height it says 'eye'.
Yes. The EIGH in both words produces the long A sound, as in weigh and neigh.
No. The EI in ceiling has the long E sound as in receive. The EI in neighbor is part of the EIGH form that sounds like a long A (weigh, sleigh, eight).
It is a long vowel word: the EI pair has the long A sound, as in veil.
No, the vowel sound in "quail" is pronounced as [ei], while the vowel sound in "rain" is pronounced as [eɪ]. The sound in "quail" is a diphthong, combining two vowel sounds into one, while the sound in "rain" is a pure vowel sound.
The A in wave has a long A vowel sound. The E is silent.
Yes. The EIGH in both words produces the long A sound, as in weigh and neigh.
No. The EI in ceiling has the long E sound as in receive. The EI in neighbor is part of the EIGH form that sounds like a long A (weigh, sleigh, eight).
The EI vowel pair has a long A sound in seine (sounds like sane).
It is a long vowel word: the EI pair has the long A sound, as in veil.
No, the vowel sound in "quail" is pronounced as [ei], while the vowel sound in "rain" is pronounced as [eɪ]. The sound in "quail" is a diphthong, combining two vowel sounds into one, while the sound in "rain" is a pure vowel sound.
No. The EI in ceiling has the long E sound as in receive. The EI in neighbor is part of the EIGH form that sounds like a long A (weigh, sleigh, eight).
The A in wave has a long A vowel sound. The E is silent.
No. The EI pair has a type of long A + R sound called a caret A (sounds like air).
No. The EE in green has a long E sound. The EI in vein has a long A sound (as in vane and vain).
A diphthong is a combination of a strong vowel and a weak vowel, or two weak vowels to make one syllable or sound. The English "long" vowels a, i, and o are diphthongs, having the IPA designation ei, ai and ou respectively.
Yes. The EI has a long A sound, and the Y has a long E sound.
Vowel digraphs are 2 vowels that represent a single sound. They are ai, ay, ea, ee, ei, ey, ie, oa, oo, ow, and ue.