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How do you make short vowel words turn into long vowel words?
Many times, adding an E (silent E) to the end of a word with vowel-consonant will create a long vowel word. Examples: sat - sate can - cane man - mane din - dine fin- fine dun - dune
Which long vowel is white in?
The long vowel is the i. the e in white is silent MOST but NOT all words with that silent e ending make the vowel before it, long. An exception (of quite a number), is the word EPITOME, where all the vowels are short AND the the e is pronounced as a long e, as in EEL. These are the joyfully confusing twists and turns of the english language.. A short i is found in the word DIG Another long i word is RIDE, again with a silent e
How do you figure out words with long vowel sounds?
A long vowel sound is one that says the name of the letter (U can be OO or YOO). The sounds are ay, ee, eye, oh, and oo/yoo. For example, age, ache and able are all long A words.
What does the silent e do?
The silent e at the end of a word usually changes the vowel sound before it. It makes the preceding vowel say its name instead of a short sound. For example, in the word "hope," the silent e changes the pronunciation of the o from a short sound to a long sound.
What makes serene a long vowel word?
The ending silent E gives the second E a long E sound, to rhyme with marine.(suh-reen)The same effect is heard in the words gene (jeen) and scene (seen).
How do you make short vowel words turn into long vowel words?
Many times, adding an E (silent E) to the end of a word with vowel-consonant will create a long vowel word. Examples: sat - sate can - cane man - mane din - dine fin- fine dun - dune
Which long vowel is white in?
The long vowel is the i. the e in white is silent MOST but NOT all words with that silent e ending make the vowel before it, long. An exception (of quite a number), is the word EPITOME, where all the vowels are short AND the the e is pronounced as a long e, as in EEL. These are the joyfully confusing twists and turns of the english language.. A short i is found in the word DIG Another long i word is RIDE, again with a silent e
Does Make have a long vowel sound?
Yes. The A has a long a sound as in may and take. The E is silent.
Does MAKE have a short or long vowel sound?
The A has a long a sound as in may and take. The E is silent.
How do you figure out words with long vowel sounds?
A long vowel sound is one that says the name of the letter (U can be OO or YOO). The sounds are ay, ee, eye, oh, and oo/yoo. For example, age, ache and able are all long A words.
Does made have a short vowel sound?
No. The A has a long A sound as in make and fade. The E is silent.
What does the silent e do?
The silent e at the end of a word usually changes the vowel sound before it. It makes the preceding vowel say its name instead of a short sound. For example, in the word "hope," the silent e changes the pronunciation of the o from a short sound to a long sound.
Is snake long or short vowel?
The word "snake" contains a long vowel sound. The "a" in "snake" is pronounced as a long vowel, similar to the sound in "cake" or "make." This is due to the silent "e" at the end of the word, which typically indicates that the preceding vowel should be pronounced long.
What makes serene a long vowel word?
The ending silent E gives the second E a long E sound, to rhyme with marine.(suh-reen)The same effect is heard in the words gene (jeen) and scene (seen).
What vowel sound does the silent e make?
It doesn't make any sound for itself, but it normally makes the preceding vowel a long vowel sound.Examples:mat (short A) + E = mate (long A)sit (short I) + E = site (long I)dot (short I) + E = dote (long O)However, there are exceptions where the vowel has another sound (come and some have a short U sound).
What words are Vowel?
No he she me sky hi ...any word that does not have a consonant after the vowel leaving the vowel to make its long sound.
Why Pea is a short vowel word?
"Pea" is considered a short vowel word because it contains a single vowel, 'e', that is pronounced with a short sound /ɛ/. In this case, the 'e' does not have a silent 'e' after it to make the vowel long.
