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Does might have a long I sound?
Yes, as do other words spelled with -IGHT (long I, silent GH). (The exceptions are -IGHT words spelled with EI, which sounds like a long A.)
What words have a long a sound spelled ei?
The words include sleigh, weigh, neigh, neighbor eight, eighty, freight, weight, weighty inveigle, inveigh, deign, reign, feign, feint rein, seine, vein, veil, surveillance sheik
How is the long a sound spelled?
The long A is usuallly represented as ā with the sound (ay).
Is there a word spelled with ei that has a long i sound?
There are several, mostly from German: eider, eiderdown, eidetic, eigenvalue, einsteinium feisty gesundheit height, heist kaleidoscope meitnerium neither (or long E) poltergeist seismograph, seismic, stein zeitgeist
Does relieve have a long E sound?
Yes. The IE has the same long E sound as EI in words such as believe, relieve, and reprieve.
Does might have a long I sound?
Yes, as do other words spelled with -IGHT (long I, silent GH). (The exceptions are -IGHT words spelled with EI, which sounds like a long A.)
What words have a long a sound spelled ei?
The words include sleigh, weigh, neigh, neighbor eight, eighty, freight, weight, weighty inveigle, inveigh, deign, reign, feign, feint rein, seine, vein, veil, surveillance sheik
How is the long a sound spelled?
The long A is usuallly represented as ā with the sound (ay).
Is there a word spelled with ei that has a long i sound?
There are several, mostly from German: eider, eiderdown, eidetic, eigenvalue, einsteinium feisty gesundheit height, heist kaleidoscope meitnerium neither (or long E) poltergeist seismograph, seismic, stein zeitgeist
Does the word eight have a short a or long a?
The EI pair has a long A (ay) sound, so that eight is pronounced the same as ate. The EI have this same sound in the words weigh (way) and weight (wait).
What words have a short e sound but are spelled with ei?
There are relatively few such words, mostly from French. They include: heifer nonpareil ...and one English pronunciation each of "peignoir" (pen-wah) and of "seiche" (sech) whose alternates have a more-common long A sound.
What are some words with ei that make the long e sound?
Depending on where you are from: either neither
Words with ei and the sound ee?
deceitconceiveleisurereceiptreceive
What words that sound like an ei?
receipt
Does relieve have a long E sound?
Yes. The IE has the same long E sound as EI in words such as believe, relieve, and reprieve.
What are some words with the long e sound?
Words with the long E sound are spelled with E, AE, EA, EE, EI, IE, or an ending Y:agreebeatcarry (y often has the long e sound)deep , departeelfeelingsgeesehealivy (y = long e)jeep, jeanskeep, keyleave, lethal, litermeat , mediateneedleonlypeacequeen, queasyreason, retreatsea, see, seasonteen, teeth, teamunique ( i = long e)veal , venialwe, wheat, wheel,yeast, yieldzeal, zebrastoryhistory
Do neighbor have a long a sound?
Yes, but there is no letter a in the word. The O in the last syllable is long.
