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The word "bury" gets its short E sound from the U, and a long E sound from the Y. This E from U sound is practically unique, although it is shared by other forms of the word, such as buried, unburied, burying, and so forth. Although most UR words have a caret U or schwa sound (as in injury), the UE pair does have a short E sound in guess and guest.

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What words have a short e sound but are spelled with a u?

The word "bury" and its other forms (buried) are probably unique in this regard, although the UE pair in the words guess and guest also have a short E sound.


What words have a short e sound but are spelled with a u like bury?

Words that have a short e sound but are spelled with a "u" like "bury" are called "irregular" words. This discrepancy in pronunciation and spelling is due to the historical development of the English language and the influence of other languages. Some other examples of words with a similar pattern include "busy," "bury," "business," and "burying."


How do you pronounce bury?

"Bury" is pronounced as "berry" with a short 'ə' sound, similar to 'e' in "bed."


What words have the same vowel sound as success?

The U has an unstressed schwa sound (but is the same sound as the short U in such and suck) and the E has a short E sound. The schwa-U is seen in buffoon and summation. The short E (as in dress and mess)can be made by several spellings: E words - red, men, end, ebb, edit EA words - bread, deaf, death, health, sweat UE words - guess, guest A words - many, can, says U words - bury AI words - said, again


What are common spellings for short e?

The short E sound appears in many E words, such as bed, beg, bell, bend, best, and bet, and also more rarely in other spellings: EA words - bread, deaf, death, health, sweat UE words - guess, guest A words - many, can, catch (one form) U words - bury AI words - said, again ("says" also has a short E sound)


How do you spell buried?

You have spelled the word "buried" correctly (past tense of to bury).


What words have a short e sound?

The short E is heard in many words where the E is between consonants: bed, get, left, men, neck, step, and tell. Most words that begin with E (other than EE or EI) have a short E. education egg enter excuse (However, the words effect, effective, emit, and emission have short I sounds in US pronunciation) The short E can also be produced by an EA pair or a UE pair, or other vowels. EA words - bread, deaf, death, health, sweat EI words - heifer, nonpareil UE words - guess, guest A words - many, can, says U words - bury AI words - said, again ("says" also has a short E sound)


What is an homophone for stick in ground?

A homophone for "stick in ground" is "shtick in ground." Homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings.


What happened after chief short cake died?

Squaw bury short cake By:t_rae_w_1


What is the homophone of to put in the ground and cover with dirt and small round fruits?

The homophone of "to put in the ground and cover with dirt" is "berry." Both words, "bury" and "berry," sound the same but have different meanings. "Bury" means to put something in the ground, while "berry" refers to small round fruits.


What has the author Michael Bury written?

Michael Bury has written: 'Health and illness in a changing society' 'Health and Illness (Short Introductions)'


What happened when chief short cake died?

Squaw bury Shortcake