The Y has an E sound based on the -ie or -e sound of an adjective made from a noun. This is an etymological process similar to the -ly suffix that forms adverbs from adjectives and the -ish suffix for forming adjectives from nouns.
The long vowel sound in the word "funny" is the vowel "u". It is pronounced as /u:/, making the sound more pronounced and stretched out compared to a short vowel sound.
No, the word sound does not have a long e sound. It is pronounced with a short vowel sound, like "ow" in "now".
No, the word "he" does not have the short e sound. It is pronounced like "hee" with a long e sound.
No, the word "web" does not have a long "e" sound. It is pronounced with a short "e" sound like in "bed."
The word step has a short 'e' sound. A long 'e' says the letter. Steep has a long 'e' sound.
The long vowel sound in the word "funny" is the vowel "u". It is pronounced as /u:/, making the sound more pronounced and stretched out compared to a short vowel sound.
Yes. The Y has a long E sound (fun-ee). This is one of the two chief sounds of a consonant-Y ending, the other being a long I sound as in deny.
No, the word sound does not have a long e sound. It is pronounced with a short vowel sound, like "ow" in "now".
No, the word "he" does not have the short e sound. It is pronounced like "hee" with a long e sound.
No, the word "web" does not have a long "e" sound. It is pronounced with a short "e" sound like in "bed."
The word step has a short 'e' sound. A long 'e' says the letter. Steep has a long 'e' sound.
No, the word "smell" has a short e sound, not the long e sound. The long e sound is usually heard in words like "bee" or "see."
No, the only vowel sound is a long I. (lykz)
Yes. He is pronounced "hee" as it has a long E sound. If it did not have a long E sound, it would be pronounced "heh" which is not correct.Yes, 'he' has a long 'e' sound. It is pronounced 'hee'.
The word "claim" has a long A sound. (klaym)If you stretch the sound of the letter A, it can sound like "A,E" because it is phonetically two distinct vocal movements, like U (YU) and I (I, E). That is one reason they are referred to as long vowels.
It is a long E, because it sounds like the letter E. (rhymes with be, we).
The word pry does not have the long e sound. It does have a long i sound though. Some other words like that are why, shy, and guy. There are other words where the y does have the long e sound, like candy or sandy.