The "a" is normally pronounced as an short "i" in "elephant." The sound off would be "EL-uh-fint," with emphasis placed on the first syllable.
There are words from French spelled with an AY, such as bayou and cayenne.
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Words that are spelled differently but sound the same are called homophones.
They are the W words "was" (wuz) and "what" (wut).
There are no English words in which AA has a long A sound.
Words that are spelled differently, sound the same, and have different meanings are called homophones.
"Two" and "too" are examples of words that sound the same but are spelled differently.
Words that sound the same but are spelled differently are called homophones. Examples include "there," "their," and "they're."
When words are spelled the way they sound (e.g., slush, croak, sizzle) it is called onomatopoeia.
Homographs are words that are spelled the same but have different meanings. Homonyms are words that sound alike but have different meanings. Words that both sound the same and are spelled the same and both homonyms (same sound) Fair, as in country fair and fair as in reasonable for example
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Some examples of words that sound alike but are spelled differently include "their," "there," and "they're"; "to," "too," and "two"; and "right," "write," and "rite."