There are two long vowels: a long A and a long E from the Y.
The long A is heard in:
A words - able, anal, apiary, aviation (2)
A words (silent E) - base, cake, late, name
AY words - lay, may, pay
AI words - fail, maid, plain
EA words - great, steak
EI words - veil, vein
EY words - obey, trey, they
EIGH words - weigh, weight, neighbor
From French:
ET/ IT - buffet, cachet, chalet, crochet, filet, sachet, sorbet, parfait
QUE/ QUET (kay) - risque, bouquet, croquet
E / EE / ER - cliche, passe, soiree, toupee, dossier
The long E sound is heard in :
Y ending words such as baby, crazy, and silly.
E words such as be, me, and we
E words with a silent E, such as gene, scene, and eve
EE words such as feet, meet, and greet
EA words such as read, steal, leave, and seat
EI words such as weird
IE words such as wield and yield
I word marine
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Words such as school, cool, fool, and drool have the same vowel sound as stool.
Words that have the same vowel sound as "helmet" include "fellow," "yellow," and "echo."
Words that have the same vowel sound as "girl" include "curl," "pearl," "whirl," and "hurl." These words all contain the same diphthong vowel sound represented by the letters "ir" in "girl." Diphthongs are complex vowel sounds that involve a smooth transition from one vowel sound to another within the same syllable.
The vowel sound in "whale" is the same as the vowel sound in "think." Both words contain the long vowel sound /eɪ/.
The word "me" has a long E vowel sound. This is the same as in be, see, flea, cede, and clean.
The word "write" has the same vowel sound as "bite." Both words have the same long vowel sound pronounced as "ai."
Some words that have the same vowel sound as "bite" include light, right, and kite.
The words "most," "boast," and "coast" have the same long "o" vowel sound as "ghost."
The words "mouse" and "how" both have the same vowel sound, pronounced as /aʊ/.
Words like bird, word, and herd have the same "ur" vowel sound as heard.
Words with the same vowel sound as 'lake' include bake, make, take, shake.