Oh, what a lovely question! In the word "fish," you can hear three distinct sounds: the "f" sound at the beginning, the short "i" sound in the middle, and the "sh" sound at the end. Isn't it wonderful how even a simple word like "fish" can have so much beauty in its sounds?
The word species is the singular and the plural form; a species of fish, many species of fish.
The word "cats" has only one morpheme. However, because of the "s" at the end of the word it is considered an allomorph or variant form of it.
Yes, the word "hop" could be considered to be onomatopoetic in many cases. The "p" sound, and the shortness of the word (one syllable) mimic the sound of jumping or hopping, as in a frog landing on a lilly pad or a girl playing hopscotch.
The word for swim for a fish is "swim." Fish swim by moving their bodies and fins to propel themselves through the water.
Yes, "swoop" is considered an onomatopoeic word because it imitates the sound of a swift, sweeping motion. Onomatopoeia is a linguistic device where a word resembles the sound it represents, such as "buzz" or "hiss." In the case of "swoop," the word itself evokes the image and sound of something moving quickly and smoothly through the air.
The last sound you would hear in the word "abate" is the "t" sound.
The last sound you hear in the first syllable of the word "ricochet" is the sound "sh".
You hear one vowel. The e sound. Orthographically speaking(the written word) there are two vowels. A and e.
No, because it does not have an A in it. It has a short I sound.
In the word "cape," the letter "a" makes a long A sound, which is the sound you hear in the word "cake."
There is none. If you sound out the word slowly, you will see that you hear every sound in it.
The homonym for the word "here" is the word "hear." SENTENCE EX: I'm here from work. I hear a sound outside.
Neither. The A is not sounded. The EA pair has the sound of a long E, as in beer, near, or clear.
Yes, the word "cousin" has the schwa sound in the first and last syllables. The schwa sound is a short, mid-central vowel sound, like the "uh" sound you hear in the unstressed syllable of many English words.
Hear is a verb: hear, hears, hearing, heard.
No. The EA has a long E sound, as in clear and rear.
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