Many words that begin with an A followed by a consonant will have the short A sound.
Some examples are:
abstract, act, add, after, alchemy, amnesty, and, apt, as, at, avid, azimuth
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Some words will have a long A : able, amen, anal
Some words will have an unstressed schwa sound instead: about, allow, apply
Some words with have an AW sound: all, awl
Ant, apple, axe, arm.
Apple Alligator Afternoon Ancestor And Ant Ample
The vowel sound in bed is a short E sound (behd) as in the rhyming words bred, fed, led, red, and wed. Other rhyming words are spelled with EA (head, bread) or AI (said). The short E sound is seen in other words such as debt, get, ten, when, pep, and words beginning with ex- (ehks).
The I is short in I words such as bid, hit, sip, and wig. The Y has a short I sound in rhythm and myth. The E can have a short I sound as in began and repair. The EE has a short I sound in been.
The first A at the beginning of the word is a long "a" and at the end of the word is a short "a".
the sound same apple
Apple Alligator Afternoon Ancestor And Ant Ample
The vowel sound in bed is a short E sound (behd) as in the rhyming words bred, fed, led, red, and wed. Other rhyming words are spelled with EA (head, bread) or AI (said). The short E sound is seen in other words such as debt, get, ten, when, pep, and words beginning with ex- (ehks).
short "a" sound as in "cat":activeadaptableaffluentaggravatingagileandrogenousantsyanxiouslong "a" sound as in "bake":ableagedancientasynchronous
yes earn is a short ear sound if it was long it would sound like an E in the beginning
The I is short in I words such as bid, hit, sip, and wig. The Y has a short I sound in rhythm and myth. The E can have a short I sound as in began and repair. The EE has a short I sound in been.
The first A at the beginning of the word is a long "a" and at the end of the word is a short "a".
the sound same apple
No, the word 'what' is pronounced with a short 'u' sound, as in the words 'but' or 'nut'.
Yes. It is a short I.The words with a long I are the words site and sight.
No, ants do not have a short "a" sound. The "a" in ants is pronounced with a short "æ" sound, like in the word "cat."
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The word said is always a short E sound. In some pronunciations, certain and captain do, but they can also have a short I sound for the AI. Other AI words with the short E sound are again and against.