The long A sound (AY) is the sound of the letter A, and is created in several ways:
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, beige
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 O sound (oh) appears in many spellings:
- words with an O (go, comb, cold)
- words with an O with a silent E (note, hose, pole)
- words with an OE (doe, foe)
- words with an OA (loan, boat)
- words with OUGH (dough, though)
- words with OW (flow, mow, row)
- the EW words sew and sewn
Also the French spellings eau, eaux, and aux (beau, faux).
No, it does not. The mnemonic that might help is that the sound of a long vowel is the vowel's name. The words crow and note have the long vowel sound of the letter O.
Short vowel sound. Words such as ice and item are long I vowel sounds.
There is no long vowel. It is a short U sound as in curl.The long A sound is seen in the words pear or pair.
There is no long vowel sound -- the I has a short I sound.The long I sound is heard in the words site and sight and cite. (they sound the same)
It depends on the specific word or context. Some words may have a long vowel sound, such as "cute," where the "u" makes the long /uː/ sound. Other words may have a short vowel sound, such as "cat," where the "a" makes the short /æ/ sound.
No, it does not. The mnemonic that might help is that the sound of a long vowel is the vowel's name. The words crow and note have the long vowel sound of the letter O.
Short vowel sound. Words such as ice and item are long I vowel sounds.
The Y in fly has a long I vowel sound, as do the words sly and my.
There is no long vowel. It is a short U sound as in curl.The long A sound is seen in the words pear or pair.
There is no long vowel sound -- the I has a short I sound.The long I sound is heard in the words site and sight and cite. (they sound the same)
The long "y" sound is the same as the long "i" sound. The words "my" and "rhyme" have this sound.
What words have the same long vowel sound as meet?
It depends on the specific word or context. Some words may have a long vowel sound, such as "cute," where the "u" makes the long /uː/ sound. Other words may have a short vowel sound, such as "cat," where the "a" makes the short /æ/ sound.
The word class has a short A vowel sound. (The long A is in words like base and raise.)
It has a long vowel sound, like "bake," "make," or "take." A short vowel sound can be found in words like "hat," "bat," or "cat."
No, the word 'bet' has a short vowel sound. A long vowel sound would make it sound like the words beet or beat.
Diesel does have a long "E" sound, so yes. Generally in long vowel words with two vowels together, the long vowel sound represents the first letter of the vowel pair, not the second, for example "died," where the long vowel sound is "I" So "diesel" is unusual, since the long vowel sound represents the second vowel "E"