No, the word "fire" does not have a long vowel. In "fire," the vowel sound is a short vowel sound, pronounced as "ai" (as in "tire").
The vowel "i" in fire is considered a long vowel because it says its own name. In this case, it makes the long "i" sound like in the word "hi" or "sigh."
It has a long E vowel sound, as in time and fire.
The word "pie" contains a long vowel sound. In this case, the vowel sound for "i" is pronounced like the letter "I" in the alphabet.
Loser long or short vowel
No, the word "fire" does not have a long vowel. In "fire," the vowel sound is a short vowel sound, pronounced as "ai" (as in "tire").
The vowel "i" in fire is considered a long vowel because it says its own name. In this case, it makes the long "i" sound like in the word "hi" or "sigh."
It has a long E vowel sound, as in time and fire.
The word "pie" contains a long vowel sound. In this case, the vowel sound for "i" is pronounced like the letter "I" in the alphabet.
Loser long or short vowel
"Ruby" has a long u sound (long vowel), while "Spanish" has a short a sound (short vowel).
The word "aim" contains a long vowel sound. In phonetics, a long vowel is pronounced the same as the name of the vowel itself. In this case, the letter "a" in "aim" is pronounced as the long vowel sound /eɪ/. The word "aim" follows the common pattern of a consonant followed by a vowel and ending with a consonant, resulting in a long vowel sound.
No, "can" does not have a long vowel sound. The vowel 'a' in "can" is pronounced with a short vowel sound.
A short vowel
The word "vacant" has a short vowel sound. In this case, the letter "a" is pronounced as /æ/, which is a short vowel sound. The short vowel sound is typically heard in closed syllables where the vowel is followed by a consonant.
The e is a short vowel, while the o is more of a long vowel.
"Then" has a short vowel sound in English.