Long
Rain has a long vowel sound.
No, the word "rain" does not have a long vowel sound. The vowel 'a' in "rain" makes a short vowel sound similar to the 'a' in the word "cat."
No, "came" and "rain" do not have the same vowel sound. In "came," the vowel sound is the long "a" sound /eɪ/, whereas in "rain," the vowel sound is the diphthong "ai" /eɪ/.
No, "rain" and "pail" do not have the same vowel sound. "Rain" has the long vowel sound /eɪ/, while "pail" has the diphthong vowel sound /eɪ/.
Long
Rain has a long vowel sound.
No, the word "rain" does not have a long vowel sound. The vowel 'a' in "rain" makes a short vowel sound similar to the 'a' in the word "cat."
No, "came" and "rain" do not have the same vowel sound. In "came," the vowel sound is the long "a" sound /eɪ/, whereas in "rain," the vowel sound is the diphthong "ai" /eɪ/.
No, "rain" and "pail" do not have the same vowel sound. "Rain" has the long vowel sound /eɪ/, while "pail" has the diphthong vowel sound /eɪ/.
"Rain" has a long A sound. The letters "ai" are called a "diphthong." This means two vowels that join together to produce just one sound. Rain, pain, and train all have the diphthong "ai" and are all pronounced with the long A sound.
The AI pair has the long A (ay) sound, as in main and rain.
Yes, the word "rainbow" has a long A sound as in "ray-n-bow."
The spelling pattern commonly seen for the long 'a' sound is 'a-e' as in 'cake' or 'ai' as in 'rain'.
No, the vowel sound in "quail" is pronounced as [ei], while the vowel sound in "rain" is pronounced as [eɪ]. The sound in "quail" is a diphthong, combining two vowel sounds into one, while the sound in "rain" is a pure vowel sound.
The sound made by rain is called "rainfall" or "the sound of rain." It can also be described as "pitter-patter" or "drizzle."
Yes, the word "train" has a short a sound, as in "tr-ay-n."