Words that begin with a short A sound include:ableaceacheacornagealeaidailaimanalangelaortaapeapexapronasymmetricedelweiss (ay-del-vice)
Compound words with the long A sound:birthday (2nd syllable has the long A sound)heyday (both words have long A)mailbox (first syllable = long A)payday (both syllables have the long A sound)playmate (both syllables have the long A sound)stalemate (both syllables have the long A sound)tailgate (both syllables have the long A sound)
Words ending in the long a vowel sound ("eɪ" in the phonetic alphabet) usually end with -ay in English words such as:playstaygayhaymay
There are compound words such as paymaster that have both a long A and a short A. Also some words with a short A plus a long A formed by a silent E, such as activate and accelerate. Other words that have both a long and short A: ashtray (short/long) playback (long/short)
Some examples of words with a long i vowel sound are: kite, time, like, and lime.
Words that begin with a short A sound include:ableaceacheacornagealeaidailaimanalangelaortaapeapexapronasymmetricedelweiss (ay-del-vice)
Compound words with the long A sound:birthday (2nd syllable has the long A sound)heyday (both words have long A)mailbox (first syllable = long A)payday (both syllables have the long A sound)playmate (both syllables have the long A sound)stalemate (both syllables have the long A sound)tailgate (both syllables have the long A sound)
Words ending in the long a vowel sound ("eɪ" in the phonetic alphabet) usually end with -ay in English words such as:playstaygayhaymay
The word pry does not have the long e sound. It does have a long i sound though. Some other words like that are why, shy, and guy. There are other words where the y does have the long e sound, like candy or sandy.
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There are compound words such as paymaster that have both a long A and a short A. Also some words with a short A plus a long A formed by a silent E, such as activate and accelerate. Other words that have both a long and short A: ashtray (short/long) playback (long/short)
Some examples of words with a long i vowel sound are: kite, time, like, and lime.
Some words with a long "a" sound spelled with "ia" include: Liars Dial Liar Crier
Yes, the word 'arrive' does have the long 'i' sound. Some other words that have the same long 'i' sound are five, hike, and line.
Yes. It is a long I. Some words have a long I even without a silent E (behind, mind).
Some words that end in "y" and make the long i sound are rely, deny, and terrify.
Some words with the long a sound spelled like steak are: break, great, and straight.