The word defiance, in most pronunciations, has a short I, a long I, and a final schwa syllable (dih-FY-ehn-s). It has the same vowel pattern as reliance (although it more closely rhymes with compliance).
The first syllable has the same short sound as the (ih) in if, differ, stiff, and whiff. The long I can appear in a number of spellings:
I words (isle, mild, find, sign)
IGH and IGHT sounds (high, sigh, light, might)
I words with silent E (bite, wine)
IE words (die, lie, pie)
EI words (stein, fraulein)
AI words (aisle)
Y words (my, try, type, rhyme)
AY Words from French (bayou, cayenne)
Some words that have the same vowel sound as "bin" are "pin," "sin," "gin," and "thin."
Words that have the same vowel sound as "girl" include whirl, pearl, and swirl. These all share the same "-url" vowel sound.
Words such as school, cool, fool, and drool have the same vowel sound as stool.
Words that have the same vowel sound as "helmet" include "fellow," "yellow," and "echo."
The vowel sound in "whale" is the same as the vowel sound in "think." Both words contain the long vowel sound /eÉŖ/.
Some words that have the same vowel sound as "bin" are "pin," "sin," "gin," and "thin."
Words that have the same vowel sound as "girl" include whirl, pearl, and swirl. These all share the same "-url" vowel sound.
Words such as school, cool, fool, and drool have the same vowel sound as stool.
Words that have the same vowel sound as "helmet" include "fellow," "yellow," and "echo."
The vowel sound in "whale" is the same as the vowel sound in "think." Both words contain the long vowel sound /eÉŖ/.
The words "most," "boast," and "coast" have the same long "o" vowel sound as "ghost."
Some words that have the same vowel sound as "bite" include light, right, and kite.
The words "mouse" and "how" both have the same vowel sound, pronounced as /aŹ/.
Words like bird, word, and herd have the same "ur" vowel sound as heard.
Words with the same vowel sound as 'lake' include bake, make, take, shake.
The word "write" has the same vowel sound as "bite." Both words have the same long vowel sound pronounced as "ai."
"Be," "she," "he," "see" all have the same vowel sound as "me."