Two-syllable words:
The B words bicycle, binary, and goodbye all have long i sounds (the Y in goodbye).
The words biased, science, fiery, eyeball, and buyer all have long i sounds created by vowel pairs.
Some two or three-syllable words with a long "i" sound are: apply, describe, arrive, provide, decide, and provide.
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)
Some examples of words with a short vowel sound in the first syllable are "cat," "bed," "sit," "top," and "rug." These words have a vowel sound that is typically pronounced quickly and without much emphasis.
Words that begin with a short A sound include:ableaceacheacornagealeaidailaimanalangelaortaapeapexapronasymmetricedelweiss (ay-del-vice)
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)
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)
The word 'meadow' has a short E sound in the first syllable. It also has a long O sound in the second syllable. Some examples of other words where the EA pair have the short e sound are bread, death, and sweat. However, most words with EA together do have a long e sound. For example, the words bead and meal have a long E sound.
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Some words with the letter i at the end of a syllable are:librarydinosaurfamilyfinallyradio
In English, the word "whale" has a long A sound. Generally, when you see an E at the end of a one-syllable word, it makes the vowel have a long sound: tame, made, face, and whale are some examples of words with the long A sound.
The words mute and butte (beaut) have the yoo sound.Also the two-syllable words compute, dispute, impute, and refute. And newt in some pronunciations.
Some examples of words with a short vowel sound in the first syllable are "cat," "bed," "sit," "top," and "rug." These words have a vowel sound that is typically pronounced quickly and without much emphasis.
The word "onomatopoeia" has six syllables. Onomatopoeia is a literary device in which a word is a phonetic imitation of a sound.
Some words with the letter i at the end of a syllable are:librarydinosaurfamilyfinallyradio
Some one syllable words that end with A are:abrafleamapaseaspatea
Some four syllable words beginning with U are:UnderstandingUnicycleUnluckily
There are many examples of 3 syllable words. Some common 3 syllable words are:BananaAfricaFavoriteEnergy