Most AI words sound like long A as in AY - maid, waif, maim, nail, main, fair, bait
Only some sound like E or I : said, aisle
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'Sound like F' Ph WordsSome words that are spelled with a pH that sounds like an f are: pharmacyphenolphialphlebotomyphonephrasephysical
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vein, sleigh, freight, eight weigh, their, beige, veil,
A, i, and u can be doubled for emphasis. ... A, i, and u are called prime vowels in Alutiiq. ... ai - sounds like the ay in “bay” au - sounds like the ou in “out” or the ow in “grow” ia - sounds like ya in “yacht” ua - sounds like wa, in “walk” iu - sounds like “you” ui - sounds like “we”
Not technically, although it sounds like one. The AI vowel pair sounds like (ay) but is followed by an R, which makes the sound "air" (called a caret A). Some other words with this vowel sound are where, care, and bear.
The vowel in "strain" is the diphthong "ai," which sounds like "ay" in English.
In Vietnamese, "Ai Quoc" is pronounced roughly as "Eye Kwok." The "Ai" sounds like the English word "eye," and "Quoc" has a sound similar to "kwok," where the "u" is pronounced like the "u" in "put." The emphasis is typically on the first syllable, "Ai."
The best known are the words again and against (uh-gen,uh-genst), and the word said (sed). The word "says" also has a short E sound (sez).
The pronunciation of "suailce" is "swal-keh". The "su" sounds like "sw" in English, the "ai" sounds like "i" in "slide," and the "ce" is pronounced like "keh" with a soft "h" at the end.
Most AI words sound like long A as in AY - maid, waif, maim, nail, main, fair, baitOnly some sound like E or I : said, aisle
The short A vowel sound is "ah" as in apple, back, and bat. The short A sound is also heard in words such as: A words (silent E) : have, calve AI words : plaid AU words : laugh, guarantee
raid said laid maid paid
There are many words, but one example is the word "father" in which the 'a' sounds like the 'o' in box.
Words with 'gh' and 'kn' sounds are known as consonant clusters. The combination of 'gh' produces sounds like /f/ in words like "enough" or /g/ in words like "ghost." The 'kn' cluster typically produces the /n/ sound in words like "knight" or "knit."
Words that have similar vowel sounds can be grouped together, as the same sound can be made by different spellings. For example, all of these words would have the same long I sound: 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)