![]() ![]() Note that if a vowel is long, it usually represents the end of a syllable, whereas when it is short the syllable usually includes the following consonant: Ja-son, but chem-ist.Īlso note that words with the same pattern can differ in pronunciation (for example: love, cove, and move) while words with different patterns can rhyme: (for example: herd, bird, word).įurthermore, there are homographs whose pronunciation depends on their meaning, for example the verb "live" (to have life) and the adverb "live" (happening now, not previously recorded). Pronunciations must simply be learned when the word is learned. However, as with Chinese (although not to the same extent), how a word is written offers little guidance on how to pronounce it. ![]() ![]() So if you can find such a root word, then you can guess that the vowel is probably long. It might be helpful to note that, when the vowel is long, it sometimes comes from a root word with a silent e at the end, for example: base -> basic cube -> cubic. Unfortunately there is no rule that makes it clear just from the word whether its first vowel is long or short. Re: Long or short vowel/help from traviskidd, posted on 21-11-2022 at 20:17:59 ( D | E) I am looking forward to hearing from you soon. My question is: Do you have any idea about this kind of two syllable words in distinguishing them in a rapid method to tell me that which one is long or short. Jason, baby, basic, data, evil, idol, open, photo, unit, cubic……their first syllables are long vowel s in pronunciation.īut some are short, like: acid, panel, edit, chemist, river, polish, proper etc. There are so many words of two syllables which the first syllable of which is opening - there aren't any consonants after the vowels: I have a question in my studying in English as below: ![]() I am now an English learner and a teacher in China. ![]()
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