A vowel’s position in a word can affect the way you pronounce it. You can memorize some pronunciation rules or learn by finding patterns in words.
All vowels have at least two pronunciations: a long sound and a short sound. A long vowel is the name of the vowel (for example, long “a” is “ay” like in the word “say”). A short vowel is a shorter sound (for example, short “a” sounds like “æ” from the word “cat”).
Words are split up into syllables, which are uninterrupted bits of sound that form the word. Each syllable has one vowel sound. You can find the syllables in a word by placing your hand below your chin and saying it out loud. Every time your chin touches your hand, that’s a syllable. You can double check with sites like “How Many Syllables.”
Here are five of the most common rules for vowel pronunciation:
1. When a word or syllable ends in a consonant and has only one vowel, that vowel is short.
2. When a word ends in “e,” the “e” is silent (not read out loud), and the vowel that comes before it is long.
3. When a syllable has two vowels next to each other, the first is usually long and the second short.
4. When a syllable ends in one vowel, that vowel is usually long.
5. Many times, these rules don’t work! There are many exceptions(times when the rules are broken). Sometimes the only way to learn something is to practice and memorize it.
However you decide to learn, knowing the rules and how to actually make the sounds are both important to become fluent.
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A vowel’s position in a word can affect the way you pronounce it. You can memorize some pronunciation rules or learn by finding patterns in words.
All vowels have at least two pronunciations: a long sound and a short sound. A long vowel is the name of the vowel (for example, long “a” is “ay” like in the word “say”). A short vowel is a shorter sound (for example, short “a” sounds like “æ” from the word “cat”).
Words are split up into syllables, which are uninterrupted bits of sound that form the word. Each syllable has one vowel sound. You can find the syllables in a word by placing your hand below your chin and saying it out loud. Every time your chin touches your hand, that’s a syllable. You can double check with sites like “How Many Syllables.”
Here are five of the most common rules for vowel pronunciation:
1. When a word or syllable ends in a consonant and has only one vowel, that vowel is short.
2. When a word ends in “e,” the “e” is silent (not read out loud), and the vowel that comes before it is long.
3. When a syllable has two vowels next to each other, the first is usually long and the second short.
4. When a syllable ends in one vowel, that vowel is usually long.
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