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Examples Help!
What is the
definition of Vowels?
How do you define Vowels? What is the definition of Vowels? The
definition of Vowels is as follows:
English Grammar
Definition of Vowels |
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Definition
A vowel is a
letter which makes a distinct sound by itself. The
vowels in the English language are:
Sometimes y when they do not begin a word or
syllable ( W is also used in the Welsh language )
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English Grammar -
Definition of Vowels |
Examples Help! Long
Vowels and Short Vowels
Vowel length
is the perceived duration of a vowel sound. In the English
language there are short vowels and long vowels.
Examples of Short
Vowel Words
The following table provides examples of short vowel words:
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Examples of Short
Vowel Words |
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Short 'a' |
Short 'e' |
Short 'i' |
Short 'o' |
Short 'u' |
map
apple
hat
plan
ant |
egg
help
fell
bed
red |
king
six
wig
grin
fish |
sock
song
job
stop
top |
mug
bus
rug
luck
lunch |
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Examples of
Short Vowel Words |
Examples of Long
Vowel Words
The following table provides examples of long vowel words:
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Examples of Long
Vowel Words |
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Long 'a' |
Long 'e' |
Long 'i' |
Long 'o' |
Long 'u' |
snail
whale
lake
name
page |
heat
key
leaf
peach
free |
size
smile
time
dice
bike |
cone
dose
globe
coat
rose |
duke
flute
cube
glue
fruit |
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Examples of
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Examples Help -
Vowels - Understanding English Grammar!
English Grammar applies rules for standard use of words and how
their component parts combine to form sentences. A grammar is
also a system for classifying and analyzing the elements of
language including inflections, functions, rules and relations
in the sentence. This page about Vowels will help with the
understanding of this subject. |
