What sound does IE make in English?
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What sound does IE make in English?
3. ie. Along with the /ɑɪ/ pronunciation, the ‘ie’ spelling has words that are pronounced as ‘long e’ /i/ (such as the word ‘brief’ /brif/. It is also occasionally pronounced as two adjacent vowel sounds (such as the words ‘quiet’ /kwɑɪ ət/ and ‘science’ /sɑɪ əns/).
Does IE make an I sound?
Words that were spelled with an “ie” originally (such as “lie” or “die”) have a long /i/ sound.
How do you pronounce the name IE?
In the US, most people (I have interacted with) pronounce ‘i.e.’ by uttering the two letters ‘I’ and ‘E’. So, it would sound like ‘eye ee’.
Why does IE make the long e sound?
If the vowels make a long “ee” sound, then the word is spelled with -ie, unless the vowels follow “c”. If the vowels make another sound, like “ay” or “aye,” then it is usually spelled with -ei….Follow the Phonics.
| -ie long -e vowel sound | -ei long -a vowel sound |
|---|---|
| belief | eight |
| chief | feign |
| relief | neighbor |
| yield | weigh |
Is sigh long I or short I?
-Igh and -ight are usually long I (and silent GH): bright, fight, high, light, might, night, right, sigh, sight, tight. Often the first letter of the vowel combinations, especially ‘ai’, ‘ay’, ‘ea’ (sometimes– see Digraphs, below), ‘ee’, & ‘oa,’ will be long & the second will be silent.
Is the E in pie silent?
Now, for these words like PIE. At Logic of English, we teach these as silent E words (similar to words like true and blue). So an E is added after them at the end of the word.
Why is IE pronounced EE?
Unlike in English, the letter combinations ei and ie represent consistent sounds in German. The combination ei is a diphthong (also spelled ey, ay, and ai). The letters ie represent the long “ee”-sound as in Marie. This is the same sound as the German long i (e.g., wir, ihnen, Idee).