I think you don't count the 2nd -a as a short -a because it sounds more like an -i.
I have to list spelling words under Long Vowel or Short Vowel and I don't know where to put 'bandage'. Thanks for your help!
2007-02-23 14:38:47 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
u don't pronounce the second as an "i" it's a a short a
both are short a's actually!
2007-02-23 14:41:58 · answer #1 · answered by Isabela 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
These terms "short a/A" and "long a/A" certainly do not refer to phonetics, that is, it doesn' mean that the first /a/ in "bandage" is a "short vowel sound" because it is not. Short vowel sounds are, for example, the -i- in "bit", the schwa in "cult", the "-oo-" in "book", etc.
"Short a" and "long a" has to do BASICALLY with spelling. For example, all these words are short A words: cat, bag, can, hat, man (that is, they are spelled with one "a").
Long A words are most often written a_e (as in "state") and usually there's only one letter between the "a" and the "e" (as in "state").
"Bandage", therefore, should be listed under "long A vowels". However, this classification refers to the second "-a-", as in "-a+g+e". In other words, "a_e" = long "a".
2007-02-24 04:51:19 · answer #2 · answered by Nice 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep. 'Bandage' definitely goes under the short-vowel category.
The short 'a' sounds like 'hat,' 'bat.'
The long 'a' sounds like 'wait,' 'state.'
The first 'a' is definitely short. If it was long, the word would sound like BAIND-age. And though the second 'a' seems more like a schwa (the upside-down 'e' in pronunciation keys), it's definitely not a long 'a'; if it was long, the word would sound like band-AIDGE. So you can call the second 'a' a short 'a,' too.
2007-02-23 15:39:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Two short vowels. The first is 'a', the second is more like 'i'.
Look at the way we pronounce the word 'women' - and there's no 'i' in the word.
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2007-02-23 18:52:49 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My opinion is that the word should go in the catagory that the accented syllable is. BAND-age. But I am not a teacher and I would not know the correct answer for you. Where would you put the word Arkansas? You got three a's there and each one sounds diferent when you pronounce the word.
2007-02-23 14:49:33 · answer #5 · answered by Katykins 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The first "a" is short. The second is a schwa, not a long or short a.
2007-02-23 15:48:40 · answer #6 · answered by banjuja58 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
a long 'a' is like the word "hay" - and is not found in bandage
more like a schwa - eh sound (the second a)
the first a is a short a - like in bat
2007-02-23 14:42:52 · answer #7 · answered by tomkat1528 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is no long "a" in bandage-both are short.
2007-02-24 02:43:51 · answer #8 · answered by rhymer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-16 08:57:57 · answer #9 · answered by trinkle 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋