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| When are Middle English vowels long? |
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1. When they are doubled. aa ee oo
2. When they are terminal. he to holy
3. When they are followed by a single consonant plus a single vowel. name mete note |
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| When are Middle English vowels short? |
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| When they are followed by two consonants. |
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Long "a" - (spelled a, aa)
maken, madd |
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| sounds like "a" in "father" |
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| sounds like "a" in "name" |
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Long "i" or (y) -
lif, whit, myn, holy |
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| sounds like the "i" in "machine" |
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| sounds like "o" in "note" |
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Long "u" - (spelled ou,ow) -
hous, flowr |
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| sounds like "oo" in "goose" |
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| "kn" or "cn" consonant cluster - knight, known, knyf |
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| "gh" consonant cluster - bright, fyght |
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| sounds like "loch" (as in Ness monster) |
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| What is the MIddle English period? |
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