Question

Which word contains a long vowel sound in the following sentence? Dogs like tennis balls.

Answer 1

like

Like contains the long /i/ vowel sound. Most of the time when words end with a silent /e/, the vowel before the consonant before the /e/ has a long sound. For example, rat has a short /a/ sound. When the /e/ is added at the end to make "rate", the /a/ changes to a long /a/ sound. Other examples are hop - hope, man - mane, cut - cute, sit - site.

Answer 2

The only word in this sentence that contains a long vowel is the word "like."

Step-by-step explanation:

A long vowel is pronounced the same way has the letter itself. Let's break apart each of the words.

dog- Here, the vowel "o" makes an "ah" sound. It is not a long vowel because the "o" does not make an "oh" sound.

like- The vowel "i" makes an "ay" sound. This is the same as the pronunciation of the letter "i." Therefore, the "i" is a long vowel.

tennis- This word has two vowels - e and i. The "e" is prounounced like "eh" and the "i" is prounced like "ih." They are short vowels.

balls- The vowel "a" is prounounced like "ah." It is also a short vowel.