Why is u pronounced as a?

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So, although the letter is a vowel, it is not pronounced like one in ‘university’ because it does not have a vowel sound. We therefore say ‘a university’. The U in umbrella is pronounced as a vowel sound ( Λ using the phonetic alphabet) and so we use ‘an’.

Can the letter u be silent?

Silent U. U is not pronounced before after G and before a vowel.

Is it your dog or youre dog?

The Bottom Line. The confusion between your and you’re occurs because the two words are pronounced pretty much the same. The ironclad rule – no exceptions – is that if you’re able to replace the word with “you are,” you’re saying you’re. Otherwise, your only choice is your.

Is it your pretty or you’re pretty?

You’re pretty/cute/beautiful is correct. “Your pretty/cute/beautiful” is incorrect and you should not use this phrase in English. “Your pretty/cute/beautiful” is a very common mistake in English because “your” and “you’re” sound very similar and have similar meanings. “Your” is the possessive pronoun of you.

Why is U pronounced as a?

What is the u with a line?

Ú/ú is a variant of U carrying an acute accent; it represents an /u/ carrying the tonic accent. It is used only if it is the last letter of the word except in dictionaries.

What language uses u?

Letter. The letter of the Turkish alphabet, called û and written in the Latin script.

Is the O in chocolate silent?

Here are a few more common words with silent letters….Some common combinations you might already know.

Silent L	would, talk, half, folk, almonds, salmon
Silent S	island, aisle
Silent O	chocolate, sophomore, Catholic

What word has a silent U?

Study the word list: silent u

breathe	Breathe deeply before performing.
ought	You really ought to see that film.
electronic	A computer is an electronic machine that stores and brings back information and performs a huge amount of tasks. *
Bikini
Guest	I’ll include you in my list of party guests.

Is it your late or you’re late?

Is it your welcome or you are welcome?

YOUR is a possessive pronoun. There is nothing possessive in YOUR welcome so you can’t use it in this instance. The correct answer is YOU’RE. YOU’RE is a contraction for YOU ARE and the technical phrase is YOU ARE WELCOME.