Dutch Long and Short Vowel

Question 1

How can long vowel sound be formed?

Answer 1

double vowel: two identical vowels in a row
single open vowel: a single vowel at the end of a syllable eg: a e I o u y
vowel combination: two different vowels in a row that merge into (more or less) one vowel
With the exception of y, each vowel has a short and a long: a aa, e ee, i ie, o oo, u, uu

Question 2

Long vowel

Answer 2

aa, ee, ie, oo, uu

Question 3

How can an open single long vowel be identified?

Answer 3

If a syllable ends in a vowel, the vowel is always long.
Ma-ken
Po-li-tie
Derby

Question 4

How many long vowel combinations do we have and give some examples

Answer 4

We have 16

aai
ae
ai
au
eeu(w)
ei
eu
ie
ieu(w)
ij
oe
ou
oi
ooi
oei
ui

Question 5

What are the 3 long vowel combinations

Answer 5

Ooi, aai, and oei

Question 6

Other long vowel combinations

Answer 6

Ieu(w) and eeu(w)

Question 7

What are short vowels and their rules

Answer 7

Short vowels are single vowels that are followed by one or more consonants within the same syllable.

Single vowels that are followed by ch but not within the same syllable (in the following one) are also considered short vowels.

If the single vowel is somewhere in the middle of a word, you need to divide the word into syllables to see whether the vowel sits at the end of the syllable (long vowel) or whether it is followed by a consonant within the same syllable (short vowel).

Question 8

Example of short vowels

Answer 8

zacht
stekker
richten
donker
mug
sys-teem