Yes, "pencil" is a short vowel word because the first "e" in pencil is pronounced as a short "e" sound.
The word "pencil" has a short vowel sound in the first syllable, whereas the word "notepad" has a long vowel sound in the first syllable.
No, the word "pencil" does not have a long vowel sound. It has a short vowel sound for the letter E.
The word "pencil" has a short e vowel sound, like the e in "pet" or "bed."
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In the short term a pencil eraser could work.
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Because pencil has graphite lead, which is a good conductor of electricity. Hence to avoid the shock pencils are avoided.
Like a short pencil without a point.
They start out at about 10" but made smaller with use & should be discarded when too short to be practical or uncomfortable.
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