The vowel sound in the word "breath" is a short "e", even though it is written "ea".
O
Yes. The O has a short O sound in closet, and the E has a short I sound (kloz-it).
Yes.
Yes.
Rhythms is a seven letter word that contains no vowels.
Any
Pooh
rhythms
rhythms
Pygmy or gypsy
No, you cannot get a word with 8 letters that doesn't have any vowels. It's impossible, but you can get a 7 letter word without vowels, which is rhythms. There is, however, several obsolete words without vowels; symphysy, for example (which means the union of two bodies).
There are FOUR short vowel sounds and one long vowel sound. - The O has a short O sound - Both of the I's have short I sounds - The A has a short A sound. - The Y has a long E sound. (haahs-pih-TAHL-ih-tee)