No. The AL is pronounced as "all" with an AW sound (caret O), which is neither short or long.
Yes, the word "almost" has a short "o" sound, not a short "a" sound.
Yes, like almost every -ind word, there is a long I sound.
It has a long A. The AY pair almost always has a long A sound, as in bay, day, and way.
The word "peep" has a short vowel sound. The vowel in "peep" sounds like the 'ee' in "beep."
The A has a short A sound, as in can and lamp.
Silk has a short I sound.
It has a long A. The AY pair almost always has a long A sound, as in bay, day, and way.
Yes, like almost every -ind word, there is a long I sound.
The word "peep" has a short vowel sound. The vowel in "peep" sounds like the 'ee' in "beep."
The A has a short A sound, as in can and lamp.
There is no absolute condition. However, it can have short I sound when it is between consonants and there is no silent E. Some letters may be followed by either a long or short sound (python, pygmies). The Y at the end of a word cannot have a short I sound but may have either a long I or a long E sound. The vowel pair UY also almost always has the long I sound. Examples of short I words: rhythym cyst hymn lyric system mysterious
The A has a short A sound, and the I has a short I sound.
No, "pit" does not have a short "i" sound. It has a short "i" sound followed by the unvoiced "t" sound.
Almost any word you can think of that has a double consonant preceeded by a vowel will have a short vowel sound, just as almost any word with a single consonant after the vowel will make the vowel a long sound. A few words that have a short vowel sound followed by a double consonant are: batter, better, bitter, butter, hemming, teller, messier and letter.
No. It has a short A sound and a short I sound (man-ij). The E has no sound.
Bugle has a long "oo" sound, which is pronounced like "boo-gul."
No, tack does not have a short "a" sound. It is pronounced with a short "a" sound as in "cat."
Silk has a short I sound.