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It's actually an 'aw' sound as opposed to an 'ah' short vowel sound.

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Yes, the word "ball" has a short a sound. It is pronounced /bɔːl/.

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Does ball have a short or long a vowel sound?

It is not short or long. It is the caret O or (aw) sound. It has the same sound as bawl.


Does ball have a short a vowel sound?

No. Some words spelled with -all have an AW/OR vowel sound (caret O), and rhyme with awl. Ball is a homophone of "bawl." * note that some words, such as ballast and ballet, do have a short A vowel sound.


Does also have a long or short a vowel sound?

The A has a type of short O sound (ô) as seen in all, awl, and words like ball and call (kôl).


Does doll have a long or short vowel sound?

The pronunciation varies.It can have a short O (and the same sound as in moll or the first syllable of follow). Or it can have a caret O (aw) sound, to rhyme with bawl, fall, or ball.*the word dolly (cart) rhymes with jolly and has the short O sound


Does camp have a long a or short a sound?

The A has a short A sound, as in can and lamp.


Does tall have a long or short vowel sound?

Neither, but closer to short. In US English, most words with -all have the AW sound (ball = bawl) rather than the short A (as in gal and shall). This is called a caret O.So tall is not pronounced the same as in tallow or talent.


Does tapping have a long or short vowel sound?

The A has a short A sound, and the I has a short I sound.


Does cost have a long or short o?

The O in cost has an AW sound (caret O), as in law and lost. The AW sound is also heard in O words such as off and long, and A words such as ball and call.


Does pit have 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.


Is the a in small a short vowel?

Not exactly. In US English, words with "all" mostly have the AW sound (ball = bawl) rather than the short sound (as in shall). This is called a caret O sound, and especially in British English has more of an O sound (as in hallowed). Some LL words with short A are alloy, allied, shall, fallow, gallows, and ballad.


Does manage have a short e sound?

No. It has a short A sound and a short I sound (man-ij). The E has no sound.


Is bugle short you sound or long you sound?

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