The vowel sound made by the OU pair is an AW sound (caret O) that is considered neither long nor short (bawt).
The word "bought" has a short vowel sound.
Loser long or short vowel
"Ruby" has a long u sound (long vowel), while "Spanish" has a short a sound (short vowel).
No, "can" does not have a long vowel sound. The vowel 'a' in "can" is pronounced with a short vowel sound.
The OU pair has an AW sound, which is called a caret O sound because it has the same sound as OR in British English. Unlike the long O/R, it is not considered a long sound in US English.
The first A has a long A sound and the second is a schwa.
Loser long or short vowel
The letter "e" in the word "bean" is considered a short vowel sound because it says its short sound /e/ as in "bed."
The word "ruby" has a long vowel sound for the letter "u" which is pronounced "oo" like in "blue" or "true".
The OU has the AW sound (caret O) as in bought, which is neither long or short.
In the word "hive," the letter "i" is a long vowel because it says its name, /aɪ/, which is the same sound as the letter name "i."
The word "timid" has a short vowel sound. The "i" in "timid" is pronounced as a short vowel, making it sound like "ti-mid."
A short vowel
"lap" contains a short vowel sound. The 'a' is pronounced as a quick, clipped sound.
is aim a long vowel or short vowel
Is panel a short or long vowel sound
The word "brain" has a long vowel sound, because the "ai" combination in the word is pronounced as a long vowel sound.
In the word "acorn," the letter "a" is a short vowel because it makes the sound /æ/ as in "cat."