In focus, the o has a long vowel sound and the u has a short vowel sound.
The vowel in "focus" is a short vowel sound.
In focus, the o has a long vowel sound and the u has a short vowel sound.
It has three short vowel sounds, for the A, the E, and the I.
It has two short vowel sounds, the A and the I.
No. Both the A and the I have short vowel sounds.
The O has a long O vowel sound, the U is a schwa. (fo-cuhs)
Both the A and I in rapid have short vowel sounds.
"Afraid" has two vowel sounds. One of them is short and the other is long.
Both the A and the I in grabbing have short vowel sounds.
The word "rapid" has two short vowel sounds, A and I.
The length of a vowel sound is determined by the amount of time it is pronounced. In general, long vowel sounds are pronounced for a longer duration than short vowel sounds. Examples of long vowel sounds include "a" in "cake" or "i" in "bike," while short vowel sounds include "a" in "cat" or "i" in "sit."
Short vowel sound. Words such as ice and item are long I vowel sounds.