The A has a short E sound, the Y has a long E sound (men-ee).
"Many" has a short vowel sound for the letter "a." It is pronounced /ˈmɛni/.
The "y" in "ugly" is pronounced as a short vowel sound.
The word "pot" has a short vowel sound. The vowel 'o' in 'pot' is pronounced as a short vowel sound, as opposed to a long vowel sound.
There are two short vowel sounds in the word "copy": the short o sound in the first syllable and the short y sound in the second syllable.
Long vowel sounds occur when a vowel is pronounced like its name. For example, in the word "cake," the 'a' makes a long 'a' sound. Long vowel sounds are often stretched out and held longer than short vowel sounds.
The terms "long" and "short" have nothing to do with the number of vowels, or the number of letters in a word. The long and short refer to the sound of the vowels. Originally it referred to passage of time, where a "short" vowel would take less time to express than a "long" vowel. But long and short are just very simple terms for some basic vowel sounds, and there are vowel sounds that are neither short or long. In English, the long vowel sounds are those that "say the name" of the vowel : A (ay), E (ee), I (eye), O (oh) and U (yoo, but can also be a long oo sound). The short vowels have a truncated sound : ah, eh, ih, aah, and uh.
The "y" in "ugly" is pronounced as a short vowel sound.
The word "pot" has a short vowel sound. The vowel 'o' in 'pot' is pronounced as a short vowel sound, as opposed to a long vowel sound.
There are two short vowel sounds in the word "copy": the short o sound in the first syllable and the short y sound in the second syllable.
The word long has a short vowel sound, actually pronounced as AW in many US dialects.
Long vowel sounds occur when a vowel is pronounced like its name. For example, in the word "cake," the 'a' makes a long 'a' sound. Long vowel sounds are often stretched out and held longer than short vowel sounds.
The terms "long" and "short" have nothing to do with the number of vowels, or the number of letters in a word. The long and short refer to the sound of the vowels. Originally it referred to passage of time, where a "short" vowel would take less time to express than a "long" vowel. But long and short are just very simple terms for some basic vowel sounds, and there are vowel sounds that are neither short or long. In English, the long vowel sounds are those that "say the name" of the vowel : A (ay), E (ee), I (eye), O (oh) and U (yoo, but can also be a long oo sound). The short vowels have a truncated sound : ah, eh, ih, aah, and uh.
If we consider AY and OY as vowel pairs, many words have Y as a vowel. Unless it is making a consonant Y sound as in yet or yellow, it is a vowel. It can have a long I, short I, or long E sound.Words where Y is the only vowel include by, try, why, myth, hymn, and rhythm.
The vowel sound in the stressed syllable of "mother" is the short "uh" sound, as in the word "the" or "love."
There are two vowel sounds in the word "running": the short "u" sound in the first syllable and the short "i" sound in the second syllable.
There is one vowel sound in the word "breathing," which is the long E sound in the first syllable.
There are four vowel sounds in the word "submarine": /ʌ/, /ə/, /i/, and /iː/.
No. Many -ar words have R-shaped short A sounds (arr) that are different from a short A because they include a pseudo-vowel sound from the R. (see related link)