Yes. The U has a short U sound. The first syllable is "pup" as in up. In the second syllable, the E is pronounced as a short i (it).
Yes, "puppet" has a short vowel sound for the first syllable, pronounced as "puh-pit."
No, "tasteful" does not have a short vowel sound in the first syllable. The first syllable "taste" has a long vowel sound.
Yes, the vowel "i" in "miner" has a short sound, pronounced as /ÉŞ/.
Yes, the word "toaster" does have a short vowel sound in the first syllable.
The first syllable in "obstinate" has a short o sound. It is pronounced as "ob-" with a short 'o' sound.
Yes, the "o" in "problem" has a short vowel sound in the first syllable.
No, "tasteful" does not have a short vowel sound in the first syllable. The first syllable "taste" has a long vowel sound.
No, the word music does not have a short vowel sound in the first syllable. The vowel sound in the first syllable is the long U sound.
Yes, the vowel "i" in "miner" has a short sound, pronounced as /ÉŞ/.
Breathing has a long "e" sound in the first syllable and a short "i" sound in the second syllable.
Yes, the "o" in "problem" has a short vowel sound in the first syllable.
No, it has a long vowel sound in the first syllable.
Yes, the word "toaster" does have a short vowel sound in the first syllable.
No, the word "higher" does not have a short vowel sound in the first syllable. The "i" in "higher" has a long vowel sound.
Yes, the word "basket" has a short vowel sound in the first syllable, pronounced as /bĂŚs/.
Yes, rabbit has a short "a" sound in the first syllable.
No, the word "tenement" does not have a short e sound. It is pronounced with a short e sound in the first syllable, and a schwa sound in the second syllable, like "TEN-uh-muhnt."
Yes, the word "method" has a short vowel sound in the first syllable "me" (/É/). The "e" in the first syllable is pronounced shortly as in "met."