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The U in use has a long U (yoo) vowel sound, as in unit and fuse.
Some U words containing use have just an OO sound (ruse, obtuse).
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Does hall have a short or long vowel sound?
In US English, most -all words have a caret O or AW sound, to rhyme with haul and bawl. This is neither a short or long A sound. The short A is heard in gal and pal.
Is large a long vowel word?
No. The E is silent, but the -ar makes a different sound from either the long or short A sound. It is closer to a short O sound. The word large in British English sounds like "lodge" in US English.
Does long have a long o or short o sound?
The word long has a short vowel sound, actually pronounced as AW in many US dialects.
Does the word hear have a short or long vowel sound?
It has a caret I sound, which is indistinguishable from a long E in US English.
Is lorry a short or long vowel word?
The O may be a short O, or a caret O (or) sound. In the US, this has a long O + R sound. The Y has a long E sound.
Does jar have a long vowel sound?
No. The word jar has an umlaut A as in car and bar. This is different from the short A or long A, and closer to the sounds or and aw.(In British English, carp has practically the same sound as cop in the US).
Is the vowel sound in horn long or short?
It is a type of long O (caret O) that has an OR sound in US English and an AW sound in British English.
Does bought have a short or long 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.
What is the vowel sound in resistant?
The first E sound depends on dialect. It can be a short I (riz-) or long E (re-). The long E follows the French sound and is more common in some areas of the US. The I has a short I vowel sound and the A has an unstressed or schwa sound (ehnt).
Does compass have a short or long vowel?
The O usually has a short U sound (as in bum and sum) and the A has a schwa (es/us). In some dialects, the O has a short O sound, as in comic.
Does the word not have a short vowel sound?
Yes, the word "not" is a short O (aah in the US, aw in the UK), rhyming with dot, lot, and pot.
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.
