How do you determine short and long vowel sounds?

Anonymous

∙ 12y ago

Updated: 8/20/2019

By sound, most long vowels say their names (A, E, I, O, and OO/YOO). Often a long vowel will precede a consonant-E (silent E) at the end of a word (came, late, note) but there are several exceptions (give, have, come, some).

Wiki User

∙ 12y ago

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Does mine have a short or long vowel sound?

Long; when it sounds like the vowel's name, it's the long vowel sound.

Is rapid a long vowel word?

No. Both the A and the I have short vowel sounds.

Does athletic have a short or long vowel?

It has three short vowel sounds, for the A, the E, and the I.

Does HAVING have a short or long vowel sound?

It has two short vowel sounds, the A and the I.

Is rapid a long or short vowel?

Both the A and I in rapid have short vowel sounds.

Does focus have long or short vowel sounds?

In focus, the o has a long vowel sound and the u has a short vowel sound.

Is afraid short or long a sound?

"Afraid" has two vowel sounds. One of them is short and the other is long.

Is grabbing a long or short vowel word?

Both the A and the I in grabbing have short vowel sounds.

Does rapid have a long or short vowel?

The word "rapid" has two short vowel sounds, A and I.

Does itch have a long or short vowel sound?

Short vowel sound. Words such as ice and item are long I vowel sounds.

Is flat A short vowel?

No, "A" is not considered a short vowel. "A" is a vowel that can make both short and long vowel sounds in English words.

Does ladybug have a long or short vowel sound?

The word has three vowel sounds: long A, long E (from the Y) and short U.