It depends on what the vowel is and what other letters surround it. English is a tough language to master.
No, the word "cabin" does not have a vowel in the first position. The first vowel in "cabin" is the letter "a."
When a word has two vowels, the first vowel is usually a short vowel sound.
The word "toaster" has a short vowel in the first syllable.
No, it has a long 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.
the word 'first' is neither a vowel nor a consonant. Yet within 'first', we have 1 vowel ('i') and 4 consonants ('f','r','s','t').
The first vowel is stressed in the word "history."
Yes, the word "miner" has a short vowel sound in the first syllable. The "i" in "min" is pronounced as a short vowel sound.
Yes, "punish" is a short vowel word because the vowel sound in the first syllable, "u," is a short vowel sound.
The word "the" is pronounced as "thuh" before words that begin with a consonant sound, and as "thee" before words that begin with a vowel sound.
Yes, "tunnel" is a short vowel word. The first vowel sound in "tunnel" is the short u sound.
Yes, the word "napkin" has a short vowel sound (æ) in the first syllable.