umbrella
ugly
up
unpleasant
Some words that begin with a short U sound are umbrella, under, up, and uncle.
Some words that begin with the short 'i' sound are: information intuition inability invariably
Some words that begin with a short "a" sound are apple, ant, act, and ask.
Words that begin with a short A sound include:ableaceacheacornagealeaidailaimanalangelaortaapeapexapronasymmetricedelweiss (ay-del-vice)
Many words that begin with an A followed by a consonant will have the short A sound. Some examples are: abstract, act, add, after, alchemy, amnesty, and, apt, as, at, avid, azimuth --- Some words will have a long A : able, amen, anal Some words will have an unstressed schwa sound instead: about, allow, apply Some words with have an AW sound: all, awl
Some examples of words that begin with the same sound as "got" are gate, get, and good.
Some words that begin with the short 'i' sound are: information intuition inability invariably
Words that begin with a short A sound include:ableaceacheacornagealeaidailaimanalangelaortaapeapexapronasymmetricedelweiss (ay-del-vice)
Many words that begin with an A followed by a consonant will have the short A sound. Some examples are: abstract, act, add, after, alchemy, amnesty, and, apt, as, at, avid, azimuth --- Some words will have a long A : able, amen, anal Some words will have an unstressed schwa sound instead: about, allow, apply Some words with have an AW sound: all, awl
Some examples of words that begin with the same sound as "got" are gate, get, and good.
Some words spelled with A that have a short U sound are "guano," "quack," and "quantum."
Some words with "au" and a short "a" sound are: laugh, sausage, laundry, fraud.
Some words that start with a short U sound are umbrella, up, under, and umpire.
The I is short in I words such as bid, hit, sip, and wig. The Y has a short I sound in rhythm and myth. The E can have a short I sound as in began and repair. The EE has a short I sound in been.
There are compound words such as paymaster that have both a long A and a short A. Also some words with a short A plus a long A formed by a silent E, such as activate and accelerate. Other words that have both a long and short A: ashtray (short/long) playback (long/short)
Some words that start with the short vowel sound of the letter "i" are: igloo, itch, ink, and inch.
The word said is always a short E sound. In some pronunciations, certain and captain do, but they can also have a short I sound for the AI. Other AI words with the short E sound are again and against.
The violin makes a distinctive sound.