0
What is the difference between long vowel sounds and short vowel sounds?
Wiki User
∙ 10y ago
Although it is complicated by various pronunciations, a "long" vowel sound is one where you hear the name of the letter: A (ay), E (ee), I (eye), or O (oh). The long U may be a long OO (dune) or a long YOO sound (cute, fuel, unit).
The short vowels have an h-like exhalation following them, as in ah, eh, ih, and uh.
(The short OO has an oo-uh sound as in good and put.)
--
Long and short Vowel Sounds
long A - day, paid, name
long E - we, seed, bean
long I - lie, fine, sigh
long O - bowl, comb, low, sew
long U (oo or yoo) - cool, moon, suit / cute, fuel, unit
short A - apple, bad, last,
short E - bed, get, head
short I - did, pin, sit
short O - body, cop, hot
short U - cut, dumb, flood
short OO - good, foot, could, put
Other Vowel Sounds (according to one classification scheme)
R-shaped A - car, star
R-shaped I (usually considered long E) - near, pier
AW/OR (may include long O words in British English) - saw, lawn, caught / horse, court
R-shaped U - bird, her, heard, purr, urge
* R-shaped long A - air, fair
OI (oy)- boy, noise, point
AU (ow) - cow, sound, out
Schwa sound (eh/uh) - unstressed sound like A in about or sofa, E in system
*Schwa R sound (er/ur) - A in cedar, E in water
Wiki User
∙ 10y ago
Long vowel sounds are pronounced for a longer duration and are the same as the name of the vowel (e.g. "cake" - the "a" sounds like the name of the letter). Short vowel sounds are pronounced for a shorter duration and often differ from the name of the vowel (e.g. "cat" - the "a" sounds like "uh").
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
What is the short vowel in dentist?
The E and I both have short vowel sounds.
Does glass have short a sound?
Long vowels sound like the letters of the vowels in the alphabet. Glass has a short a sound, if it had a long vowel sound it would sound like glacier. Hear the difference between the short vowel sound of glass and the long vowel sound of Glacier?Short vowel sounds are shorter than long vowel sounds. The sound is more sharp and cut off. "A" is a shorter sound than an "ay" sound.
What short vowel is in the word dentist?
The short vowel "i" is in the word "dentist."
Is grabbing a short vowel word?
Yes, "is" is a short vowel word. The "i" in "is" is pronounced with a short vowel sound.
Is rapid a long or short vowel?
Both the A and I in rapid have short vowel sounds.
Is credit a short vowel?
Yes, credit has short vowel sounds.
Is credit short vowel?
Yes, credit has short vowel sounds.
What is the short vowel in dentist?
The E and I both have short vowel sounds.
Does glass have short a sound?
Long vowels sound like the letters of the vowels in the alphabet. Glass has a short a sound, if it had a long vowel sound it would sound like glacier. Hear the difference between the short vowel sound of glass and the long vowel sound of Glacier?Short vowel sounds are shorter than long vowel sounds. The sound is more sharp and cut off. "A" is a shorter sound than an "ay" sound.
Does admit have two vowel sounds?
No, the word "admit" has only one vowel sound, which is the short "i" sound in the second syllable.
Does HAVING have a short or long vowel sound?
It has two short vowel sounds, the A and the I.
What is the short vowel in credit?
The short vowel in "credit" is the "e" sound. It is pronounced as /ɛ/.
What short vowel is in until?
The short vowel in "until" is the short 'i' sound, pronounced as /ʌ ɪ /.
Is grabbing a short vowel word?
Yes, "is" is a short vowel word. The "i" in "is" is pronounced with a short vowel sound.
What short vowel is in the word dentist?
The short vowel "i" is in the word "dentist."
Is sick a short vowel sounds?
Yes, sick has a short vowel sound.
Is credit a short vowel sound?
Yes, credit has short vowel sounds.
