Cup has a short U (uh) sound as in up and cut, and the rhyming word pup.
The short vowel sound for the word "cup" is /Κ/. It is a quick, clipped sound that is pronounced with the mouth slightly open.
The word "cup" has a short vowel sound.
The word "cup" has a short vowel sound.
No, the word "cup" does not have a long vowel sound. The 'u' in cup is pronounced as a short vowel sound.
Yes, the word "cup" has a short U vowel sound, as in /Κ/.
Yes, "puppet" is a short vowel word. The vowel "u" in "puppet" is pronounced with a short sound, as in "cup" or "luck".
No. The word up has a short U sound as in us. It rhymes with cup and pup.
No. The word up has a short U sound as in us. It rhymes with cup and pup.
The "u" in cup has a short vowel sound. It is pronounced like "uh."
No. The word up has a short U sound as in us. It rhymes with cup and pup.
The word "cup" has a short vowel sound.
Yes, the word "cup" has a short 'uh' sound rather than a short 'a' sound.
The U in up has a short U sound, as in cup and pup.
Yes, the word "cup" has a short U vowel sound, as in /Κ/.
The U in cup is considered a short vowel sound. It is pronounced as /Κ/ in American English, as in 'uh'.
Yes, all of the words trap, drip, plot, cup, jump, white, and skip have a short vowel sound in them.
In English pronunciation, the vowel sounds in "love" (Κ) and "move" (uΛ) are different. Specifically, "love" has the short vowel sound /Κ/ as in "cup," while "move" has the long vowel sound /uΛ/ as in "food." Because the vowel sounds are not the same, these words do not rhyme.
NOTE: Vowel sounds can be made by the particular vowel (a,e,i,o,u) or by other vowels. So referring to a "long A" should refer to any word with the "ay" sound, not just A words. Words with short vowel sounds: Short A : apple, acrobat, avenue, bat, fast, had, laugh Short E: end, elephant, egg, bed, fell, let Short I: igloo, in, bit, fin, hill, pink Short O: dot, mop, rock, sob, Short U: up, umbrella, cup, fun, gust, gum, number, puff, summer Short OO : book, good, foot (see related questions)