* Words that contain -ar do not have an actual short A sound.
Excluding the plurals of 3-letter words (bags, jabs, lads, etc.), some of the short A words are:
back
band
calf
cash
clad
clap
crab
damp
fact
flap
gnat
grab
hand
jack
land
mast
pack
past
pram
rack
rang
sand
sank
sham
slap
stab
tack
tact
wand
No, the O in out (of outside) is part of the diphthong OU which is an OW sound and not the same as the short O. Words like "dot" and "got" have a short O sound. The OU/OW sound in "outside" is the same as the vowel sound in "sound", "doubt", "down", "foul", and "how".
Ah, what a lovely question! In the word "fantasy," the letter 'a' makes a short vowel sound, like the 'a' in "cat" or "bat." It gives the word a light and bouncy feeling, just like a happy little cloud floating in the sky. Keep exploring the wonderful world of words, my friend!
The second vowel 'o' is often pronounced by some people as a schwa. The vowel should be produced in the back/middle of the mouth with rounded lips as in the vowel sound in 'bore'. But that's what people do and that's how we get different accents.
Assonance is a vowel sound that is repeated internally in words in a phrase.
I think you mean--that you are asking--if the letter "a" in the word, play, is a long, rather than short-sounding vowel. Yes, in this usage, the vowel "a" in the word play is considered "long," as opposed to the "short" usage, as in the words hat or rat, for example.
In the word "city," the short vowel sound is the /ɪ/ sound, as in "ih." This sound is a result of the letter "i" being pronounced with a short vowel sound, which is typically found in closed syllables where the vowel is followed by a consonant. The short vowel sound in "city" is distinct from the long vowel sound of the letter "i" in words like "cite" or "site."
Some words that start with the short vowel sound "i" would be: ibidem, ibidine, icarian, icarus, ichnolite, ichthyoid, if, is, in, into, inter, and intermediate.
Yes, the word "shark" does have a short vowel sound. In the word "shark," the 'a' is pronounced as a short vowel sound, like in the word "cat." The short 'a' sound is typically heard in words where the vowel is followed by a consonant, as in "shark."
The word class has a short A vowel sound. (The long A is in words like base and raise.)
A short vowel
In general, the suffix "-ing" has a short vowel sound. The letter "i" in "-ing" is typically pronounced as a short vowel sound, like in the word "sit" or "big." However, there are exceptions in certain words where the "i" in "-ing" can have a long vowel sound, such as in the word "dying" where the "i" is pronounced as a long "i" sound.
Words like is, it, in, if, and ink start with a short "i" vowel sound.
No. The I has a long I sound and the E is silent, as in the words stripe, bike, and like.
No, the word 'bet' has a short vowel sound. A long vowel sound would make it sound like the words beet or beat.
The vowel sound in the word "can" is a short A. That is also the vowel sound in the word "has".
No, the "o" in "solid" is a long vowel sound because it says its name, /oʊ/. Short vowel sounds are typically found in words like "cat" or "big" where the vowel sound is short and not pronounced like its letter name.
Short vowel sound. Words such as ice and item are long I vowel sounds.