A long vowel sound, which uses the English name of the letters (A, E, I, O, and U ) is indicated by a flat bar over the vowel, while a short sound is indicated by a curved line, like a shallow U. There are many other, more complex markings, and another set entirely for international (IPA) pronunciation.
Examples :
ō = robe
ŏ = rob
All of the vowels have short vowel sounds : short A, short A, short I.
The symbol for a short vowel is a U-shaped curved line across the top, called a breve.The corresponding symbol for long vowels is a flat bar called a macron.
The first E has a short E sound, the U is a caret U (R-shaped short U), and the A has a schwa sound. The final E is silent.
Award is a word (not a vowel) that has two vowels. Neither of these vowels has a long sound.
Negotiate has three "long" vowel sounds, one of which helps demonstrate how inadequate the terms "long" and "short" are when applied to English vowels. The "long" o and the "long" a are obvious. Less so is the "long" e vowel ( spelled with an i ).
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The word planet has two vowels, a and e, and both of them are pronounced as short vowels.
These are two types of vowel sounds commonly used in pronouncing words. The short vowels have a short sound and the long vowels have a long and holdable sound. Traditionally, long vowels "say their names" (ay, ee, eye, oh, oo and yoo).
long
long
The word has two short vowels.
Both vowels are short.
short vowels
Both 'a' are short vowels.
Long vowels sound like the vowels in the alphabet. Snail has an "a" sound.
Both vowels are short.
Long vowels are pronounced with a longer duration than short vowels. Additionally, long vowels often have a different sound quality and may be spelled with a specific vowel letter, such as "a," "e," "i," "o," or "u," followed by a silent "e" at the end of a word. In contrast, short vowels are usually spelled with a single vowel letter.