No mark is used; just the plain vowel
Yes, "stay" has a short "a" sound as in the word "cat." The pronunciation is /steɪ/.
Yes, "sing" has a short vowel sound in the letter "i." The pronunciation of "sing" is /sɪŋ/, with a short "i" sound.
Yes, the pronunciation of "seven" includes a short e sound.
The vowel in "ran" is considered a short vowel sound. It is a quick, concise sound in pronunciation.
The usual pronunciation is puh-TAY-toh, with a schwa, long A, and long O. But the alternate pronunciation has a short A sound, as puh-TAH-toh.
The A in was has a short U vowel sound (uh), with the pronunciation wuz.
Yes, "stay" has a short "a" sound as in the word "cat." The pronunciation is /steɪ/.
Yes, "sing" has a short vowel sound in the letter "i." The pronunciation of "sing" is /sɪŋ/, with a short "i" sound.
Yes, the pronunciation of "seven" includes a short e sound.
The vowel in "ran" is considered a short vowel sound. It is a quick, concise sound in pronunciation.
It has an unaccented short i sound. The oo is pronounced as in book, which is the short version of that vowel combination.
A breve is the symbol used to indicate a short-vowel sound. It looks like a curved line placed over a vowel, such as ā representing a short "a" sound.
The usual pronunciation is puh-TAY-toh, with a schwa, long A, and long O. But the alternate pronunciation has a short A sound, as puh-TAH-toh.
Yes, the second syllable has the (ih) sound of a short I (RUHS-tihk).
The short I is an "ih" exhaled sound, as in bid, gift, miss, or sit.
Yes, the word "melon" has a short e sound (/e/), as in the pronunciation of "meh-luhn."
Yes, the word "plastic" has a distinct short "a" sound in American English pronunciation. It is pronounced as /ˈplæs.tɪk/.