What are the short vowel sounds?

Answer 1

The "short" vowel sounds have a truncated pronunciation:

ah as in apple

eh as in bed

ih as in sit

aah as in dot and mob

uh as in but

There is also a short OO with the oo-uh sound as in book, foot, and good.

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The "long" vowel sounds are those that "say their names" as in A (ay), E, (ee), I (eye), and O (oh). The long U has two sounds, the long OO and the long YOO. The sound may be made by other vowels, and the Y can make long E and long I sounds.

A - day, date, main, weigh

E - be, see, neat, scene, receive (Y in baby and lady)

I - sign, die, bite, cry, night

O - cold, phone, floe, dough

U - (OO) Flute, nude, clue, dew / (YOO) cute, mule, feud, fuel, clue, view, unit

Answer 2

The short vowel sounds in English are: a (as in apple), e (as in elephant), i (as in igloo), o (as in octopus), and u (as in umbrella). They are typically found in closed syllables and are pronounced quickly without a noticeable change in quality.