Is snake a long or short vowel?

Some words that include the long vowel sound of A are acorn, snake, alien, apron, sale, play, and agent.
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Is cat short or long vowel?

When a vowel occurs alone between two consonants we can expect a short vowel sound. In the word 'cat,' c-a-t, the vowel letter a is between two consonants, the 'c' and the 't. ' It isn't surprising, then, that the word 'cat' is pronounced with a /æ/ sound (/æ/).
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What are the 7 short vowel sounds?

There are 7 'short' vowel sounds, although children are usually only introduced to the 5 which are most commonly heard in simple CVC (consonant, vowel, consonant) words: /a,(æ)/ in cat, /e,(e)/ in peg, /i,(I)/ in pin, /o,(ɒ)/ in hot, /u,(ʌ)/ in bus.
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Which are the long vowels?

Long vowels are those in which the sounds of the letters A, E, I, O, and U match the spoken name of the letter. They are usually taught from preschool through the first grade. Oftentimes, a word with a short vowel is transformed into a long vowel by placing a silent letter "e" at the end of the word.
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How can you tell if a vowel is long or short?

Long vowel sounds sound like you are saying the letter itself. Short vowel sounds occur when the letter is not pronounced the way it sounds. Long vowel sounds are created by placing two vowels together or ending the word with an 'E. '
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Understanding Short and Long Vowels



Is cat a short a sound?

The short “a” sound is the sound at the beginning of the word “ant” and in the middle of the word “cat.” It's pronounced “ah.” (The long “a” sound, by contrast, is the “a” sound in the word “tape.”)
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Is Camel a short or long vowel?

This means we pronounce the letter e as a short vowel. Let's read the second syllable of the word: /ĕl/. So the word camel consists of two closed syllables: cam– and –el. Now blend the syllables together: /kămĕl/.
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Is Octopus a short o sound?

O's short vowel sound is less like oh and more like o.

Examples include ostrich, octopus, orange, moss, octagon, and bon-bon.
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What are short vowels?

Short vowels are vowel sounds that are pronounced in a short form. In RP English the short vowel sounds are those in 'pet', 'pot', 'put', 'putt', 'pat' and 'pit', and the schwa sound. They can be compared with long vowel sounds.
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What are examples of short vowels?

A short vowel sound is the vowel pronunciation that is the sound of the letter, rather than the name of the vowel in the alphabet. Some examples of short vowel sounds can be heard in the following words: mad, sell, pen, ten, step, nest, van, gas, man, and fan.
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Is Frog a long o sound?

When you spin the wheel, words containing a short "o" sound appear, including dog, mop, dot, doll, moth, robin, mom, frog, box, sock, log, and pot.
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Is Frog long vowel sound?

Short. Some words have both long and short vowels: Landscape, upright, banana.
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Is Snail a short vowel sound?

Is the word snail a long vowel? Yes, it is a long vowel. The word rhymes with nail, hail jail, bail, fail, mail, pail, sail, and tail. All of these words have a long vowel sound.
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Is boat long or short o?

A fish and a boat both belong in the water, but only one of them belongs on this long "O" page. This phonics worksheet presents kids with a set of pictures – some with the long "O" sound, and some without.
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