Short And Long Vowel Sounds. This is when it becomes really important to know your fit from your feet. If a word contains only one vowel, and that vowel appears in the middle of the word, the vowel is usually pronounced as a short vowel.
Sometimes W substitutes for U, especially in the digraph 'ow.') Each vowel can be pronounced in several ways. Next, diphthongs are vowel phonemes that begin as one vowel sound and. A as in ache or table. (Y sometimes sounds like an E as in funny or like an I as in fly).
A vowel is a syllabic speech sound pronounced without any stricture in the vocal tract.
The issue of long and short vowel sounds often leads to confusion for many parents and children alike.
These vowels are not short and long versions of each other. English speakers use long and short vowel sounds to distinguish between otherwise similar words. When you learn English abroad with EC, you'll definitely hear about 'vowel sounds' from your awesome teachers, but let's take a quick look at long and short vowels.