When a vowel is followed by a consonant, the vowel is short. The diacritical mark for a short vowel is called a breve (˘), which is in the shape of a downturned arc. A vowel is usually short when there is only one vowel in a word or syllable, as in cat, bed, and hot. However, there are exceptions to this rule, such as with irregular vowels. There is both a long and short sound to “oo”. The short sound appears as in the words book, booth, and took. The following is a list of short vowel sounds, shown along with their diacritical marks:
For a complete list of long, short, and other sounds, see letter sounds. |
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