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cpmy8 asks:
what is short i and long i? does the other vowels in English also are short and long? can someone give me examples? thanks cp
To which MikeNewYork replies:
Yes, all English vowels have (at least) short and long forms (there are more than two choices for most of them).
short a: cat, hat, ham long a: hate, male, same
short e: hem, led, met long e: he, free, peel
short i: hit, bid, limb long i: tight, write, time
short o: cot, on, knob long o: wrote, hope, comb
short u: mutt, hum, cub long u: human, cute, use
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