In languages that distinguish vowel length, a vowel which is normally pronounced shorter than a long vowel.
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Sentence Examples
It had long been known that the subjunctive in Homer often takes a short vowel (e.g.
Short Vowels-Pick the correct short vowel of a word.
In second grade, students will learn short-vowel and long-vowel words.
At the end of first grade or beginning in second grade, children are taught short-vowel and long-vowel words as well as consonant blended and r-controlled words.