rug, jug, hug, fog set, fell, fin, bit.
2007-08-13 11:36:41 · 8 answers · asked by ball 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
They're all short vowels
You need to put the letter 'e' on the end of some of the them to make the vowels long.
eg.
hug - short
huge - the u becomes long
fin - short
fine - the i becomes long.
English is a strange language...
2007-08-13 11:44:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Short vowels have an UH, Ah, Ith, sound, like cat, rug, itch. Long vowels say themselves like in bite, cave, go. In phonics there are also the oooo sounds and Housetop vowels. At least that is what it was called in yester-year.
2007-08-13 18:48:23 · answer #2 · answered by Sage 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are all short. A long vowel sounds like you are saying it's name. For examples, 'rule' has a long 'u' and 'fine' has a long 'i'. Practice saying the words out loud and you will see what I mean.
2007-08-13 18:46:07 · answer #3 · answered by swimeveryday 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thought a vowel was A E I O or U these are all the same length.
2007-08-13 18:46:16 · answer #4 · answered by veg_rose 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only fog is long vowel; all other words are short vowel
2007-08-13 23:10:43 · answer #5 · answered by Sharon Newman (YR) Must Die 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Trick question, eh? None of them are long because none have an "e" at the end. They are all short. Nice try though...
2007-08-13 18:46:05 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are all short.
2007-08-13 18:46:21 · answer #7 · answered by Marty 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
none all are short. there is no silent e at the end.
2007-08-13 18:44:25 · answer #8 · answered by jade-artist 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋