Phonetically speaking, we don't pronounce it "buss-eye-ness." It's more like "biz-niss." With that in mind, let's explore more short vowel words, sorted by letter. In English, long sounds are typically represented by the letter 'e', as in the word 'see'. Long sounds are usually created by lengthening the duration of a vowel or consonant. Let's look at the word "business." The U and E in "business" are also sounded like a short I, and the I is silent altogether. In linguistics, a long sound is a sound that is held for a longer period of time than a short sound. Likewise, we can't assume a long word will automatically have a long vowel sound. Phonetically, it sounds more like "prit-tee," not "pret-tai." Take the word "pretty." The E is sounded like a short I, and the Y is sounded like a long E. And vowel as written doesn't always correspond with the sound it makes. That is, just because a word is short, doesn't mean it will automatically have a short vowel sound. The words listed below are short vowel sounds, not short vowel spellings. These words use a second vowel to force the long vowel sound from the first one, while other words like " ant" or " mat" use the placement of consonants to force a short vowel sound.īut, here's an important point to keep in mind. Exceptions include words like "bee" or "tea." Three letters usually don't allow for a second vowel to force the long vowel sound out.
Here's the reason why words with only three letters typically make the short vowel sound.
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