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Fast Facts: Examples of Short and Long Vowel Pronunciation

The Letter A—Short pronunciation: "My hat sat on the mat." (hăt, săt, măt); Long Pronunciation: "He ate
the date on my plate." (āte, dāte, plāte)

The Letter E—Short pronunciation: "She let her pet get wet." (lĕt, pĕt, gĕt, wĕt); Long Pronunciation:
"His feet beat a neat retreat." (fēet, bēat, nēat, rētrēat)

The Letter I—Short pronunciation: "Spit out that pit and I quit!" (spĭt, pĭt, quĭt); Long Pronunciation: "The
site of the bite from the mite was red." (sīte, bīte, mīte.)

The Letter O—Short pronunciation: "That spot on the pot's got rot." (spŏt, pŏt, gŏt, rŏt); Long
Pronunciation: "I wrote the quote on the note." (wrōte, quōte, nōte)

The Letter U—Short pronunciation: "He cut the nut with a knife from his hut." (nut, cut, hut); Long
Pronunciation: "The mute on his lute was acute." (lūte, mūte, acūte).

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