The word "ruby" has a long vowel sound for the letter "u" which is pronounced "oo" like in "blue" or "true".
The A has a long A vowel sound, as in blade and game. blue allein is real
The UE vowel pair has the long U (long OO) vowel sound, as in blue and glue.
The word "glue" has a long vowel sound, as the "u" is pronounced like "you" or "blue."
Loser long or short vowel
No. The EW pair in blew has the long OO vowel sound (long U), as in blue and bloom.
Yes, the word "clue" has a short vowel sound for the "u" vowel, pronounced as /ʌ/.
"Ruby" has a long u sound (long vowel), while "Spanish" has a short a sound (short vowel).
No, "can" does not have a long vowel sound. The vowel 'a' in "can" is pronounced with a short vowel sound.
A short vowel
The e is a short vowel, while the o is more of a long vowel.
"Then" has a short vowel sound in English.