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A "short vowel" does not have the same sound as the letter itself, whereas the "long vowel" does.

Examples :

Short A (ah) - bat, cat / Long A (ay) - baby, cane

Short E (eh) - bed, desk / Long E (ee) - scenic, remain

Short I (ih) - bid, knit / Long I (eye) - sign, night

Short O (ah, aw) - body, dot / Long O (oh) - bone, donut

Short U (uh) - cut, suffer / Long U (oo, yoo) - dune, duty, tutor, cuticle

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