American English Long and Short Vowel Sounds

Long A (eɪ) Short A (æ) /ă/ Long E (iː) Short E (ɛ) /ĕ/ Long I (aɪ) Short I (ɪ) /ĭ/ Long O (oʊ) Short O (a:) /ŏ/ Long U (juː) Short U (ʌ) /ŭ/

Ape

Apple

Eagle

Elephant

Ice cream

Igloo

Ocean

Octopus

Unicorn

Umbrella
Cake Cat See Bed Fly Sit Go Hot Use Sun
Lake Hat Tree Red Sky Hit Show Dog Cute Cup
Bake Rat Bee Pet Pie Bit Low Lot Mule Butter
Mate Mat Key Net Tie Knit Snow Not Queue Run
Gate Sat Pea Met My Lit Toe Rot Few Bug
Rain Can Tea Egg Cry Pit Grow Pot Mute Bus