Short & Long Vowel Mark:
Here we look at the difference between the short and long vowel Markings:
Short Vowel:
The diacritical mark ˘ above a short vowel is called a 'breve' -pronounced 'breeve'. Breve means 'short or brief' in Latin, hence why it is used to indicate a Short Vowel! Examples of short vowels are: (notice how the vowel says it's SOUND) /ă/ in apple /ĕ/ in elf /ĭ/ in ink /ŏ/ in orange /ŭ/ in umbrella
Long Vowel:
The macron ¯ indicates a long vowel and the vowel says it's NAME. Examples are:/ā/ in ape /ē/ in heel /ī/ in ice-cream /ō/ in mole /ū/ in unicorn
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