The English language is composed of words with long
and short vowels. Please review the following examples.
Exercise 1: Practice aloud the following examples of
long and short vowels.
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Long vowel
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Short vowel
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child(chahyld)n. She is just a
child.
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children(chil-druhn) n. The
children’s department is on the right.
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divine(dih-vahyn) adj. That
chocolate is divine.
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divinity(dih-vin-i-tee) n. They
both went to divinity school.
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mine(mahyn)prn.n. That’s mine.
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mineral(min-er-uhl) n.adj What
mineral is that?
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serene(suh-reen) adj. The
courtyard is very serene.
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serenity(suh-ren-i-tee) n. I was
seeking serenity.
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dream(dreem)n. This was in a dream
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dreamt(dremt)v. I dreamt I was
on the Tonight Show.
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nation(ney-shuhn) n. This is a
great nation.
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national(nash-uh-nl) adj. They
ran a national presidential campaign.
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