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Try LingUp Now!Start with the 'sh' sound /ʃ/ by rounding your lips.
Move to the 'aw' /ɔ/ by opening your mouth slightly.
End with the 'rt' /rt/ by positioning your tongue for the 'r' and closing for the 't'.
short-er (shor-ter)
shert (short)
sort (short)
Same as American.
Lengthen the 'aw' to /ɔː/ by holding it a bit longer.
Finish with the 't' sound /t/ clearly.
short-er (shor-ter)
shert (short)
shot (short)
The 'r' is pronounced after the 'aw' sound to form /ɔrt/ in American English.
Yes, British 'short' has a longer /ɔː/ sound.
Round your lips and put your tongue near the top of your mouth.
Not long in size, time, or distance.
/ˈʃɔrtn/
To make shorter
/ˈʃɔrtɪdʒ/
A lack of something
/ˈʃɔrtli/
Soon, in a short time
'Short' ends with /rt/, while 'shorten' adds /n/ at the end.
'Short' has one syllable, 'shortage' adds /ɪdʒ/ creating another syllable.
'Short' is one syllable; 'shortly' adds /li/ as an extra syllable.
Practice making the 'sh' sound by whispering to ensure lips form the right shape.
Hold the 'aw' sound slightly longer for the British pronunciation.
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