Words ending with a vowel and two consonants usually have a short vowel sound.
Take a look.
send
pick
end
both
Remember: the o in 'both' makes a long vowel sound.
'th' is called a consonant digraph, which means it's two consonants that make one sound.
fast
last
must
just
black
bath
Tip: Even though the words 'both' and 'bath' both end with 'th', the 'o' in the word 'both' is long, while the a in 'bath' is short.
The English language is full of fun quirks like that. You'll just know it without thinking in no time. 😺
Can you spell all of these words? Try the practice to see. 😺