There is a handful of words with a βUβ pronounced as Short-oo: sugar / put / push / puss / pull / full / bull / cushion. There are also two words with a very unusual pronunciation, βbusyβ and βbusinessβ. In these two words the βUβ has a Short-i sound!
Furthermore, what is short u long U? βuβ consonant vowel = Long βuβ sound. βuβ consonant (end of word) = Short βuβ sound. βuβ consonant consonant = Short βuβ sound.
Similarly, you may ask, is few a long U word?
By YourDictionary Words like few and beauty also contain the long U sound.
When to use long A and short A?
Short vowel sounds occur when the letter is not pronounced the way it sounds. Long vowel sounds are created by placing two vowels together or ending the word with an E. Short vowel sounds happen when a vowel is placed next to a consonant.