Question: what does short vowel sounds mean?
Answer: Short vowels are vowel sounds that are pronounced in a short form. In RP English the short vowel sounds are those in 'pet', 'pot', 'put', 'putt', 'pat' and 'pit', and the schwa sound. They can be compared with long vowel sounds. ... Learners need practice in discriminating and producing short and long vowels.