The vowel sound in "shiny" is a long /i/ sound, which is represented by the spelling "i" in this word.
Here are some words with the short /i/ sound:
* sit
* tin
* pig
* ship
* flip
The vowel sound in "shiny" is a long /i/ sound, which is represented by the spelling "i" in this word.
Here are some words with the short /i/ sound:
* sit
* tin
* pig
* ship
* flip