Is tasteful a short vowel sound?

Let's break down the word "tasteful" to figure out the vowel sounds:

* "taste": This part of the word has the short vowel sound "a" as in "cat" or "hat".

* "ful": This part of the word has the short vowel sound "u" as in "cup" or "nut".

Therefore, "tasteful" has two short vowel sounds.