A certain five letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it. What is the word?

Question

A certain five letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it. What is the word?

Answer 1

short ( add "er")

Answer 2

short becomes shorter when you add er. =D

Answer 3

your riddles are too hard!

Answer 4

Everyone answers short.

But small is also an answer, too.  

Answer 5

short...<^><..

Answer 6

Short is the word because when you add an E and a R to it, it becomes "Shorter".

Answer 7

the word is short!!  when you add an E and an R to it, it becomes shorter!

Answer 8

Short plus "er" equals shorter

Answer 9

short

Answer 10

short  

Answer 11

short!

Answer 12

S-H-O-R-T! Short!  Pick me for best answer!

Answer 13

short-shorter

Answer 14

IDKKKK just give the answer

Answer 15

short...

Answer 16

short

Star

Answer 17

short + e + r