"Page" has a long a vowel sound.
Yes, the word "page" has a short vowel sound for the letter "a."
Mostly long.The first A has a long A sound as in page. The I is a schwa. The second A is another long A, and the E is silent.
The O is easy, it's a schwa sound. The A sound is a short A, but the N following the A is palletalized (softened). The A starts out as a short A sound, but then the tongue moves in preparation for the N and makes it sound as if a consonant-Y sound follows the A. It sounds different than the short A in "antler" for example. This is common among words with an "ang" or "ank" sound. See the web page at the related link below.
The word "stage" has a long vowel sound, pronounced as "stayj."
"Page" has a long a vowel sound.
Yes, the word "page" has a short vowel sound for the letter "a."
Mostly long.The first A has a long A sound as in page. The I is a schwa. The second A is another long A, and the E is silent.
The O is easy, it's a schwa sound. The A sound is a short A, but the N following the A is palletalized (softened). The A starts out as a short A sound, but then the tongue moves in preparation for the N and makes it sound as if a consonant-Y sound follows the A. It sounds different than the short A in "antler" for example. This is common among words with an "ang" or "ank" sound. See the web page at the related link below.
The word "stage" has a long vowel sound, pronounced as "stayj."
Silk has a short I sound.
The A has a short A sound, and the I has a short I sound.
The word "sandwich" has a short a sound, as in "sam". It is not pronounced with a short i sound.
Yes, the i in pit has a short vowel sound.
No. It has a short A sound and a short I sound (man-ij). The E has no sound.
Yes, the word "sock" has a short "o" sound, not a short "a" sound.
Yes. The A has the short A sound as in tap and back.