"Car" is short for "carriage".
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.
The A has a short A (ah) sound as in cat and sat.
"and" has a short vowel sound. It is pronounced as /Γ¦nd/.
short I sound
Yes. The A has a short A sound as in jagged or bracket.