It has a short A vowel sound.
"Last" has a short vowel. The 'a' is pronounced as /æ/.
The long vowel in "last" is the letter "a." It is pronounced as /eɪ/.
No, the word "last" does not have a long a sound. The "a" in last is pronounced as a short vowel sound like in the word "cat."
Loser long or short vowel
Ask has a short vowel sound. Compare it to ate, which is a long vowel.
"Ruby" has a long u sound (long vowel), while "Spanish" has a short a sound (short vowel).
The long vowel in "last" is the letter "a." It is pronounced as /eɪ/.
It has a short A vowel sound.
There is no long vowel sound in "last" (it has a short A sound).The similar word that has the long A is laced.
No, the word "last" does not have a long a sound. The "a" in last is pronounced as a short vowel sound like in the word "cat."
Ask has a short vowel sound. Compare it to ate, which is a long vowel.
The A in last has a short A sound, as in lad and cast.
Loser long or short vowel
The letter "e" in the word "bean" is considered a short vowel sound because it says its short sound /e/ as in "bed."
The word "ruby" has a long vowel sound for the letter "u" which is pronounced "oo" like in "blue" or "true".
In the word "hive," the letter "i" is a long vowel because it says its name, /aɪ/, which is the same sound as the letter name "i."
In some accents, the word last contains a short vowel sound, while in other accents, the word last contains a long vowel sound.
The word "timid" has a short vowel sound. The "i" in "timid" is pronounced as a short vowel, making it sound like "ti-mid."