No. The EA pair has a short E sound, as in cent and lent.
Yes, The EA has the less-frequent short E sound, as in bread, death, and health. It rhymes with bent and dent.
The EA has a short E sound in "meant" to rhyme with bent and sent. The EA in the present tense of the verb (mean) has a long sound, to rhyme with bean and seen.
Yes. Mend has a short E sound. Other examples of the short E sound would be bend, bent, and meant (EA pair).
The "a" in "grasp" is a short vowel sound. It is pronounced as /æ/ as in "cat" or "trap".
The EA pair has a short E sound, to rhyme with bent and dent.
The 'e' in menu is a short vowel, as in 'men'. The 'u' has a long U (yoo) sound.
It has a short I sound.
The A has a short A sound, and the I has 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.