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No, the word "grape" does not have a short "a" sound. It has a long "a" sound.
The word "grape" has a long a sound. The "a" in grape is pronounced as /eɪ/, like in the word "shape."
The word ham has a short A sound as in am and hand. Both skate and grape have long A sounds and silent E's.
The word grape has a long A and silent E, to rhyme with cape and tape.
The A in grape has a long A vowel sound, as in gray and tape. The E is silent.
The word asked has a short a sound, like the a in cat.
There is no A or A sound in the word "lump." The word lamp has a short A.
The word "was" has a short U vowel sound (wuz).
The word "stranger" has a short a sound.
The word has a short A sound and a short I sound.
The word cup has no A or A sound. The word "cap" has a short A sound.
Yes, the word "sock" has a short "o" sound, not a short "a" sound.