Short 'a' sound.
The A has a short A sound as in bad and tag.
Yes, the word "flag" has a short a sound, as in "flat."
Yes, the word "sag" has a short A sound, as in /sæg/.
Yes, the word "flag" has a short A vowel sound, as in "æ" as in "cat" or "bat".
Yes, the word "tag" contains the short vowel sound /æ/. This is because the "a" in "tag" makes the /æ/ sound, rather than a long vowel sound like in "tale" or "take".
A short vowel
Yes. The A has a short A (ah) sound as in bag, drag, and sag.
The word asked has a short a sound, like the a in cat.
Yes, the word "lump" has a short "u" sound, not a short "a" sound.
The word "was" has a short U vowel sound (wuz).
The word "stranger" has a short a sound.
The word "rapid" has a short vowel sound. The "a" in "rapid" is pronounced as the short vowel sound "æ".