The word "want" has a short a sound.
No, the word "want" does not have a long "a" sound. The "a" is pronounced as a short vowel sound like in "cat" or "bat".
Short e sound
The word "want" has a short vowel sound.
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Short e sound
Juice has a long "u" sound.
The terms long and short do not accurately describe English vowels. The sound in want is neither the short A of "at" nor the long A of "ate."It can be any one of three pronunciations:-- short O as in font-- caret O as in haunt-- short U as in bunt
It does not have either a long or short A. The sound is typically a short O (wont as in font) or a short U (wunt, rhymes with bunt).In British English, it is an OR/AW sound (wawnt-ed, to rhyme with haunt).
The A has a short A sound, as in can and lamp.
Cake has a long "a" sound.
The sound may be a short O (as in font) or a short U (rhymes with bunt).In British English, it is an OR/AW sound (wawnt-ed, to rhyme with haunt).