The word baby has the long vowel sound which is the letter a.
long sound
The A in "baby" and "babies" has a long A sound as in "bay" and a long E sound as well.
It is a short vowel word. The I has a short I sound.
The words baby and babies both have a long A sound, to rhyme with maybe/maybes.The Polish word babie (e.g. babie lato, Indian summer) is pronounced bah-be-ay (but it gets its long A from the E).
The word "head" has a short vowel sound.
Is the word wanted a long a sound or short a sound
Long A sound
A short 'a'. A long a would be for example in the word 'farm'.
The word mitt has a short i.
The word "potato" has a short vowel sound for the letter 'a'.
The word "swam" has a short vowel sound. The "a" is pronounced as /æ/ in this word.
The word "wiper" has a short "i" sound.