There is no long vowel in last, only a short A sound.
"Last" has a short vowel. The 'a' is pronounced as /æ/.
Last has a short a vowel. It has a short a sound.
Ask has a short vowel sound. Compare it to ate, which is a long vowel.
The vowel sound in "banana" is a short vowel sound. It is pronounced as /æ/ in the first and last syllables, and /ə/ in the middle syllable.
The word dust has a short u sound. A long u would be in words like: duration or due.
"Last" has a short vowel. The 'a' is pronounced as /æ/.
There is no long vowel sound in "last" (it has a short A sound).The similar word that has the long A is laced.
Last has a short a vowel. It has a short a sound.
It has a short A vowel sound.
The A in last has a short A sound, as in lad and cast.
In some accents, the word last contains a short vowel sound, while in other accents, the word last contains a long vowel sound.
Ask has a short vowel sound. Compare it to ate, which is a long vowel.
The vowel sound in "banana" is a short vowel sound. It is pronounced as /æ/ in the first and last syllables, and /ə/ in the middle syllable.
The word dust has a short u sound. A long u would be in words like: duration or due.
The word last (with several meanings) is pronounced with a short A sound, colored by the S as is the A in lag or laugh. Last rhymes with cast, fast, past, and vast.
It has one long vowel (E) and one schwa sound.
Rayon has a long vowel sound.