The word asked has a short a sound, like the a in cat.
The word "was" has a short-a sound, like "ahhh". If you wanted a long-a sound, the word "ways" has a long-a sound, where the letter "a" sounds like "aie"
The homophone for the word "fourth" is "forth."
What dose the word loom sound like foot or boot
Back and forth in the direction of propagation of the sound waves.
That means, what does the word sound like? If you sound it out, like in the word "take," you get t-a-k-e, making take the spelling.
Michaelis - M-ih-k-aae-l-ihs You start with an M sound, then i (like in the word it), the ch is pronounced as a k or a ck sound (like in name Mick), the ae is a long A sound (like in the word grape), then then L sound (like in the word like), the 'is' is a breathy sound (like in the word Istanbul)
Yes, the word "man" does have a short a sound, as in /mæn/.
The word asked has a short a sound, like the a in cat.
Yes, the vowel pair EA is a long E sound in hear, ear, fear, year and so forth.
Kind of like a "za" sound. Like the "za" in the word zany.
The A has a short A sound as in can and plan.