No. The A has a short A sound as in angle and sank.
No. The word "anchor" has a short A and an unstressed O (uh) where it rhymes with banker.
In the word "anchor," the sound of the letter 'a' is pronounced as a short a sound, like the 'a' in "cat" or "bat."
The 'a' in 'anchor' is a SHORT vowel sound. Tanker is pronounced TANG-KER not TAING-KER Anchor is pronounced ANG-KER not AING-KER CAN is a short 'a', CANKER (as in sore) is a short 'a' The confusion comes when trying to pronouce a short 'a' along with the 'ng' sound. wrong answer: (No, the 'a' in 'anchor' is a long vowel sound.)
long The terms "long" and "short" do not properly describe English vowel sounds. In "anchor" the a has the "short" sound of the a in "at," not the "long" a in "ate," but the following velar nasal consonant makes the syllable itself long.
Is the word wanted a long a sound or short a sound
No. The word "anchor" has a short A and an unstressed O (uh) where it rhymes with banker.
In the word "anchor," the sound of the letter 'a' is pronounced as a short a sound, like the 'a' in "cat" or "bat."
The 'a' in 'anchor' is a SHORT vowel sound. Tanker is pronounced TANG-KER not TAING-KER Anchor is pronounced ANG-KER not AING-KER CAN is a short 'a', CANKER (as in sore) is a short 'a' The confusion comes when trying to pronouce a short 'a' along with the 'ng' sound. wrong answer: (No, the 'a' in 'anchor' is a long vowel sound.)
long The terms "long" and "short" do not properly describe English vowel sounds. In "anchor" the a has the "short" sound of the a in "at," not the "long" a in "ate," but the following velar nasal consonant makes the syllable itself long.
Is the word wanted a long a sound or short a sound
The word "say" has a long vowel sound--specifically, the long "a" sound.
The word "rainbow" has a long 'a' sound.
The word "vines" has no A or A sound in it. The word "vanes" has a long A sound.
The word "hay" has a long a sound.
No. The word fact has a short A sound, as in fat and tact. With a long A sound, it would be "faked."
long vowel sound.
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"