Choose the word with the short /æ/ sound in each group: 1) sale, same, sake, sad; 2) fate, fat, face, fame; 3) pram, pat, pale, pad; 4) flag, face, fate, fake; 5) lake, land, lad, lamp; 6) late, lane, lamp, lame.

1. sad — /æ/; the other words contain /eɪ/.
2. fat — /æ/; the other words contain /eɪ/.
3. pat — /æ/; the other words contain /eɪ/.
4. flag — /æ/; the other words contain /eɪ/.
5. land — /æ/; the other words contain /eɪ/.
6. lamp — /æ/; the other words contain /eɪ/.

Answer: 1) sad; 2) fat; 3) pat; 4) flag; 5) land; 6) lamp.