Here is a short list of examples:
Words that start with a long I sound:
aisle, ibis, iris, iron, ice, ides, idle, isle, irate, ire, isosceles, item
Words ending in Y and their IE versions:
by, buy, cry, dry, fry, my,
cried, dried, fried, tried
Words ending in silent E: (and their other forms)
bye, gibe, jibe, tribe, entice, dice, lice, rice, slice,
glide, side, slide, fife, life, rife, strife, wife, bike, like, pike
bile, file, mile, pile, tile, while, crime, lime, mime, time,
dine, fine, line, mine, pine, pipe, swipe, wipe,
guise, wise, bite, cite, kite, mite, white, size,
rhyme, thyme, hype, tyke, analyze
Words ending in -IGHT (and forms of these words)
fight, light, might, night, plight, right, sight, tight
Words with IE : (and forms of them):
die, diet, lie, pie, piety, variety
Also:
biped, high, sigh (sighed), sign, dial,
Words that begin with a short A sound include:ableaceacheacornagealeaidailaimanalangelaortaapeapexapronasymmetricedelweiss (ay-del-vice)
Compound words with the long A sound:birthday (2nd syllable has the long A sound)heyday (both words have long A)mailbox (first syllable = long A)payday (both syllables have the long A sound)playmate (both syllables have the long A sound)stalemate (both syllables have the long A sound)tailgate (both syllables have the long A sound)
Words ending in the long a vowel sound ("eɪ" in the phonetic alphabet) usually end with -ay in English words such as:playstaygayhaymay
There are compound words such as paymaster that have both a long A and a short A. Also some words with a short A plus a long A formed by a silent E, such as activate and accelerate. Other words that have both a long and short A: ashtray (short/long) playback (long/short)
Some examples of words with a long i vowel sound are: kite, time, like, and lime.
Words that begin with a short A sound include:ableaceacheacornagealeaidailaimanalangelaortaapeapexapronasymmetricedelweiss (ay-del-vice)
Compound words with the long A sound:birthday (2nd syllable has the long A sound)heyday (both words have long A)mailbox (first syllable = long A)payday (both syllables have the long A sound)playmate (both syllables have the long A sound)stalemate (both syllables have the long A sound)tailgate (both syllables have the long A sound)
The word pry does not have the long e sound. It does have a long i sound though. Some other words like that are why, shy, and guy. There are other words where the y does have the long e sound, like candy or sandy.
Words ending in the long a vowel sound ("eɪ" in the phonetic alphabet) usually end with -ay in English words such as:playstaygayhaymay
people
There are compound words such as paymaster that have both a long A and a short A. Also some words with a short A plus a long A formed by a silent E, such as activate and accelerate. Other words that have both a long and short A: ashtray (short/long) playback (long/short)
Some examples of words with a long i vowel sound are: kite, time, like, and lime.
There are no IA vowel pairs with a long A sound. Almost all AI pairs have a long A (ay) sound, some exceptions being aisle, plaid, and said.
Yes, the word 'arrive' does have the long 'i' sound. Some other words that have the same long 'i' sound are five, hike, and line.
Yes. It is a long I. Some words have a long I even without a silent E (behind, mind).
Some example Y words: by, dry, fly, my, sky,why, cry UY words : buy, guy
It depends on the specific word or context. Some words may have a long vowel sound, such as "cute," where the "u" makes the long /uː/ sound. Other words may have a short vowel sound, such as "cat," where the "a" makes the short /æ/ sound.