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The long A sound is mainly made by A-consonant-E (the silent E), by AY, and by AI.

These are the ways in which some words spell a long sound:

A words - able, anal, apiary, aviation (2)

A words (silent E) - base, cake, late, name

AY words - lay, may, pay

AI words - fail, maid, plain

EA words - great, steak

EI words - veil, vein, beige

EY words - obey, trey, they

EIGH words - weigh, weight, neighbor

From French:

ET/ IT - buffet, cachet, chalet, crochet, filet, sachet, sorbet, parfait

QUE/ QUET (kay) - risque, bouquet, croquet

E / EE / ER - cliche, passe, soiree, toupee, dossier

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The long "a" sound can be spelled as "ai" (e.g. rain), "ay" (e.g. day), and "a_e" (e.g. cake).

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