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Most have the -EY ending in place of a -Y ending, and others are variants of existing words spelled with a Y.
They include:
abbey alley attorney
baloney barley blarney burley (variant of burly)
cagey chimney chocolatey
chutney cliquey covey
donkey doohickey
fogey
galley gamey gluey gooey gulley gurney
hickey hockey hokey holey homey honey hooey horsey
jersey jitney jockey journey
key kidney
lackey limey
malarkey matey medley money monkey mosey motley
odyssey orangey osprey
paisley palfrey parley parsley phooey pokey pulley
smiley storey (UK variant) surrey
trolley
volley
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What words spelled with ey have a long A sound?
Some words spelled with 'ey' that have a long A sound are: convey, obey, survey, and they.
Does 'they' have a short or long vowel sound?
'They' has a long vowel sound, pronounced as "th-ey".
What words have a long a sound at the end of a syllable?
Almost all of the words that end in AY with an "ay" sound (bay, day, hay, say) are at the end of a syllable. It is the AI words that often do not (gain, sail, maim). Other words that have a long A sound are spelled with EY, including obey, prey, and grey. Also words from French that end in E, EE, or ET have a long A sound, such as cafe, soiree, gourmet, buffet.
What are some words that end with ey and sound like a?
Some examples of words that end with "ey" and sound like "ay" are ballet, convey, and survey.
What are words that end in ey and have the long e sound?
Although there are numerous proper nouns that are spelled EY and pronounced as a long E (Bentley, Cockney, Disney, Orkney, Meaney, Sibley), there are relatively few common words. * A few are -ey variants of -y spellings. The ones primarily spelled -ey that end in the long E sound include: abbey alley attorney baloney barley blarney burley (variant of burly) cagey chimney chocolatey chutney cliquey covey donkey doohickey fogey galley gamey gluey gooey gulley gurney hickey hockey hokey holey homey honey hooey horsey jersey jitney jockey journey key kidney lackey limey malarkey matey medley money monkey mosey motley odyssey orangey osprey paisley palfrey parley parsley phooey pokey pulley smiley storey (UK variant) surrey trolley volley
What words spelled with ey have a long A sound?
Some words spelled with 'ey' that have a long A sound are: convey, obey, survey, and they.
What words are spelled with ey?
ray
What words have a long a sound at the end of a syllable?
Almost all of the words that end in AY with an "ay" sound (bay, day, hay, say) are at the end of a syllable. It is the AI words that often do not (gain, sail, maim). Other words that have a long A sound are spelled with EY, including obey, prey, and grey. Also words from French that end in E, EE, or ET have a long A sound, such as cafe, soiree, gourmet, buffet.
Give you five words that have 'ey' but sound like the long 'a'?
Here are a five words that are spelled with 'ey' but are pronounced like long 'a': They- plural form of he, she, it. Hey- used as a greeting or to call attention. Bey- a provincial governor in the Ottoman Empire. Dey- the title of the governor of Algiers before the French conquest in 1830. Fey- supernatural; unreal; enchanted.
Does the word they have a long a sound?
Yes. The EY has a long A (ay) sound, as in prey and grey.
Does the word obey have a long a sound?
No, the word "obey" does not have a long a sound. The vowel sound in "obey" is pronounced like the "eh" in "bed."
Does prey have a long a sound?
Yes. The EY has a long A sound (ay) as in grey and obey.
Does they have a short e sound?
No. The EY is pronounced as a long A sound. (thay)
Does they have a long e sound?
No. The EY in they has a long A sound (thay) to rhyme with hey, prey, and obey.
What are some words that end with ey and sound like a?
Some examples of words that end with "ey" and sound like "ay" are ballet, convey, and survey.
What are words that end in ey and have the long e sound?
Although there are numerous proper nouns that are spelled EY and pronounced as a long E (Bentley, Cockney, Disney, Orkney, Meaney, Sibley), there are relatively few common words. * A few are -ey variants of -y spellings. The ones primarily spelled -ey that end in the long E sound include: abbey alley attorney baloney barley blarney burley (variant of burly) cagey chimney chocolatey chutney cliquey covey donkey doohickey fogey galley gamey gluey gooey gulley gurney hickey hockey hokey holey homey honey hooey horsey jersey jitney jockey journey key kidney lackey limey malarkey matey medley money monkey mosey motley odyssey orangey osprey paisley palfrey parley parsley phooey pokey pulley smiley storey (UK variant) surrey trolley volley
Does 'they' have a short or long vowel sound?
'They' has a long vowel sound, pronounced as "th-ey".
