There are many including compound words such as castaway, hayloft, daybreak and layman.
allay array assay astray away
bay bray
cay clay
day decay defray delay dismay display dray
essay
flay fray
gay gray
hay halfway
jay
lay
may
nay
okay
pay play pray
ray
say slay spay splay spray stay stray sway
tray
way
yay
Some examples of words with a long 'a' sound spelled with 'ay' are: play, stay, day, pay.
Some words with a long "a" sound spelled with "ia" include: Liars Dial Liar Crier
The long "a" sound can be spelled in several ways: "a-e" as in "cake," "ea" as in "great," "ai" as in "train," and "ei" as in "reindeer."
The words include some that start with A: able, ace, age, ale, anal, ape, apex, ate, and aviation and words such as cable and table, pace and race, bale and pale, late and latex, that include those words. Other long A words are spelled with AI or AY.
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.
Words that begin with a short A sound include:ableaceacheacornagealeaidailaimanalangelaortaapeapexapronasymmetricedelweiss (ay-del-vice)
There are words from French spelled with an AY, such as bayou and cayenne.
The long "a" sound can be spelled in several ways: "a-e" as in "cake," "ea" as in "great," "ai" as in "train," and "ei" as in "reindeer."
Some words with a long "a" sound spelled with "ia" include: Liars Dial Liar Crier
The digraph ae is almost always pronounced as a long E (e.g. algae). However, words from Scottish, such as hae (have) and brae are usually pronounced with an "ay" sound.
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.
The words include some that start with A: able, ace, age, ale, anal, ape, apex, ate, and aviation and words such as cable and table, pace and race, bale and pale, late and latex, that include those words. Other long A words are spelled with AI or AY.
No, "stay" is not a long vowel word. The "ay" in "stay" is a diphthong, which is a combination of two vowel sounds that glide together. Long vowel words typically have a single vowel that says its name (e.g., "cake" or "ride").
Yes, the word "day" contains a long A vowel sound.
The word "says" (sez) is a unique sound for the AY, but it is related to the past tense "said" (sed) where the AI also has a short E sound, as in the words "again" and "against." The A word many also has a short E sound.
No, the word "mail" does not have a long "a" sound. It is pronounced with a short "a" sound like in the word "cat."
Words that begin with a short A sound include:ableaceacheacornagealeaidailaimanalangelaortaapeapexapronasymmetricedelweiss (ay-del-vice)
Words ending in the long a vowel sound ("eɪ" in the phonetic alphabet) usually end with -ay in English words such as:playstaygayhaymay