The AY sound is a long A sound, as in bay, day, gay, hay, okay, lay, may, nay, pay, play, pray, ray, say, stay, spay, slay, tray, and way and several others.
The long A sound is heard in other spellings, such as
A words - base, cake, late
AI words - fail, maid, plain
EA words - great
EI words - veil
EY words - obey, trey
EIGH words - weigh, weight, neighbor
Some words that have the "ay" vowel sound include: day, play, stay, say, way, spray, may, pay.
No, weight does not have the same vowel sound as the "ei" in neighbor. In weight, the vowel sound is "ay" as in "way", while in neighbor, the vowel sound is "ay" as in "hey".
Words that begin with a short A sound include:ableaceacheacornagealeaidailaimanalangelaortaapeapexapronasymmetricedelweiss (ay-del-vice)
Yes, the word "day" contains a long A vowel sound.
"Pay" has a long vowel sound.
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").
No, the vowel sound in "quail" is pronounced as [ei], while the vowel sound in "rain" is pronounced as [eษช]. The sound in "quail" is a diphthong, combining two vowel sounds into one, while the sound in "rain" is a pure vowel sound.
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").
Words that begin with a short A sound include:ableaceacheacornagealeaidailaimanalangelaortaapeapexapronasymmetricedelweiss (ay-del-vice)
Yes, the word "day" contains a long A vowel sound.
"Pay" has a long vowel sound.
The EA has a long A (ay) vowel sound. This is also seen in A words - base, cake, late AY words - lay, may, pay AI words - fail, maid, plain EI words - veil EIGH words - weigh, weight, neighbor
Words ending in the long a vowel sound ("eɪ" in the phonetic alphabet) usually end with -ay in English words such as:playstaygayhaymay
Yes, the AI in train has a long A (ay) vowel sound.
The word "chain" has a short vowel sound for the letter "a."
Yes, the word "paint" has a short vowel sound for the letter "a". It is pronounced as /peษชnt/.
The word "braid" has a long vowel sound. The "ai" in braid makes the long vowel sound of "a."
No. The AI pair has the long A (ay) vowel sound, as in gray and pain.