In addition to the words ending in -ight that have a long I (fight, right, sight), there are the words high, nigh, sigh, and thigh.
Words like "light," "sight," "delight," and "night" are spelled with "igh" and have a long I sound.
Yes, "igh" is a vowel digraph. It is commonly found in words like "high" and "light" and represents the long "i" sound.
"Neigh," "height," "sleigh," and "highway" all have the 'igh' sound and are 6 or more letters long.
The long I sound may be created by I, or Y, or by these combinations: IE words (die, lie, pie) EI words (stein, fraulein) AY words from French (bayou, cayenne) EY words such as geyser and Cheyenne UY words such as buy and guy * also with the silent letters IGH and IGHT (high, sigh, light, might)
Some words that end in "igh" include: high, nigh, sigh, and weigh.
The word fiery is pronounced with the long I sound, as in fire. It rhymes with wiry. Other words with a long I include: I words (isle, mild, find, sign) IGH and IGHT sounds (high, sigh, light, might) I words with silent E (bite, wine) IE words (die, lie, pie) EI words (stein, fraulein) AI words (aisle) Y words (my, try, type, rhyme) AY Words from French (bayou, cayenne)
nigh, thigh, sigh, high
"Neigh," "height," "sleigh," and "highway" all have the 'igh' sound and are 6 or more letters long.
The long I sound may be created by I, or Y, or by these combinations: IE words (die, lie, pie) EI words (stein, fraulein) AY words from French (bayou, cayenne) EY words such as geyser and Cheyenne UY words such as buy and guy * also with the silent letters IGH and IGHT (high, sigh, light, might)
The I in price has a long I sound, as in the words nice and spice. The E is silent. The long I sound appears in many words with varied spellings: I words (isle, mild, find, sign) I words with silent E (bite, wine) IE words (die, lie, pie) IGH and IGHT sounds (high, sigh, light, might) EI words (stein, fraulein) AI words (aisle) Y words (my, try, type, rhyme) AY words from French (bayou, cayenne)
highsighneighthighweighnigh
like high and sigh
Some words that end in "igh" include: high, nigh, sigh, and weigh.
The word slice has a long I and a silent E. Other words that have a long I sound include: I words (isle, mild, find, sign) IGH and IGHT sounds (high, sigh, light, might) IE words (die, lie, pie) EI words (stein, fraulein) AI words (aisle) Y words (my, try, type, rhyme) AY Words from French (bayou, cayenne) UY words such as buy and guy.
* sigh * thigh * high
The word has a long I sound, a silent E, and a long E sound from the Y. Words that have these sounds include brightly and timely. Words with a long I sound include: I words (isle, mild, find, sign) IGH and IGHT sounds (high, sigh, light, might) IE words (die, lie, pie) EI words (stein, fraulein) AI words (aisle) Y words (my, try, type, rhyme) AY Words from French (bayou, cayenne) Words with a long E sound include: E - be, he, me, recede, scene EE - feed, heel, teen, steel, knee EA - mean, leak, wheat,east IE - receive, lien I - marine Y ending - baby, candy, witty,
neigh...he he that's all i got
The word fiery is pronounced with the long I sound, as in fire. It rhymes with wiry. Other words with a long I include: I words (isle, mild, find, sign) IGH and IGHT sounds (high, sigh, light, might) I words with silent E (bite, wine) IE words (die, lie, pie) EI words (stein, fraulein) AI words (aisle) Y words (my, try, type, rhyme) AY Words from French (bayou, cayenne)