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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
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What are some words that end with ey and sound like a?
Here are a few words that have an ey ending that sounds like a: grey, hey, obey.
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 words spelled with ey have a long A sound?
They include: grey, hey, obey, prey, they, trey, whey convey, disobey, purvey, survey
Does 'they' have a short or long vowel sound?
The EY pair in they has a long A vowel sound, as in whey, obey, and convey.
Does acorn have a long a sound?
Yes, the word "acorn" has a long a sound, pronounced "ey-korn."
What are some words that end with ey and sound like a?
Here are a few words that have an ey ending that sounds like a: grey, hey, obey.
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 words spelled with ey have a long A sound?
They include: grey, hey, obey, prey, they, trey, whey convey, disobey, purvey, survey
Words that end in ey?
Hey shey ey
Does 'they' have a short or long vowel sound?
The EY pair in they has a long A vowel sound, as in whey, obey, and convey.
Does the word they have a long a sound?
Yes. The EY has a long A (ay) sound, as in prey and grey.
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.
Does acorn have a long a sound?
Yes, the word "acorn" has a long a sound, pronounced "ey-korn."
When y comes at the end of a word what long vowel sounds can it have?
By itself, an ending Y will have a long E sound (baby, silly) or long I sound (by, try). The pair EY can have a long A sound, as in obey, prey, they, trey, whey, and convey.
Is money a short vowel?
No. Money is a noun. Money has two vowels 'o' and 'ey'. The 'o' has a schwa vowel sound, and the 'ey' has a long e sound
