What is a Long a sound?

Answer 1

The long A "says the name" of the letter A (ay as in day and say). It may be created in several ways:

A words - able, anal, apiary, aviation (2)

A words (silent E) - base, cake, late, name

AY words - lay, may, pay

AI words - fail, maid, plain

EA words - great, steak

EI words - veil, vein

EY words - obey, trey, they

EIGH words - weigh, weight, neighbor

From French:

ET/ IT - buffet, cachet, chalet, crochet, filet, sachet, sorbet, parfait

QUE/ QUET (kay) - risque, bouquet, croquet

E / EE / ER - cliche, passe, soiree, toupee, dossier

Answer 2

A long "a" sound is a vowel sound that is pronounced like the letter "a" in words such as "cake" and "name." It is a drawn-out sound that is typically held longer than a short "a" sound, as in words like "cat" and "hat."