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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
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What words have a long a sound spelled ia?
There are no IA vowel pairs with a long A sound. Almost all AI pairs have a long A (ay) sound, some exceptions being aisle, plaid, and said.
How is the long a sound spelled?
The long A is usuallly represented as ā with the sound (ay).
What words have a long a sound spelled a?
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.
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 are some words that start with a long A vowel sound?
Words that begin with a short A sound include:ableaceacheacornagealeaidailaimanalangelaortaapeapexapronasymmetricedelweiss (ay-del-vice)
What words have a long I sound spelled with an A?
There are words from French spelled with an AY, such as bayou and cayenne.
What words have a long a sound spelled ia?
There are no IA vowel pairs with a long A sound. Almost all AI pairs have a long A (ay) sound, some exceptions being aisle, plaid, and said.
What words have a long a sound spelled ae?
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.
How is the long a sound spelled?
The long A is usuallly represented as ā with the sound (ay).
What words have a long a sound spelled a?
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.
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 have a short e sound but are spelled with an ay like in says?
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.
What are some words that start with a long A vowel sound?
Words that begin with a short A sound include:ableaceacheacornagealeaidailaimanalangelaortaapeapexapronasymmetricedelweiss (ay-del-vice)
Is the word day a long A vowel word?
Yes, the word "day" contains a long A vowel sound.
What words have a long a sound spelled ai?
Almost all AI paired words (and AY words) are pronounced with a long A (ay). But those with an R after the AI are classified as R-shaped vowel sounds: a caret A or "air." There are a few exceptions, such as aisle (long I), said (short E) and plaid (short A). A few long A words spelled with AI are: aid, laid, maid, paid, raid waif bail, fail, and other -ail words aim, maim attain, gain, main, pain, rain malaise, raise gait, wait waive
What words end in a long a sound?
Words ending in the long a vowel sound ("eɪ" in the phonetic alphabet) usually end with -ay in English words such as:playstaygayhaymay
What are the three different ways of spelling the long a sound?
ay ai ey --- The long A sound is mainly made by A-consonant-E (the silent E), by AY, and by AI. These are the ways in which some words spell a long sound: 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, beige 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
