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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
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What words make the long i sound and are spelled with ai?
There are only a few: aisle, aisles in English, and words originally in other languages such as banzai, bonsai, samurai (Japanese), assegai (Portuguese, from Arabic-African).
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 short a sound spelled with an ai?
The word "plait" can be pronounced (plat) as well as (plate). The word "plaid" also has a short A sound.
What words spelled with ai have a short e sound?
The common words are said, again, and against.
How is the long a sound spelled?
The long A is usuallly represented as ā with the sound (ay).
What words have a short e sound but are spelled with ai?
The word said is always a short E sound. In some pronunciations, certain and captain do, but they can also have a short I sound for the AI. Other AI words with the short E sound are again and against.
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 short e sound but are spelled with ai like in said?
The AI words include again and against. Some other words may be pronounced as short E in some dialects: certain curtain mountain fountain chaplain bargain These word endings that are spelled with ai-n sound more like short i as in "in". And that is only because of the "schwa."
What words have the ai sound?
Most AI words sound like long A as in AY - maid, waif, maim, nail, main, fair, baitOnly some sound like E or I : said, aisle
What words with ai when the ai sounds like an a?
Most AI words sound like long A as in AY - maid, waif, maim, nail, main, fair, baitOnly some sound like E or I : said, aisle
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.
Can the ai sound be considered a long a sound?
Yes. Most of the time, the AI pair does have the "ay" sound of the long A. Exceptions are the words with AI followed by an R, where it has a different sound called a caret A (air, fair, pair). Other special cases: said (sed) plaid (pladd) aisle (I'll)
