One way of spelling a long / / sound is with the letters ai. Why not practise spelling the long a sound by working through this list of ai words?
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main |
We don't want to live near the main road.
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pain |
I have a slight pain in my neck.
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chain |
There was a broken link in the chain.
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plain |
The chocolate cake is nicer than the plain cake.
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stain |
His blood made a dark red stain on the carpet.
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strain |
I have been under a lot of strain.
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wait |
How much longer do we have to wait?
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gait |
The sports therapist studied my gait.
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paint |
I like to use different colours when I paint.
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faint |
His voice was very faint.
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waist |
My skirt is tight around my waist.
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* This sentence was added by a Spellzone user.
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