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Unit 07. Long vowels e.g ee, ea or y? oa, o-e, or
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Study the word list: ay words - set 1

On the end of a word the most common way to spell the long /a/ sound is with the letters ay.

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day 		You can have a day off next week.
hay 		Wait for a dry spell to cut the hay.
lay 		Male birds do not lay eggs.
may 		Please may I have a piece of cake?
pay 		I insist it's my turn to pay for the drinks.
ray 		A ray of sunshine lit up the wall.
say 		They say it's a wonderful place to visit.
way 		He looked at me in a very odd way.
clay 		They dug up a huge amount of clay.
gray American English spelling 		My hair is beginning to go gray.
pray 		Muslims pray in a mosque.
tray 		Put the glasses on the tray.
slay 		Did St George slay a dragon?
stay 		Stay there, do not move.
sway 		We watched them sway in time to the music.
spray 		Spray the room to freshen the air.
stray 		Stray cats are often very thin.

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