ay words - set 1

When a word ends with a long /a/ sound, a common way to spell the vowel sound is using 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	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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