Spelling Word List: Unusual AY sounds

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Study the Word List: Unusual AY sounds

Think carefully about the different, rarer ways to spell the AY sound

	reins	Hold the reins lightly.
	vein	The vein was visible on his forehead.
	veil	The bride wore a long white veil.
	acorn	An acorn comes form a tree. *
	baby	If the baby is asleep there is peace and quiet.
	data	A byte is a sequence of 8 bits. (Computer data terminology).
	straight	It was difficult to walk in a straight line. *
	eight	I get to work at eight o'clock.
	eighteen	Two nines are eighteen.
	neighbour	Their new neighbour was very kind.
	grey	My hair is beginning to go grey.
	prey	The cat approached its prey very softly.
	they	They threw a lifebelt to the drowning man.

* This sentence was added by a Spellzone user.

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Spelling Practice: Unusual AY sounds

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Look	reins
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reins

vein

veil

acorn

baby

data

straight

eight

eighteen

neighbour

grey

prey

they

Spelling Games: Unusual AY sounds

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Take a Spelling Test: Unusual AY sounds

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