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Pronunciation of Vowel Sound /eɪ/ with Examples (+Video and Quiz)

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Vowel sound /eɪ/ is pronounced exactly how you say the letter ‘A’ or like that first sound in the word “eight”.

It is a sharp combination of 2 monothongs — VOWEL /e/ and /ɪ/ SOUND.

Vowel Sound /eɪ/

Some examples of words with vowel /eɪ/ sound

📒 Letters (-a-, -ai-, -ei-) within and (-ay, -ey) at the end of most words often give this vowel /eɪ/ sound.

-a-late
take
name
-ai-aim
wait
brain
-ayway
stray
delay
-ei-vein
reign
weight
-eyhey
obey
survey
-ea-great
steak
break

Practice questions on vowel sound /eɪ/

VOWEL SOUND eɪ

1 / 25

Choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter underlined.

  • fate

2 / 25

Choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter underlined.

  • date

3 / 25

Choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter underlined.

  • fatal

4 / 25

Choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter underlined.

  • waste

5 / 25

Choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter underlined.

  • great

6 / 25

Choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter underlined.

  • day

7 / 25

Choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter underlined.

  • make

8 / 25

Choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter underlined.

  • way

9 / 25

Choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter underlined.

  • tame

10 / 25

Choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter underlined.

  • say

11 / 25

Choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter underlined.

  • bait

12 / 25

Choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter underlined.

  • make

13 / 25

Choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter underlined.

  • they

14 / 25

Choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter underlined.

  • mate

15 / 25

Choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter underlined.

  • faith

16 / 25

Choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter underlined.

  • say

17 / 25

Choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter underlined.

  • grey

18 / 25

Choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter underlined.

  • eight

19 / 25

Choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter underlined.

  • base

20 / 25

Choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter underlined.

  • tray

21 / 25

Choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter underlined.

  • say

22 / 25

Choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter underlined.

  • monday

23 / 25

Choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter underlined.

  • say

24 / 25

Choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter underlined.

  • maize

25 / 25

Choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter underlined.

  • stay

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