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‘ei’, ‘eigh’, ‘ey’ sounding ‘a’

 

  • Vowels are the letters ‘a’, ‘e’, ‘i’, ‘o’, ‘u’, all other letters are consonants.
  • Vowels can make a short sound (‘a’ as in ‘tap’) or a long sound (‘a’ as in ‘tape’).
  • Other letters can combine to make a long ‘a’ (ay) sound in some words.
  • There are no easy rules and the words must just be learnt.

Copy each word, then try to write it without copying

 

Medium Spicy Hot
the Vein Vein
that Veil Veil
not Feign Feign
look Reign Reign
put Weigh Foreign
and Weight Weigh
with Sleigh Weight
then Grey  Sleigh
don't Prey Freight
could They Neighbour
    Grey
    Prey
    They
    Obey
    Survey

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