Vowels
| Sound | IPA symbol | Common spellings | Sample Words |
| /ā/ | eI | a | acorn angel acre April lady lazy crazy paper table Australia |
| a-e | face lace race place space trace made grade shade spade age cage page bake lake make rake snake take male sale tale stale whale came game name same tape grape shape case chase ate date gate hate late mate plate cave gave save wave brave daze gaze maze |
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| ay | bay clay day may pay play say spray stay tray way always away today yesterday |
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| ai | aid laid paid fail mail nail quail rail sail tail trail main pain rain train chain wait paint |
| Spelling | Sample texts |
a |
Here Come the Babies Baby Rock, Baby Roll |
| a-e | Make a Face What Makes Me Happy? The Snail and the Whale |
| ay | This Little Chick |
ai |
And the Train Goes . . . |