The combination of the vowels “a” and “i” result in a long a sound. The vowel team rule states that when two vowels go walking, the first one does the talking. As a result, the first vowel says its name and the second vowel is silent. Our elementary school’s spelling program incorporates AI words, that make the long a sound.
AI Spelling Words
The table below was compiled using the following word families: -aid, -ail, -aim, -ain, -aint, -aise and -ait. It contains over 60 AI words that make the long A sound.
AI Words | Word Family |
---|---|
laid | -aid |
maid | -aid |
paid | -aid |
raid | -aid |
afraid | -aid |
braid | -aid |
ail | -ail |
bail | -ail |
fail | -ail |
Gail | -ail |
hail | -ail |
jail | -ail |
-ail | |
nail | -ail |
pail | -ail |
quail | -ail |
rail | -ail |
sail | -ail |
tail | -ail |
wail | -ail |
detail | -ail |
flail | -ail |
frail | -ail |
snail | -ail |
trail | -ail |
aim | -aim |
claim | -aim |
maim | -aim |
gain | -ain |
lain | -ain |
main | -ain |
pain | -ain |
rain | -ain |
vain | -ain |
wain | -ain |
brain | -ain |
chain | -ain |
drain | -ain |
explain | -ain |
grain | -ain |
obtain | -ain |
plain | -ain |
remain | -ain |
slain | -ain |
Spain | -ain |
sprain | -ain |
stain | -ain |
strain | -ain |
train | -ain |
faint | -aint |
paint | -aint |
saint | -aint |
taint | -aint |
quaint | -aint |
raise | -aise |
braise | -aise |
chaise | -aise |
praise | -aise |
bait | -ait |
gait | -ait |
wait | -ait |
strait | -ait |
trait | -ait |
-AI Words Worksheets
We offer 7 FREE -AI words worksheets to help your child practice each word.
AI worksheet 1 | laid, raid, staid, maid, paid & braid |
AI worksheet 2 | hail, mail, tail & pail |
AI worksheet 3 | jail, bail, fail & wail |
AI worksheet 4 | Gail, quail, flail & trail |
AI worksheet 5 | rail, nail, sail & snail |
AI worksheet 6 | gain, main, pain, rain & vain |
AI worksheet 7 | chain, brain, plain, grain & train |
Source: Fry, E.B., Ph.D. & Kress, J.E., Ed.D. (2006). The Reading
Teacher’s Book of Lists 5th Edition. San Francisco, CA: Jossey Bass
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