The combination of both an “a” and “y” can 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 AY words.
List of -AY Words
The table below contains a list of -AY words.
| bay | quay | play |
| day | ray | pray |
| gay | say | slay |
| hay | way | spray |
| jay | bray | stay |
| lay | clay | stray |
| may | fray | sway |
| nay | gray | tray |
| pay | okay | x-ray |
-AY Words Worksheets
We offer five FREE -ay words worksheets to help your child practice each word.
| Worksheets | -AY Words |
|---|---|
| AY Worksheet 1 | bay, ray, day, say & okay |
| AY worksheet 2 | hay, jay, may, lay, way & pay |
| AY worksheet 3 | spray, gray, stray, pray & tray |
| AY worksheet 4 | clay, play, sway, stay & x-ray |
| AY worksheet 5 | gay, nay, quay, bray & fray |
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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