Spelling the 'ay' sound with 'a', 'eigh' or 'ey'
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I can spell words with the 'ay' sound using 'a', 'eigh' or 'ey'.
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Common spellings for the 'ay' phoneme are 'ay', 'a-e' and 'ai'.
Alternative and rare spellings for the 'ay' phoneme are 'a', 'eigh' and 'ey'.
Suffixes that have been added may change the spelling of a word, so finding the root word can be a useful strategy.
Finding rhyming words helps to find the correct spelling, such as 'weigh' and 'sleigh' and 'able' and 'stable'.
Words in word families often have similar spellings.
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