Lessons Unit 2, lesson 11

aɪ + endings

Every ending the aɪ vowel takes, one row at a time. Say the vowel, let the ending close it, and check yourself against the words — all of them real, all verified by the engine.

What do the marks mean?
ˈriːdread Stressed part — say it louder & longer.
to Weak word — say it quickly & softly.
e Silent letter — don’t pronounce it.
θth Underline — these letters spell one sound.
wa·ter Dot · — a syllable break.
goon Linked — blend the words together.
?↗︎↘︎ Arrows — voice rises ↗︎ or falls ↘︎.
ˈsɛvən7 Number — how to say it aloud.
read² ² mark — has a second pronunciation.
guess? ? mark — a best guess; double-check it.

Want the full walkthrough? Read the map explains every mark, with practice.

the i in my

Open wide on ah and glide up to ee: my, time. Your jaw closes as the sound rises.

aɪ + every ending

One row per combination. Tap any word to hear it — every sheet comes straight from the tool.

b
ˈt t ɹ r i b b e
tribe
ˈb b ɹ r i b b e
bribe
d
ˈs s i d d e
side
ˈt t ɹ r i e d d
tried
ˈw w i d d e
wide
f
ˈl l i f f e
life
ˈw w i f f e
wife
k ˈn n i f f e
knife
k / ck
ˈl l i k k e
like
ˈm m i k k e
mike
ˈb b i k k e
bike
l
w wh i l l e
while
ˈs s t t y l l e
style
ˈf f i l l e
file
m
ˈt t i m m e
time
ˈk c ɹ r i m m e
crime
ˈp p ɹ r i m m e
prime
n
ˈl l i n n e
line
ˈf f i n n e
fine
ˈs s i g n n
sign
p
ˈt t y p p e
type
ˈp p i p p e
pipe
ˈw w i p p e
wipe
s
ˈn n i s c e
nice
ˈp p ɹ r i s c e
price
ˈaɪ i s c e
ice
t
ˈɹ r igh t t
right
m m igh t t
might
ˈn n igh t t
night
v
ˈl l i v v e ²
live
ˈf f i v v e
five
ˈd d ɹ r i v v e
drive
z
ˈs s i z z e
size
ˈɹ r i z s e
rise
ˈp p ɹ r i z z e
prize

Riding the vowel up

starts open on ah and closes toward ee, your jaw rising as the sound moves — hear it in side, time, and right. This table pairs that glide with endings from b to z, so drill a row and feel your jaw travel the same distance every time, whether the word ends in life or line. The n row — line, fine, sign — is a good place to start, since the nasal ending makes the glide easy to hear.

Endings, and how spelling hides them

English spells this one vowel at least three ways in this table: i_e in wide, a bare y in style, and the odd igh in right and night. Say right and side back to back and confirm the vowel is identical despite the spelling gap. Voiced endings like the v in live or the z in size stretch the glide out; voiceless ones like the k in like or the t in night cut it short.

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