Lessons Unit 2, lesson 10
eɪ + endings
Every ending the eɪ 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?
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eɪthe ay in say
Start at e and glide up to ee: say, name. One smooth movement — don't stop in the middle.
eɪ + every ending
One row per combination. Tap any word to hear it — every sheet comes straight from the tool.
| eɪ d | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| eɪ k / ck | |||
| eɪ l | |||
| eɪ m | |||
| eɪ n | |||
| eɪ p | |||
| eɪ s | |||
| eɪ t | |||
| eɪ v | |||
| eɪ z | |||
| eɪ dge / ge |
The glide behind every row
eɪ is a moving target, not a held vowel: start at e and glide up toward ee in one smooth motion, as in made, same, and great. Don't stop halfway through the glide — that's what makes eɪ sound clipped and foreign instead of natural. Compare the n row against the l row — main, pain, train versus sale, male, scale — and you'll notice the glide finishes at the same place every time, regardless of the ending.
The silent-e giveaway
Notice how many words in this table end in a silent e after a single consonant — made, sale, same, shape, place, gave — that silent letter is the spelling's way of marking a long vowel. Compare a voiced ending like the v in gave against a voiceless one like the t in great: the glide finishes faster before t and lingers before v. Read each row twice, once slow to feel the glide and once at normal speed.