eɪ
Common English words with this sound
ay (day)
A CEFR-graded selection of the most common words that include this phoneme, sorted by learner level (A1 first). Both GA and RP shown when they differ. Tap Listen for audio.
| Word | GA | RP | Level | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | /eɪ/ | — | A1 | |
| afraid | /əˈfreɪd/ | — | A1 | |
| age | /eɪdʒ/ | — | A1 | |
| always | /ˈɑlˌweɪz/ | /ˈɔːlˌweɪz/ | A1 | |
| april | /ˈeɪprəl/ | — | A1 | |
| apron | /ˈeɪprən/ | — | A1 | |
| ate | /eɪt/ | — | A1 | |
| awake | /əˈweɪk/ | — | A1 | |
| away | /əˈweɪ/ | — | A1 | |
| baby | /ˈbeɪbi/ | — | A1 | |
| baseball | /ˈbeɪsˌbɑl/ | /ˈbeɪsˌbɔːl/ | A1 | |
| became | /bɪˈkeɪm/ | — | A1 | |
| birthday | /ˈbɝθˌdeɪ/ | /ˈbɜːθˌdeɪ/ | A1 | |
| brain | /breɪn/ | — | A1 | |
| break | /breɪk/ | — | A1 | |
| cake | /keɪk/ | — | A1 | |
| came | /keɪm/ | — | A1 | |
| case | /keɪs/ | — | A1 | |
| celebrate | /ˈsɛləˌbreɪt/ | /ˈseləˌbreɪt/ | A1 | |
| celebration | /ˌsɛləˈbreɪʃən/ | /ˌseləˈbreɪʃən/ | A1 |