aɪ
Common English words with this sound
eye (my)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| arrive | /əˈraɪv/ | — | A1 | |
| behind | /bɪˈhaɪnd/ | — | A1 | |
| beside | /bɪˈsaɪd/ | — | A1 | |
| bicycle | /ˈbaɪsɪkl̩/ | — | A1 | |
| bike | /baɪk/ | — | A1 | |
| bright | /braɪt/ | — | A1 | |
| butterfly | /ˈbʌɾɚˌflaɪ/ | /ˈbʌtəˌflaɪ/ | A1 | |
| buy | /baɪ/ | — | A1 | |
| by | /baɪ/ | — | A1 | |
| bye | /baɪ/ | — | A1 | |
| child | /tʃaɪld/ | — | A1 | |
| climb | /klaɪm/ | — | A1 | |
| cry | /kraɪ/ | — | A1 | |
| describe | /dɪˈskraɪb/ | — | A1 | |
| design | /dɪˈzaɪn/ | — | A1 | |
| drive | /draɪv/ | — | A1 | |
| driver | /ˈdraɪvɚ/ | /ˈdraɪvə/ | A1 | |
| dry | /draɪ/ | — | A1 | |
| excited | /ɪkˈsaɪɾɪd/ | /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/ | A1 | |
| exciting | /ɪkˈsaɪɾɪŋ/ | /ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ/ | A1 |