Common English words with the "eye (my)" sound (IPA 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

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