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What are some words with the long I sound?

Here are some words with the long I sound:

One-syllable words:

* I

* eye

* lie

* tie

* try

* high

* by

* why

* sigh

* pie

* cry

* fly

* buy

* sky

* die

* my

* shy

Two-syllable words:

* bike

* fire

* time

* line

* smile

* while

* light

* bright

* night

* write

* guide

* child

* wild

* mile

* style

* tribe

* price

* slice

* twice

* twice

* white

* fight

* might

* tight

* right

Three-syllable words:

* desire

* inspire

* retire

* acquire

* entire

* almighty

* combine

* define

* provide

* reside

* sunrise

* surprise

* wildlife

This is just a small sample of the many words with the long I sound. There are countless more!

Note: The long I sound can be spelled in different ways, such as "i" (like in "time"), "ie" (like in "pie"), "y" (like in "cry"), and "igh" (like in "night").

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