1. "a" at the end of a word or syllable:
* Example: cake, name, late, table
2. "ai"
* Example: rain, train, paint, sail
3. "ay"
* Example: day, say, play, stay
4. "ey"
* Example: they, obey, prey, grey
5. "eigh"
* Example: eight, neighbor, sleigh, weigh
6. "ae"
* Example: great, break, steak, explain
7. "a_e" (with a silent e at the end):
* Example: make, take, bake, skate
8. "y" at the end of a word after a consonant:
* Example: baby, funny, happy, busy
9. "ei"
* Example: neighbor, weigh, rein, reign
10. "ie"
* Example: tie, lie, pie, die
It's important to note:
* The spelling of the long a sound can be affected by other letters in the word and its pronunciation.
* Some words have multiple ways to spell the long a sound (like "great" and "break").
* The best way to learn these spellings is to practice reading and writing words with the long a sound!