long vowel a

Question 1

What is the long ‘a’ sound as in ‘name’?

Answer 1

The long ‘a’ sound is pronounced like the letter ‘A’, often represented phonetically as /eɪ/.

Question 2

Which of the following words contains the long ‘a’ sound? A) Cat B) Pay C) Dog

Answer 2

B) Pay

Question 3

True or False: The word ‘aim’ contains a long ‘a’ sound.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Fill in the blank: The long ‘a’ sound can be spelled with the letters ___ in certain words.

Answer 4

ai

Question 5

What is an example of a word that contains the long ‘a’ sound spelled with ‘ay’?

Answer 5

Pay

Question 6

Which of the following is a homophone for the long ‘a’ sound? A) Sea B) Say C) See

Answer 6

B) Say

Question 7

True or False: The long ‘a’ sound can appear at the end of words.

Answer 7

True

Question 8

What is the phonetic transcription of the long ‘a’ sound?

Answer 8

/eɪ/

Question 9

Fill in the blank: The long ‘a’ sound is often spelled with the letter combination ___.

Answer 9

ay

Question 10

Which word does NOT contain a long ‘a’ sound? A) Game B) Lamp C) Frame

Answer 10

B) Lamp

Question 11

What is the long ‘a’ sound in the word ‘name’?

Answer 11

A diphthong that starts with an ‘e’ sound and glides to an ‘i’ sound.

Question 12

True or False: The long ‘a’ sound can be spelled with ‘ei’.

Answer 12

True

Question 13

Provide an example of a word with the long ‘a’ sound spelled with ‘eigh’.

Answer 13

Eight

Question 14

Which of the following is a minimal pair for the long ‘a’ sound? A) Pay/Pea B) Pay/Pie C) Pay/Paw

Answer 14

A) Pay/Pea

Question 15

Fill in the blank: A common spelling for the long ‘a’ sound is ___ when it appears in the middle of a word.

Answer 15

ai

Question 16

What type of vowel sound is the long ‘a’ sound?

Answer 16

It is a diphthong.

Question 17

Which of the following words has the long ‘a’ sound? A) Rain B) Sun C) Tree

Answer 17

A) Rain

Question 18

True or False: The long ‘a’ sound can be found in the word ‘wait’.

Answer 18

True

Question 19

What is the effect of adding an ‘e’ at the end of a word like ‘rate’?

Answer 19

It creates a long ‘a’ sound.

Question 20

Fill in the blank: The word ‘fail’ contains the long ‘a’ sound spelled with ___

Answer 20

ai

Question 21

Identify the long ‘a’ sound in the following word: ‘play’.

Answer 21

The ‘ay’ spelling represents the long ‘a’ sound.

Question 22

Which of the following pairs contains the long ‘a’ sound? A) Plate/Place B) Bake/Back C) Bake/Take

Answer 22

C) Bake/Take

Question 23

What is a common mistake when pronouncing the long ‘a’ sound?

Answer 23

Confusing it with the short ‘a’ sound.

Question 24

True or False: The long ‘a’ sound is always spelled the same way.

Answer 24

False

Question 25

Fill in the blank: The long ‘a’ sound can also be spelled with the letters ___ in some words.

Answer 25

ei