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Besides just a A, the letters AY are the usual long A sound (bay, day). A silent E after a consonant will often give the A a long sound (came, date).

Other letters that can have the long A sound are:

A words - able, anal, apiary, aviation (2)

AI words - fail, maid, plain

EA words - great, steak

EI words - veil, vein, beige

EY words - obey, trey, they

EIGH words - weigh, weight, neighbor

From French:

ET/ IT - buffet, cachet, chalet, crochet, filet, sachet, sorbet, parfait

QUE/ QUET (kay) - risque, bouquet, croquet

E / EE / ER - cliche, passe, soiree, toupee, dossier

and rarely AE as in caeca (kay-kuh)

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The letters that most commonly make the long "a" sound are "a," "ai," "ay," and "ei."

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