THE SPELLINGS OF /Eɪ/
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The spellings of /eɪ/
they
/ˈðeɪ/
played
/pleɪd/
plate
/pleɪt/
chaos
/ˈkeɪɒs/
railway
/ˈreɪlweɪ/
explain
/ɪkˈspleɪn/
convey
/kənˈveɪ/
sleighing
/ˈsleɪɪŋ/
The mayor says he's afraid they elaborate a deliberate plan to raise riot in Baker street.
/ðə ˈmeə ˈsez hiz əˈfreɪd ðeɪ ɪˈlæbəreɪt ə dɪˈlɪbərət ˈplæn tə ˈreɪz ˈraɪət ɪn ˈbeɪkə ˈstri:t/
I don't like this mayonnaise. May I change it?
/ˈaɪ dəʊnt ˈlaɪk ðɪs ˌmeɪəˈneɪz ˈmeɪ aɪ ˈtʃeɪndʒ ɪt/
Today, at a quarter to eight, I'm going away to Spain by plane.
/təˈdeɪ ət ə ˈkwɔ:tə tu ˈeɪt aɪm ˌɡəʊɪŋ əˈweɪ tə ˈspeɪn baɪ ˈpleɪn/
That's a bit dangerous at your age.
/ˈðæts ə bɪt ˈdeɪndʒərəs ət jər ˈeɪdʒ/
Six slimy snails sailed silently
/ ˈsɪks ˌslaɪmi ˈsneɪlz ˈseɪld ˈsaɪləntli/
On a lazy laser raiser lies a laser ray eraser.
/ɒn ə ˈleɪzi leɪzə ˈreɪzə ˈlaɪz ə ˈleɪzə reɪ ɪˈreɪzə/