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vein, sleigh, freight, eight

weigh, their, beige, veil,

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Q: What words with ei when the ei sounds like an a?
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What words that sound like an ei?

receipt


Does ceiling have the same vowel sound as the ei in neighbor?

No. The EI in ceiling has the long E sound as in receive. The EI in neighbor is part of the EIGH form that sounds like a long A (weigh, sleigh, eight).


Does might have a long I sound?

Yes, as do other words spelled with -IGHT (long I, silent GH). (The exceptions are -IGHT words spelled with EI, which sounds like a long A.)


What sounds does ei make?

It makes the long a sound


Does same have the same vowel as in ei in neighbor?

No. The EI in ceiling has the long E sound as in receive. The EI in neighbor is part of the EIGH form that sounds like a long A (weigh, sleigh, eight).


What is the silent letter in receipt?

The P is silent. The EI pair sounds like a long E, so the I is not heard either.


Is the e in Seine a long vowel or short vowel?

The EI vowel pair has a long A sound in seine (sounds like sane).


Does eight have a short e sound?

Yes, the "e" in eight is pronounced with a long "a" sound, like in the word "ate."


What words with ei?

receive; receipt


5 words with ei?

vein


What does it mean to sort words by common vowel sounds and like spelling patterns?

Words that have similar vowel sounds can be grouped together, as the same sound can be made by different spellings. For example, all of these words would have the same long I sound: I words (isle, mild, find, sign) IGH and IGHT sounds (high, sigh, light, might) I words with silent E (bite, wine) IE words (die, lie, pie) EI words (stein, fraulein) AI words (aisle) Y words (my, try, type, rhyme) AY Words from French (bayou, cayenne)


What are some words with ei in them?

There are 1,828 words containing "ei" inthe TWL, (the Scrabble dictionary). Here is a small sample:weightinessesweightingweightlessweightlesslyweightlessnessweightsweightyweimaranerweimaranersweinerweinersweirweirdweirdedweirderweirdestweirdieweirdiesweirdingweirdlyweirdnessweirdnessesweirdoweirdoesweirdosweirdsweirdyweirsweisenheimerweisenheimerswelterweightwelterweightswhereinwhereintowhingeingwisenheimerwisenheimersxantheinxantheinsxenogeneicyahrzeityahrzeitsyuppieishzeinzeinszeitgeberzeitgeberszeitgeistzeitgeistszoogloeic