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What words have the long A or macron a sound?

You're asking for words with the long "A" sound, which is represented by the macron symbol (ā) in phonetics. Here are some examples:

Words with the long "A" sound (ā):

* Single Syllable Words:

* fate

* name

* cake

* late

* wait

* day

* say

* pay

* hay

* ray

* play

* stay

* way

* may

* Multi-Syllable Words:

* amazing

* create

* paper

* famous

* vacation

* patient

* nation

* graduate

* communicate

Important Note: The long "A" sound can be spelled in a few different ways:

* "a" followed by a consonant and a silent "e" at the end: (e.g., "fate", "name")

* "ai" in words like: (e.g., "rain", "wait", "pain")

* "ay" at the end of a word: (e.g., "day", "say", "play")

* "ey" at the end of a word: (e.g., "they", "grey", "obey")

* "ei" at the end of a word: (e.g., "weigh", "neighbor")

This is not an exhaustive list, but it gives you a good starting point.

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