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.