Spelling Patterns for the Vowel /eI/ The vowel /eI/ can be spelled the following ways: -ay as in day -ai- as in rain a_e as in ale -ea- as in break -ey as in Hey!  -eig as in reign or eigh as in eight This vowel sound also appears as the letter A before a consonant in many stressed syllables as in stable, nature, enable, stranger. Listen to the phrases and spell the word you hear. If you can't spell the word, type a question mark in the frame and hit enter. (Dictionary) ~ Click the back arrow to return to this page.     Glossary train plane insane pane complain weigh neighbor fate freight feign change neighborhoods fade reign nature waste arrange claim fame take break stay late steak shame brakes container range strangers failure snail's pace maintain stage greyhound prey stained plain complaint restraint refrain flames named James waist hail dangerous hurricane daily wait space frame mistake adjacent complacent   available tablespoon maple assailant       take the fly a He's . a window Don't . How much do you ? a new Don't tempt . a train. to an illness The color will . the queen's the laws of Don't time. a marriage his to a up grill a without slam on the a big home on the Don't talk to . to be a at a a car a of life dogs birds of teeth and simple a ridiculous exercise from fighting to burst into a boy a tiny to a taxi a a routine to and see outer to a picture to make a the building a person to be a of syrup killed by an unknown