AI and AY Sound Words Phonics List for Kids

AI Sound Words in English are basically a set of words having ‘ai’ in them. The AI sound exists in English words such as Bail, Rail, Fail etc.

One way of spelling a long /a / sound is with the letters ai.

AI Sound Words for Kids

Following is a list of phonics words with ‘ai’ in them.

Aid Waist Mail Sail Rail
Aim Trail Tail Snail Bail
Paid Claim Main Maim Pain
Fail Chain Train Plain Rain
Stain Strain Wait Paint Faint
Air Lair Raid Jail Nail
Vain Bait Pair Laid Trait
Hair Gain Braid Waive Fairy
Await Grain Saint Dairy Naive
Brain Raise Chair Faith Daily

Examples of Sentences Using AI Words

So, here are some words and sentences of the AI Phonics List

Aid Please do not worry, we have a first aid kit.
Waist He needs to lose a few inches from the waist.
Mail Helena asked Mark to check his mail urgently.
Sail Robert was sailing for a long time.
Rail As my grandfather is weak, he was leaning against the rail.
Aim True players always aim for winning the match.
Trail The deer left a trail of blood behind it as it ran away.
Tail The reptile skink has a prehensile tail.
Snail Snails are one of the slowest animals in the world.
Bail I am sorry but if you get involved in trouble, I can’t bail you out.
Paid Just like every other dinner, my father paid the bill.
Claim Mark was nervous as he was called upon the stage to claim the award.
Main My house comes after a left turn from the main road.
Maim The lion mauled and maimed the poor buck.
Pain I have a stinging pain in my arm.
Fail Children who fail in exams should be supported and motivated instead of being scolded on.
Chain Human beings are at the top of the food chain.
Train A lot of people consider traveling by train as it does not cost much.
Plain The teacher laid out a few plain and simple facts in front of us.
Rain My mom always tells me to not to walk in the rain.
Stain When he came back, his shirt had a lot of stains on it.
Strain Her back got strained while she was trying to lift the chair
Wait The patients waited for more than an hour for their appointment with the doctor.
Paint My sister wishes to paint the walls of our house red.
Faint Yesterday, Mervin fainted while standing in the sun.
Air We all should try out best to reduce air pollution.
Lair Other than my best friend, nobody knew about my secret lair.
Raid Income tax raids have become pretty common these days.
Jail It is said that people come out of jail as a better version of themselves.
Nail Growing long nails is strictly not allowed when you are in school.
Vain Jeff felt sad as all of his efforts went in vain.
Bait The goat was just a bait for the poor tiger to fall in the trap.
Pair I bought a new pair of shoes for my farewell party.
Laid She laid her head on her father’s shoulder and fell asleep in no time.
Trait Looking beautiful is not a personality trait in any sense.
Hair Roberta denied but she was forced to cut her long hair after two years.
Gain It is indeed truly said that to gain something, we have to lose something first.
Braid I have always seen Martha in ponytails, but it was different to see her in braids today.
Waive If we work extra time, they have agreed to waive a certain amount of our debt.
Fairy When I was a kid, I was fascinated by fairies.

Ay Words in English use “ay” letters at the end of the word to spell the long /a/ sound such as – play, stay, day, may etc.

AY Sound Words List

Following is a list of phonics words ending in ay.

Day Tray Pay Say Play
Gray Pray Spray Stray Sway
Lay Hay Ray Fray Clay
Away Display Essay Decay Relay
Jay Sunday Monday Tuesday Friday

Examples of Sentences Using AY Words

We can further describe “ay” by studying the word list, which is as under:

Word Sentence
day You can have a day off next month.
Away the dog ran away seeing cat
Always we always believe in speaking the truth
lay Female birds lay eggs.
Display you display your work in the exhibition
betray don’t betray for your benefit
may Please may I have a piece of bread?
Decay we need to prevent our teeth to decay further
pay Please pay for the drinks.
Essay write an essay on environment
ray ray of sunshine lit up the wall.
say They say it’s a beautiful place to visit.
Portray don’t portray wrong impression to others
way She looked at me in a very odd way.
gray  Her hair is beginning to go gray.
Relay I set a new record in relay race
pray Hindus pray in a temple.
tray Put the tea cups on the tray.

When teaching phonics skills it is often helpful to use keywords and pictures to help learners remember the sound in alphabetical order.  When teaching a skill, it’s always helpful to have a word list on hand and if possible educate students on a white board.

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