The /eɪ/ Diphthong (FACE)
/eɪ/
/eɪ/ is a closing diphthong. The tongue glides from /e/ towards /ɪ/ within one syllable.
Example Words
| Word | UK | US | |
|---|---|---|---|
| day | /deɪ/ | /deɪ/ | Syllables · Pronounce |
| make | /meɪk/ | /meɪk/ | Syllables · Pronounce |
| rain | /reɪn/ | /reɪn/ | Syllables · Pronounce |
Allophones Of /eɪ/
/eɪ/ has 1 allophone in the app, starting with [e͠ɪ], a vowel followed by a nasal in the same syllable. The full list, where each occurs and the examples are in Allophones, which opens with any course or with Adroit Plus.
Words With The /eɪ/ Sound
/eɪ/ At The Start Of A Word
- eh
- age
- aid
- aim
- able
- ache
- acre
- apex
- agent
- alias
- alien
- angel
- april
- apron
- eight
- agency
- amoral
- atonal
- eighth
- eighty
- amiable
- ancient
- apricot
- asexual
- atheist
- alienate
- aviation
- eighteen
/eɪ/ In The Middle Of A Word
- babe
- baby
- bail
- bake
- base
- cage
- cake
- came
- case
- cave
- data
- date
- face
- fade
- fail
- fake
- fame
- fate
- gain
- gait
- gale
- game
- gaol
- gape
- gate
- gave
- gaze
- hail
- halo
- hate
/eɪ/ At The End Of A Word
- bay
- day
- hay
- hey
- lay
- may
- pay
- ray
- say
- way
- yay
- away
- bray
- cafe
- clay
- gray
- grey
- obey
- okay
- play
- pray
- prey
- stay
- sway
- they
- tray
- array
- beret
- decay
- delay
Minimal Pairs
Questions Students Ask
What kind of diphthong is /eɪ/?
/eɪ/ is a closing diphthong. The tongue glides from /e/ towards /ɪ/ within one syllable.
Which words have the /eɪ/ sound?
For example day, make, rain.