/eɪ/ AS IN TAKE

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/eɪ/ AS IN TAKE

Take time for all things: great haste makes great waste.
Benjamin Franklin

Lips: Not rounded, relaxed.
Tongue: Tense, moves from the mid-high to high position.

Common Spelling Patterns for /ei/

1. a + consonant + e	late, came, take, save
2. ai	rain, wait, pain, aim
3. ay	say, away, play, Monday
4. ey	they, survey, obey
5. eigh	weigh, eight, neighbor, freight
6. a	less common: April, alien, angel

Word Pairs for Practice

the same day
stay away
escape from jail
take a break
stay the same

explain the situation
play baseball
eighty-eight
bake a cake
save the whales

Practice Sentences

She complained about her weight but ate the cake anyway.
Jake hates waiting for trains and planes.
It rains and hails in April and May.
I will stay in the game even though it’s late.
My neighbor from Spain moved away today.

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