The Beacon Second Reader

by James H. Fassett

In the words of this table ai and ay have the long sound of a.

rail	lain	hail	bail	flail
slay	fray	nail	bait	frail
vain	mail	gray	clay	paid
dray	bray	main	wail	pray
raise	saint	stray	snail	faint
staid	away	paint	faith	train
gayly	spray	chain	plain	maid
stain	strain	waist	braid	drain
grain	praise	strait	twain	claim
sway	sprain	raisin	afraid	dainty

In the words of this table oa and oe have the long sound of o.

oats	soar	floe	roar	coat
coax	float	oak	goal	soap
roam	hoed	load	loan	soak
whoa	loam	boat	goat	moat
cloak	coarse	foam	roast	toast
groan	throat	shoal	croak	coast
loaves	hoarse	moan	coach	board

In the words of this table ie and final y take the long sound of i.

fie	hie	sly	cry	shy
vie	sty	pry	why	lied
fried	sky	tied	vied	tried
pried	ally	rely	defy	deny
reply	spry	skies	flies	cried
supply	spied	plied	dried	comply

In the words of this table ew and ue are pronounced very nearly like u long.

hue	due	stew	hew	cue
pew	mew	view	ague	jewel
rescue	sinew	argue	subdue	value
mildew	pewter	renew	steward	ensue

In the words of this table oi and oy are pronounced alike.

coy	coil	join	loin	toil
soil	foist	boil	coin	cloy
point	broil	joist	hoist	joint
enjoy	voice	royal	noise	spoil
moist	avoid	choice	annoy	doily
employ	oyster	anoint	poison	boiler