rain snail waist
pain claim frail complain
pain train praise sailor
aim plain quail raise
maid braid sprain trail
mail

The digraph "oa" and "ay" may be taught with equal ease the first year.
There is no reason for deferring them; they should be taught as soon as
the children have need for them.

coat toast roar
load goat roam
float road moan
toad roam throat
oar boat oat meal
croak soar foam
loaf soap coarse
loaves groan board
goal boast cloak
coach poach roast

say day may gay
hay play slay pray
lay clay dray gray
nay bray way stay
pay tray sway spray
ray stray jay stray

LONG VOWEL PHONOGRAMS

(These lists are for rapid pronunciation drills.)

c ame f ade f ace sh ape
l ame m ade l ace gr ape
g ame w ade p ace m ate
n ame bl ade r ace d ate
s ame gr ade br ace f ate
t ame sh ade Gr ace g ate
bl ame sp ade pl ace h ate
fl ame gl ade sp ace K ate
sh ame tr ade tr ace

c age b ake s ale l ate
p age c ake b ale r ate
r age l ake p ale cr ate
s age m ake t ale gr ate
w age r ake sc ale pl ate
st age s ake st ale sk ate
t ake wh ale st ate
w ake g ale g ave
c ane dr ake d ale s ave
l ane fl ake c ape c ave
m ane qu ake t ape p ave
p ane sh ake cr ape r ave
v ane sn ake dr ape w ave
cr ane st ake scr ape br ave
pl ane br ake gr ave
sh ave
sl ave
st ave
cr ave

b e h eed s eek
h e s eed m eek
m e w eed w eek
w e r eed ch eek
sh e bl eed cr eek
th e br eed sl eek
tr ee gr eed p eek
s ee sp eed Gr eek
b ee st eed f eet