The long i sound can be represented by 6 different spelling patterns:
For example:
- i – Pilot
- i_e – Fire
- ie – Die
- igh – Light
- y_e – Type
- y – By
Table of Contents
Common Ways to Spell the Long I Sound
Vowel Team – I
I | Iris |
Silo | Iron |
Tiny | Ice cream |
Shiny | Item |
Spider | Ivory |
Silent | Idea |
Final | Idol |
Pilot |
Vowel Team I_E
Ice | Prize | File | Alike | Vine |
Fire | Dice | Item | Pride | Chime |
Life | Hike | Nice | Bite | Slice |
Pile | Line | Rise | Hide | Dive |
Tide | Rice | Wife | Lime | Hive |
Wise | Tire | Drive | Pipe | Mice |
Price | Bride | Smile | Time | Ripe |
Bike | Shine | File | Arise | Wide |
Five | Dime | Kite | Knife | Crime |
Like | Hire | Nine | White | Size |
Pine | Live | Side | Lice | Wire |
Tile | Ride | Wipe | Pike | Spike |
Vowel Team IE
Die |
Lie |
Pie |
Tie |
Cried |
Tried |
Dried |
Fried |
Tied |
High |
Sigh |
Fight |
Vowel Team IGH
Light |
Might |
Night |
Right |
Sight |
Tight |
Bright |
Flight |
Knight |
Delight |
Tonight |
Lightening |
Vowel Team Y_E
Type |
Stype |
Rhyme |
Vowel Team -Y
By | Supply |
Why | Rely |
My | Reply |
Cry | Apply |
Dry | July |
Fry | Rhyme |
Fly | Cycle |
Sly | Cyclone |
Spy | Tycoon |
Shy | Deny |
Apply | Comply |