There are two long vowels: a long A and a long E from the Y.
The long A is heard in:
A Words - able, anal, apiary, aviation (2)
A Words (silent E) - base, cake, late, name
AY Words - lay, may, pay
AI Words - fail, maid, plain
EA Words - great, steak
EI Words - veil, vein
EY Words - obey, trey, they
EIGH Words - weigh, weight, neighbor
From French:
ET/ IT - buffet, cachet, chalet, crochet, filet, sachet, sorbet, parfait
QUE/ QUET (kay) - risque, bouquet, croquet
E / EE / ER - cliche, passe, soiree, toupee, dossier
The long E sound is heard in :
Y ending Words such as baby, crazy, and silly.
E Words such as be, me, and we
E Words with a silent E, such as gene, scene, and eve
EE Words such as feet, meet, and greet
EA Words such as read, steal, leave, and seat
EI Words such as weird
IE Words such as wield and yield
I Word marine
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