"Sail" and "sale" sound the same

The words "sale" and "sale" are pronounced the same!

The words "sail" and "sail" are both pronounced with the 'long a' sound /eɪ/ and both follow common spelling/pronunciation 'long a' patterns:  'a-consonant-e' and 'ai.'

Other words pronounced with a 'long a' that are spelled 'a-consonant-e' include:

• face
• game
• lake
• race
• amaze

Other words pronounced with a 'long a' that are spelled 'ai' include:

• paid
• fail
• claim
• trail
• brain

Now is a good time to learn all the common 'long a' /eɪ/ spelling patterns.

⚠ Be careful! The word "again" is not phonetic and is NOT pronounced with a 'long a' /eɪ/.