a—face, cradle
ai, ay—aim, waist, day, pay
ei, ey—eight, veil, obey, survey
ea—great, steak

Words, phrases and sentences :
/ei/ /ai/
bay /bei/ buy /bai/
say /sei/ sigh /sai/
mail /meil/ mile /mail/
nail / neil/ Nile /nail/

bake cakes a great change a railway station
a rainy day the same mistake the late train

Jane came on a grey, rainy day.
Please take the paper away.
Turn to page eighty-eight.
The train is waiting at the railway station.
They say the train came every eight days in May.
They say they may play the game.