*a_e -----> "Table" is a bit tricky. (I would assume) for it is "...a_e..." and you can only fit letters prior to "a" and one in-between "a" and "e". As the provided example, which is "late". I am not sure what the rules are, but if you want to be safe, some examples to go with it are: hate, mate, lake, and so on.
*ai -----> pain
*ay -----> essay
*ey -----> wey
*eig
*eigh
*aigh -----> haight
*ea -----> steak
*ei -----> freight
*a ------> lay
*ag -----> again
*e_e -----> asynartete