/ĭ/ as in insect. | ![]() |
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Most of the time we just need the letter
i. However, there are some words which need y. Most of these are Greek in origin. |
We use i to spell the short /ĭ/ sound in words like insect.
Some examples:
Sometimes the short /ĭ/ sound is spelled with y.
Some examples:
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short /ĭ/
sound spelled with y.
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