Spelling Word List: ies

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Study the Word List: ies

For nouns and verbs the y changes to i before adding es .

	cry	Please don't cry. *
	cries	She always cries at the end of the film. *
	try	Try not to baffle him with your knowledge.
	tries	My mum tries to make gourmet food. *
	fly	Birds fly high in the sky.
	flies	Help me get rid of these flies.
	spy	The spy was assigned to a far country.
	spies	The detectie spies a criminal. *
	reply	I need a reply by the weekend.
	replies

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Spelling Practice: ies

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cry

cries

try

tries

fly

flies

spy

spies

replies

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