
If you add ing or ish the y does not change. If there is a vowel before the y , the y does not change.
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frying |
They cooked breakfast in a frying pan.
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turkeys |
Lots of turkeys are eaten at Christmas.
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valleys |
Many river valleys were flooded in the storm.
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boyish |
He was still boyish despite his age.
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greyish
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His skin had a greyish tinge which worried the doctor.
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enjoys |
He enjoys running.
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Learn more about these words in Unit 9. Suffixes: why we need to double letters, change them, or drop 'e'
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Autumn Anagram
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Against the Clock
Spelling 'against the clock'.
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