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 |
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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Spelling games using the word list: Words where y does not change
Springtime Spelling
Spring into spelling!
Egg Hunt
Crack the eggs!
Word Search, small
The classic English word game.
Against the Clock
Spelling 'against the clock'.
Mayan Temple
Try the temple spelling puzzle.
Monkey Business
It's bananas!
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