Real SpellingReview of vowels and
consonants and when <y> changes to an <i>
a e i o u
y
vowels
a
e i o
u
y
ee ea y e
ai ay a-e a
ir er or ur
b
consonants
c d f
r
s t v
k l m n p q
jhg
w x z
ch th sh ph
cl sl pl fl bl
cr sc ck dge
tch
a e i o u
y<i> and <y> are a team and can swap places with one another
Every syllable has at least one vowel
the family very
Sarah
Caleb
Megan
Angela
SarahMeganAngela
Caleb
Can <y> go at the beginning of a word?
Okay! key play stay really
Only if there is a very good reason!
YES! yacht yam yellow
Can it go at the end of a word ?
Can it go on the middle of a word?
We never keep a <y> in the middle of a word unless there is a good reason
to do socrying
playing
happiness
cycle
cycle – if it is word of Greek origin
crying – to stop 2 <i> s being together. No English word has <ii>
<skiing> and <Hawaii> are not English words
playing – if the <y> is part of a vowel digraph e.g. <oy> <ay> <ey>
3 Good Reasons to keep a <y>
Unless there are one of those three reasons we always change the <y> to
an <i>
happy + ness = happiness
copy + ing = copying
copy + ed
happy + ness
cry +ed
play + ing
copied
happiness
cried
playing
buy + ing
busy + er
try +ed tried
busier
buying
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