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