What Does The <y> Spell?
yuck
[ j ]
tryouts
It's a compound word!
boys
boyish
boyfriend
batboy
< boy >
ski
non native English word
guy
[ a𝗜 ]
myth
It's Greek!
tries
tried
trial
tryout
< try >
sushi
non native English word
smelly
[ i ]
shyish
It's unwise to keep two <i>s: *<shiish>
taxis
taxied
taxiing
taxicab
< taxi >
bonsai
non native English word
gymnasium
[ 𝗜 ]
countryside
It's a compound word!
pries
pried
prying
prybar
< pry >
taxi
clip of taximeter cab
psychology
There are TWO <y>s.
One spells [ a𝗜 ] and one spells [ i ].
Megyn
It's a proper name.
denies
denied
denying
denial
<ny>
(or deny)
fungi
The <-i> is a Latin plural suffix!