What Does The <y> Spell?
yes
[ j ]
myself
It's a compound word!
plays
played
player
playing
< play >
love
Nope, it's silent, but no complete English word ends in <v>.
my
[ a𝗜 ]
myth
It's Greek!
cries
cried
crying
crybaby
< cry >
hyperbole
Yup, you can hear the <e>, because it's Greek.
silly
[ i ]
crying
It's unwise to keep two <i>s: *<criing>
frees
freed
freeing
freest
< free >
cake
Nope, the final <e> is silent. It marks the pronunciation of the <a>.
myth
[ 𝗜 ]
tryout
It's a compound word!
sadly
sadness
sadder
saddest
< sad >
Penelope
Yup, you can hear the <e>, because it's Greek, AND it's a proper name.
mystery
There are TWO <y>s.
One spells [ 𝗜 ] and one spells [ i ].
Bryan
It's a proper name.
loves
loved
loving
lovable
love
one
Nope, it's silent, but it needs at least three letters, and it needs to be different from <on>.