Watch: Using a 'y' for the 'i' sound
Some words that have an 'i' sound are spelt with a 'y'. These include:
- gym
- myth
- pyramid
- mystery
Can you think of any more?
Fellow explorers; this is a disaster.
Our most famous explorer has disappeared while trying to solve the mysteryof why ‘I’s are being replaced by ‘Y’s in words like… well – mystery!
Our experts believe it may have happened right here in this crypt…We were right! It is as we suspected.
'I' is spelt with ‘Y’ in Egypt, mystery, pyramid…
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