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Example                                  Explain



                            •  An apartment.                        Vowel


                            •  He  works  at  a  Begins with /yu/ sound



                               university.


                            •  I  need  an  hour  to  Begin with “h”, but “h”



                               finish my work                       is not pronounced.


                            •  I live in a house.                   Consonant




                      8. Adding final “-s/-es” to words that end in “y”


                                 End  of  a  verb:  consonant  +  -y.  Spelling:


                          change “y” to “i”, add “–es”.



                          •  Cry – cries                           •  Try – tries




                                 End of a verb: vowel + -y. Spelling: add –s.


                          Example:



                          •  Pay – pays                            •  Enjoy – enjoys



















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