Spelling List 3: Changing y to i — Answers
Answer sheet with model answers and success criteria for the Year 3 spelling lists spelling list.
Year 3 · English · Spelling Lists
Spelling List 3: Changing y to i — Answers
Part A — Your words
When a word ends in a consonant + y, change the y to i before adding an ending: baby → babies, cry → cried, happy → happily. If there is a vowel before the y (play, day), just add the ending (plays, days). Write each word three times and underline the i.
Answer: babies
Answer: cities
Answer: parties
Answer: stories
Answer: families
Answer: berries
Answer: flies
Answer: cried
Answer: tried
Answer: carried
Answer: happily
Answer: easily
Part B — Fill the gap
Choose the word from your list that fits each sentence and write it in the gap.
Answer: babies
Answer: cities
Answer: parties
Answer: stories
Answer: families
Answer: berries
Answer: flies
Answer: cried
Answer: tried
Answer: carried
Answer: happily
Answer: easily
Part C — Mixed up
The letters of each word are mixed up. Write the word correctly on the line.
Answer: babies
Answer: cities
Answer: parties
Answer: stories
Answer: families
Answer: berries
Answer: flies
Answer: cried
Answer: tried
Answer: carried
Answer: happily
Answer: easily
Part D — Test yourself
Ask a parent to read each word aloud. Write each word without looking at your list, then check your answers together.
Answer: babies
Answer: cities
Answer: parties
Answer: stories
Answer: families
Answer: berries
Answer: flies
Answer: cried
Answer: tried
Answer: carried
Answer: happily
Answer: easily
Marking tips
- Give credit for correct method even when the final answer slips — the working shows where the thinking went right.
- For open-ended tasks, use the success criteria as a checklist rather than looking for one "right" answer.
- Celebrate what went well first, then pick one thing to work on next.
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