Long I at a glance:
- Words with i_e sound include bike, time, smile
- Words with i sound include child, kind, pilot
- Words with y sound include my, sky, reply
- Words with igh sound include sigh, tight, flight
- Words with ie sound include pie, tie, die
Spelling Frequencies:
- i_e - 37%
- i - 37%
- y - 14%
- igh - 6%
- ie - 2%
Rare Spelling Patterns:
- ais (aisle)
- ay (kayak)
- eigh (height)
- ye (bye)
- y_e (type)
- ei (feisty)
- is (island)
- uy (buy)
- ia (diamond)
- eye (eye)
Common Spelling Generalisations or Patterns:
- English words do not end in i
- i represents long i in open syllables and when followed by 2 consonants e.g. kind, child
- y and i may represent long i at the end of an open syllable e.g. ty/rant, gi/ant, li/on
- igh is typically used in the middle of a word, but can also be found at the end of word e.g. night, tight, sigh
- y is the most common way to spell long i at the end of a word e.g. by, cry, why
- When the long i sound is at the end of words with three or more syllables, the ‘y’ usually follows an ‘f’ e.g. testify, satisfy, terrify