| With suffix ‘ed’, ‘ing’, ‘es’, ‘er’, ‘est’, ‘y’, or ‘en’ | Other two-syllable words |
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Why did they add the suffix to the first words?
Because the base forms in the left column are spelt with a…e not just a, so they belong on this page: https://www.spelfabet.com.au/spelling-lists/sorted-by-sound/ay/a-e-as-in-make
Does ‘radio’ belong in this list?
Yes, you’re right, and there are many other words I could add to this list, ‘a’ is the most common way to spell the sound /ae/ in words of more than one syllable, and words of more than one syllable are the majority in our language. However, the spelling ‘i’ for /ee/ is usually taught after this sound-spelling relationship, so I haven’t included words with harder spellings in these lists, or tried to make them comprehensive, they are just to illustrate the patterns. One day when I have time I’ll go back and add another column of harder words, I’d like to put some that illustrate the relationship between what used to be ‘short’ and ‘long’ vowels, like volcano-volcanic, there are a lot of these. All the best, Alison