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after a consonant, mostly -ỳ

'''bây

'''decây

as a suffix, may be pronounced -dỳ in days of the week such as Mònday, but normally: '''dây

'''bïrthday

'''hóliday

'''Frîday

'''wêekday

'''wörkday

'''Mònday

'''Súnday

'''todây

'''yésterday

'''Sáturday

doom doômsday = Book '''Domesday

'''Wédnesday

'''Tûesday

'''Thürsday

'''Mâyday

'''hèyday

elf fèy = person '''Fây

'''gây

'''hây

'''clây

'''delây

'''plây

'''displây

verb mây = month '''Mây

'''dismây

Múrry = '''Múrray

'''sây

* Línzy '''Líndsay

'''daresây

'''hêarsay

'''stây

cf. place names in -aî: *Páragwŷ '''Páraguaŷ

* Yûrəgwŷ '''Ûruguaŷ

lock kêy = harbour '''quaỳ

* Tor-kêe '''Torquaỳ

* Neŵkêe '''Neŵquaỳ

weight wèigh = how '''wây

'''awày

verb is two words: '''breâkaway

verb is two words: '''rúnaway

verb is two words: '''gétaway

'''Gålway

'''álleyway

cricket, farewell bŷe = 2 bî- = preposition '''bŷ

'''bâby

cábbie and words in -ábby rhyme with '''Gáby

'''lúllabŷ

abbot ábbey = persons Àbbey = '''Ábby

'''shábby

'''flábby

'''tábby

'''lóbby

'''Dígby

'''rúgby

'''Dólby

'''Fénby

'''Lâzenby

'''lâybŷ

sight sêe = -sỳ = -'''cỳ

'''Mâcy

'''râcy

*thê-ócracy, unvoiced th, cf. hypócrisy: theócracy

cf. hypócrisy: demócracy

* byurócracy '''bureaucracy

'''pîracy

'''conspíracy

'''áccuracy

cf. verb próphesŷ: noun '''próphecỳ

'''nŏrmalcy

'''fáncy

'''chāncy

'''sýcophancy

'''nécrománcy

person '''Náncy

France '''Nàncy

'''prégnancy

'''discrépancy

'''téndency

'''âgency

'''ürgency

'''cúrrency

'''constítuency

'''insôlvency

'''shâdy

'''lâdy

'''trágedy

'''cómedy

'''përfidy

'''súbsidy

'''bódy

'''embódy

'''thrénody

'''párody

stressed and most monosyllables -èy (= ây), unstressed -êy

persons Àbbêy = Ábbỳ = abbot '''ábbêy

'''obèy

person Fây = whimsy '''fèy

Hárringây = Háringèy

'''thèy

BrE wây = '''whèy

'''kêy

cf. lúcky, tácky: '''láckêy

'''hóckey

'''dónkêy

'''jóckêy

'''dónkêy

'''mònkêy

türkêy = '''Türkêy

'''lèy

'''állêy

'''válley

fólly rhymes with '''trólley

'''vólley

cf. etërnity: '''attörney

cart drây =  nest, cart '''drèy

'''Jéffrêy

AmE all meanings stŏry = BrE floor stŏrey

ósprêy or '''ósprèy

-zy '''Jërsêy

'''ódyssey

cf. invèigh, final syllable rhymes: '''convèy

'''purvèy

'''Hàrvêy

'''íffy

'''jíffy

'''stúffy

'''símplifŷ

'''mágnifŷ

'''vérifŷ

'''goôfy

'''dódgy

'''pódgy

-jy '''strátegy

'''fóggy

'''éffigy

-njỳ -'''ngy

-jy '''mângy

-jy, cf. boat dínghy, shabby '''díngy

-ləjỳ -'''logy

jêó- '''geólogy

sôsh- '''sociólogy

-jy '''astrólogỳ

'''àrgy-bàrgy

-jy '''léthargy

-jy '''állergy

-jy '''énergy

-jy '''sýnergy

-jy '''líturgy

hard or silent g: *díng-gy or díng-y '''dínghy

* dôwy '''dôughy

jó- '''geógraphy

cf. catástrophê, apóstrophê: '''trôphy

'''átrophy

minimal pair but not as appears: thŷ (possessive of thou) has voiced th, thîgh (of leg), unvoiced, but same vowel sound: leg thîgh and your '''thŷ

'''telépathy

'''sýmpathy

'''lêaky

'''tácky

cf. jóckey: '''lúcky

'''plúcky

'''pôky

'''âbly

'''próbably

'''regréttably

* nóbbly, cf. nôbly: '''knóbbly

'''fêebly

'''vísibly

'''respónsibly

* dúmly dumb '''dúmbly

crumble '''crúmbly

'''nôbly

cf. bâsically: '''públicly

'''admíttedly

belîe, cf. relŷ: *bely

'''lîkely

two ls pronounced: '''sôlely

relŷ

'''loôsely

'''delíberately

'''complêtely

'''prîmãrily

'''necessãrily

'''temporãrily

'''militãrily

'''momentãrily

drŷly or '''drîly

-z- '''êasily

'''quíckly

cf. állêy: '''állŷ

cf. públicly: '''económically

'''tópically

'''bâsically

'''mûsically

'''illêgally

'''víscerally

'''incidéntally

'''tôtally

mostly female Bíllie = either '''Bílly

two l’s pronounced: '''shrílly

'''sílly

minimal pair: vólley rhymes with '''fólly

two l’s pronounced: '''whôlly

two l’s pronounced: '''coôlly

two l’s pronounced: '''dúlly

'''fùlly

'''hôly

'''replŷ

'''ëarly

'''dêarly

'''nêarly

'''pëarly

underlîe *underly

'''cléverly

'''fãirly

'''bürly

'''vígorously

cf. Béntley: AmE evidéntly, BrE '''évidently

'''áptly

'''trûly

'''lôwly

'''slôwly

'''slŷly

drîly or '''drŷly

'''Âmy

'''astrónomy

gá- '''gastrónomy

'''autónomy

cf. epítomê: '''hysteréctomy

* énny '''any

* ménny '''many

'''zâny

'''prógeny

'''shîny

'''Plíny

cf. tin tínny: small '''tîny

'''whîny

Jénnie = '''Jénny

'''Kénny

Lénnie = '''Lénny

Pénny = '''pénny

Jóhnnie = '''Jóhnny

'''Dónny

'''fúnny

'''súnny

BrE o as schwa, AmE -'''môny

BrE *higémony (hard or soft g), AmE *héjəmôny (soft g) or *həgémony: '''hegemony

-nkr- '''sýnchrony

'''îrony

'''pôny

'''Tôny

'''misógyny

'''bŏy

'''jŏy

'''álloy

'''annŏy

'''tŏy

'''háppy AmE, when stressed syllable does not come immediately before it, -ãry or -éry, cf. -ery; BrE a as AmE or as schwa or silent; see also -ory: -'''ary (but Cáry Grānt) '''Cãry

'''Gáry

'''chãry

-shəry '''judíciary

'''âviary

'''vocábulary

'''canãry

'''gránary

paper stâtionery = stop stâtionary

'''díctionary

see Spelling pronunciation: BrE *lîbry, *lîbəry, though some pronounce both rs; AmE lîbrãry

'''nécessary

'''líterary

'''suppleméntary

'''documéntary

'''nôtary

'''rôtary

'''vôtary

BrE *Jányəry, AmE *Jányûãry, '''Jánuary

see Spelling pronunciation: BrE *Fébry, *Fébyəry, AmE *Fébyûãry, though some pronounce both rs: '''Fébruary

'''vãry

'''wãry

'''crŷ

gímmickry rhymes with '''mímicry

'''drŷ

'''tåwdry

mostly e as schwa: can sound like -ry in BrE: -'''ery

cf. mídwîfe: '''midwífery

menágerie *menágery

'''físhery

'''fîery

'''bâkery

'''coòkery

sh- '''chicânery

stop stâtionary = paper '''stâtionery

'''conféctionery

míz- '''mísery

cürsory rhymes with '''nürsery

'''cémetery

'''quêry

'''véry

'''brâvery

'''recòvery

'''discòvery

'''quêry

'''frŷ

'''bélfry

'''ángry

'''húngry

mímicry rhymes with '''gímmickry

'''gŏry

'''glŏry

'''compúlsory

nürsery rhymes with '''cürsory

'''Tŏry

usually pronounced -trỳ in BrE, ŏ pronounced in AmE: -'''tory

'''oblígatory

'''óratory

AmE láboratŏry, BrE labóratory

'''satisfáctory

'''réctory

'''diréctory

'''trajéctory

'''dŏrmitory

'''stŏry

'''hístory

'''prŷ

'''Bárry

person Cárrie = fetch '''cárry

'''Hárry

'''márry

earth burỳ = fruit '''bérry

AmE -bérry, BrE -brêe '''bláckberry

'''blûeberry

AmE rázb-, BrE ràzb- '''rāspberry

'''stråwberry

'''lórry

'''sórry

AmE wörry, BrE '''wòrry

'''cúrry

'''fürry

'''húrry

'''trŷ

'''påltry

'''gántry

'''pántry

'''pléasantry

'''péasantry

'''éntry

'''géntry

'''séntry

'''bígotry

'''áncestry

'''véstry

'''sóphistry

ké- '''chémistry

fruit bérrỳ = earth '''bury

'''Âylesbury

* Sålzbry '''Sålisbury

'''Sâinsbury

'''Dûry

'''Drûry

'''céntury

'''lúxury

mostly = -cỳ -'''sỳ

-zêe '''êasy

-sêe '''grêasy

-zêe '''quêasy

like demócracy, thêócracy all -ssy '''idiosýncrasy

-sêe '''écstasy

-zêe '''chêesy

cf. noun próphecỳ -sêe: verb '''próphesŷ

-sêe héresy

demócracy and thêócracy rhyme with '''hypócrisy

'''léprosy

-sêe '''émbassy

-sêe '''fússy

dízzy rhymes with *bízzy '''busy

-sêe '''jéalousy

-zêe Sûzy = Sûsie = Sûzie = '''Sûsy

-rity '''entîrety

'''cíty

'''felícity

can be: -zíty '''electrícity

'''quíddity

'''stupídity

'''reálity

cf. spécialty: '''speciálity

'''mentálity

'''relîabílity

câ- '''capabílity

'''flexibílity

'''facílity

'''masculínity

'''feminínity

cf. attörney: '''etërnity

'''celébrity

'''univërsity

'''iníquity

'''antíquity

'''relatívity

'''festívity

'''fêalty

cf. speciálity: '''spécialty

'''lŏyalty

'''rŏyalty

'''crûelty

silent h: '''hónesty

'''feîsty

'''thïrsty

'''Kïrsty

cf. boôty: *bûty '''beaûty

'''dûty

goodbye, cricket bŷe = preposition bŷ = money '''buŷ

Guŷ = '''guŷ

'''nâvy

'''wâvy

'''bévy

cf. lévêe, Lêvî: '''Lêvy

'''îvy

'''prívy

'''ánchovy

'''scürvy

'''sávvy

'''cívvy

'''skívvy

'''deŵy

'''wáxy

'''séxy

'''fóxy

'''Róxy

'''próxy

'''dâzy

'''slêazy

'''hâzy

'''lâzy

'''crâzy

'''whêezy

'''dízzy