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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

noun '''rêlay

again relây

ínlây

-ly Fínlay

'''plây

'''downplây

'''overplây

'''displây

sled slèigh = kill slây

* Îla '''Îslay

verb mây = month '''Mây

'''dismây

Múrry = '''Múrray

'''sây

* Línzy Líndsey = '''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

Kéllaway

verb is two words: '''rúnaway

verb is two words: '''gétaway

'''Gålway

Hólloway

'''Nǒrway

'''dǒorway

'''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

AmE prîvacy, BrE prívacy

cf. verb próphesŷ: noun '''próphecỳ

'''nŏrmalcy

ascéndancy

'''fáncy

'''chāncy

'''sýcophancy

'''nécrománcy

person '''Náncy

France '''Nàncy

'''prégnancy

'''discrépancy

'''téndency

'''âgency

'''ürgency

-shəncy '''effíciency

'''cúrrency

'''constítuency

'''insôlvency

'''héady

'''réady

'''alréady

'''stéady

'''shâdy

'''lâdy

golf cáddie = tea '''cáddy

'''Dáddy

'''éddy

'''trágedy

'''cómedy

'''përfidy

'''súbsidy

'''bódy

'''embódy

'''thrénody

'''párody

unstressed = -ỳ: -êy

stressed and most monosyllables = -ây: -èy

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

Blèy

'''Bô Díddley

'''Dúdley

'''állêy

'''válley

fólly rhymes with '''trólley

'''vólley

-zly = -slêy

Léslie = '''Lésley

Présley

Wésley

Îsley

Dísley

Môsley

'''chímney

Rómney

'''phôney

'''hòney

'''mòney

cf. etërnity: '''attörney

...rhymes with '''jöurney

'''Åubrêy

cart drây =  nest, cart '''drèy

'''Jéffrêy

grây = Grây = grèy = '''Grèy

AmE all meanings stŏry = BrE floor stŏrey

ósprêy or '''ósprèy

Rámsay = '''Rámsey

-zy '''Jërsêy

'''ódyssey

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

'''purvèy

'''Hàrvêy

'''pûtrefy

'''íffy

'''jíffy

'''stúffy

'''vílify

'''símplifŷ

'''mágnifŷ

'''vérifŷ

'''pétrifŷ

'''goôfy

'''dódgy

'''pódgy

-jy '''strátegy

'''fóggy

'''éffigy

-njỳ -'''ngy

-jy '''mângy

-jy, cf. boat dínghy, shabby '''díngy

-ləjỳ -'''logy

jêó- '''geólogy

bî- biólogy

sôsh- '''sociólogy

ophthalmólogy

entomólogy

etymólogy

-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

topógraphy

typógraphy

cf. catástrophê, apóstrophê: '''trôphy

'''átrophy

dýstrophy

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

'''píthy

'''fróthy

'''lêaky

'''tácky

wíki rhymes with '''trícky

'''stícky

Rócky = '''rócky

'''stócky

cf. jóckey: '''lúcky

'''plúcky

gêeky

chêeky

'''pôky

Ítaly

'''âbly

'''próbably

'''regréttably

* nóbbly, cf. nôbly: '''knóbbly

'''fêebly

'''vísibly

'''respónsibly

* dúmly dumb '''dúmbly

crumble '''crúmbly

'''búbbly

'''nôbly

'''doúbly

cf. bâsically, etc.: '''públicly

'''admíttedly

belîe, cf. relŷ: *bely

Cícely

'''nîcely

'''lîkely

as with 'whôlly, both ls pronounced: '''sôlely

relŷ

'''loôsely

définitely *definately

'''séparately

'''delíberately

'''complêtely

* définately définitely

* rúffly '''roúghly

'''prîmãrily

'''necessãrily

'''temporãrily

'''militãrily

'''momentãrily

drŷly or '''drîly

-z- '''êasily

'''síckly

'''quíckly

cf. állêy: '''állŷ

cf. públicly, which is an exception: '''económically

'''tópically

'''bâsically

'''mûsically

'''pedántically

'''neurótically

'''illêgally

'''víscerally

'''incidéntally

'''tôtally

êqually

squålly

bélly

jélly

Nélly

mostly female Bíllie = either '''Bílly

two l’s pronounced: '''shrílly

'''sílly

minimal pair: vólley rhymes with '''fólly

sôlely rhymes with '''whôlly

two l’s pronounced: whôlly, coôlly, '''dúlly

'''fùlly

'''hôly

'''replŷ

'''ëarly

'''dêarly

'''nêarly

'''pëarly

underlîe *underly

nŏrtherly, soútherly, êasterly, '''wésterly

'''cléverly

'''fãirly

'''bürly

'''vígorously

* nîtely '''nîghtly

* rîtely '''rîghtly

* sprîtely '''sprîghtly

incidéntally *incidéntly

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

'''áptly

'''trûly

'''lôwly

'''slôwly

'''slŷly

drîly or '''drŷly

'''sprŷly

'''Âmy

bígamy

'''astrónomy

gá- '''gastrónomy

'''autónomy

cf. epítomê: '''hysteréctomy

* énny '''any

* ménny '''many

'''zâny

'''prógeny

'''shîny

'''Plíny

cf. tin tínny: small '''tîny

'''scrûtíny

'''whîny

Jénnie = '''Jénny

'''Kénny

Lénnie = '''Lénny

Pénny = '''pénny

Jóhnnie = '''Jóhnny

'''Gínny

'''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

'''énvoy

'''cónvoy

'''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

qùandary

bòundary

'''Gáry

'''Cálgary

Húngary

'''chãry

-shəry '''judíciary

'''âviary

'''vocábulary

Mãry

'''canãry

'''gránary

paper stâtionery = stop stâtionary

'''díctionary

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

'''líterary

'''nécessary

'''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

fòundry

'''tåwdry

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

'''bîndery

cf. mídwîfe: '''midwífery

-j- menágerie *menágery

búggery

-j- sürgery

'''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

'''cítizenry

'''wéaponry

'''gŏry

Válerie rhymes with cálorie *cálory

Málory

'''glŏry

'''compúlsory

nürsery rhymes with '''cürsory

'''Tŏry

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

'''oblígatory

'''pürgatory

'''óratory

AmE láboratŏry, BrE labóratory

'''satisfáctory

'''réctory

'''diréctory

'''trajéctory

'''dŏrmitory

repósitory

suppósitory

'''stŏry

'''hístory

'''prŷ

'''Bárry

person Cárrie = fetch '''cárry

'''Hárry

'''márry

stàrry

earth burỳ = fruit '''bérry

AmE -bérry, BrE -brêe '''bláckberry

'''blûeberry

múlberry

AmE rázb-, BrE ràzb- '''rāspberry

'''stråwberry

'''lórry

'''sórry

AmE wörry, BrE '''wòrry

AmE cürry, BrE '''cúrry

cf. für: '''fürry

AmE hürry, BrE '''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 '''fántasy

-sêe '''écstasy

-zêe '''chêesy

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

-sêe héresy

hâzy rhymes with dâisy

demócracy and thêócracy rhyme with '''hypócrisy

'''léprosy

-sêe '''émbassy

-sêe '''fússy

dízzy rhymes with *bízzy '''busy

dròwsy rhymes with '''lòusy

* jélləsêe '''jéalousy

-zêe Sûzy = Sûsie = Sûzie = '''Sûsy

'''pîety

'''sobrîety

'''improprîety

-rity '''entîrety

nîghtie rhymes with '''flîghty

* mîty '''mîghty

* almîty '''almîghty * drāfty '''drāughty

* nåwty '''nåughty

* dòuty '''dòughty

dèíty rhymes with '''lâíty

'''cíty

'''tenácity

'''felícity

can be: -zíty '''electrícity

'''elastícity

'''plastícity

'''quíddity

'''stupídity

lâíty rhymes with dèíty

'''reálity

cf. spécialty: '''speciálity

'''mentálity

qùality

sexuálity

'''relîabílity

câ- '''capabílity

'''flexibílity

'''facílity

'''incredûlity

'''anonýmity

'''masculínity

'''feminínity

cf. attörney: '''etërnity

ûnity

immûnity

commûnity

'''singulárity

'''celébrity

'''temérity

austérity can rhyme with '''postérity

'''univërsity

'''iníquity

'''antíquity

'''relatívity

'''festívity

'''fêalty

cf. speciálity: '''spécialty

'''lŏyalty

'''rŏyalty

'''crûelty

* sóvrínty '''sóvereígnty

-ók- or -ókh- '''Dócherty

-ôw-, -óh- or -ókh- '''Dôherty

silent h: '''hónesty

'''feîsty

'''thïrsty

'''Kïrsty

'''fátty

tátty

Bétty

pétty

-ítty pretty

bítty

dótty

snótty

pótty

grótty

pútty

-yoôty -ûty

cf. boôty: cûtie rhymes with '''beaûty

'''dûty

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

Guŷ = '''guŷ

'''héavy

'''nâvy

'''wâvy

'''bévy

cf. lévêe, Lêvî: '''Lêvy

'''îvy

'''prívy

'''ánchovy

'''scürvy

'''sávvy

'''cívvy

'''skívvy

'''deŵy

'''shôwy

'''wáxy

'''séxy

'''fóxy

'''Róxy

'''próxy

'''dâzy

'''slêazy

'''hâzy

'''lâzy

'''crâzy

'''whêezy

'''dízzy