Missing Letters Charles Dickens uses many words that have been shortened. He puts an apostrophe to show where he has missed out a letter. Make a list of all the shorten words in his letter. Then write these words out in full. Adding Endings Changing a 'y' to an 'i' .
Many words end in '-y' .
When you add an ending you have to change the 'y' to an 'i' . However, there is one time when you do not change 'y' when adding an ending. That is when the ending is '-ing' . Making Many To make most words plural you simply add an '-s' . However, for some words you have to add an '-ies' .