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-ancy and -ency
Some of the words below end in ancy, like infancy; some of the words end in
ency, like agency.
Remember: Say the word aloud, then say each letter aloud as you write it e.g.
'infancy, i ... n ... f ... a ... n ... c ... y'
In its infancy (in/fan/cy), an animal relies on its parent/s.
¶i[n¼a[nc[y
¶i[n¼a[nc[y
Before a sky dive, most people feel hesitancy (he/si/tan/cy).
¶«eã[it]a[nc[y
¶«eã[it]a[nc[y
An estate agency (a/gen/cy) sells houses.
ªaÎe[nc[y
ªaÎe[nc[y
In an emergency (e/mer/gen/cy) you should dial 999.
â°e[›Îe[nc[y
â°e[›Îe[nc[y
The British currency (cur/ren/cy) is pounds sterling.
ªc[u[rµÖ[nc[y
ªc[u[rµÖ[nc[y
Newer car engines have better efficiency (e/fi/cien/cy) than older ones.
âû»ic[¬e[nc[y
âû»ic[¬e[nc[y
Each radio station has its own frequency (fre/quen/cy), like 104.9 XFM.
»µÖ•¸e[n]c[y
»µÖ•¸e[n]c[y
The weather has a tendency (ten/den/cy) to be warmer in summer.
¶·e[n§e[nc[y
¶·e[n§e[nc[y
If you do wrong, you should have the decency (de/cency) to say sorry.
ª§e¦e[nc[y
ª§e¦e[nc[y
The potency (po/ten/cy) of a medicine means how strong it is.
p]Š·e[nc[y
p]Š·e[nc[y
Now test yourself without looking at the words and check for yourself if you got
them all right. Practice writing any words that you made mistakes on again.
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Name:
Date:
-ancy and -ency
Some of the words below end in ancy, like infancy; some of the words end in
ency, like agency.
Remember: Say the word aloud, then say each letter aloud as you write it e.g.
'infancy, i ... n ... f ... a ... n ... c ... y'
Try to spell each word without looking at it.
In its
, an animal relies on its parent/s.
Before a sky dive, most people feel
An estate
In an
sells houses.
you should dial 999.
The British
is pounds sterling.
Newer car engines have better
Each radio station has its own
The weather has a
than older ones.
, like 104.9 XFM.
to be warmer in summer.
If you do wrong, you should have the
The
.
to say sorry.
of a medicine means how strong it is.
Now check for yourself if you got them all right. Practice writing any words that
you made mistakes on again.
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