Let’s solve this step by step.
We are given a spinner with these endings:
- ie
- ies
- ied
And we have word starters (prefixes) listed from 1 to 7:
1. tr
2. p
3. fl
4. cr
5. d
6. t
7. sp
Our job is to combine each starter with one of the endings (ie, ies, ied) to make real English words — and write as many as we can in the 14 blanks.
Let’s go one by one:
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1. tr + ?
→ trie? Not really a common word.
→ tries → YES! (like “he tries hard”)
→ tried → YES! (past tense of try)
So:
tries,
tried
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2. p + ?
→ pie → YES! (dessert)
→ pies → YES! (plural of pie)
→ pied → YES! (like “pied piper” or “pied bird” – means multi-colored)
So:
pie,
pies,
pied
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3. fl + ?
→ flie? No.
→ flies → YES! (insects or verb: he flies a plane)
→ flied → YES! (baseball term: “he flied out”)
So:
flies,
flied
*(Note: “flie” is not standard; skip it)*
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4. cr + ?
→ crie? No.
→ cries → YES! (verb: she cries)
→ cried → YES! (past tense)
So:
cries,
cried
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5. d + ?
→ die → YES! (to stop living)
→ dies → YES! (he dies / car engine dies)
→ died → YES! (past tense)
So:
die,
dies,
died
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6. t + ?
→ tie → YES! (knot or necktie)
→ ties → YES! (plural or verb: he ties his shoes)
→ tied → YES! (past tense)
So:
tie,
ties,
tied
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7. sp + ?
→ spie? No.
→ spies → YES! (secret agents or verb: he spies on someone)
→ spied → YES! (past tense: he spied on them)
So:
spies,
spied
*(“spie” is not a real word — skip it)*
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Now let’s count how many real words we made:
From #1: tries, tried → 2
From #2: pie, pies, pied → 3
From #3: flies, flied → 2
From #4: cries, cried → 2
From #5: die, dies, died → 3
From #6: tie, ties, tied → 3
From #7: spies, spied → 2
Total = 2+3+2+2+3+3+2 =
17 words
But we only have 14 lines. So we pick the first 14 real words we found.
Let’s list them in order:
1. tries
2. tried
3. pie
4. pies
5. pied
6. flies
7. flied
8. cries
9. cried
10. die
11. dies
12. died
13. tie
14. ties
(We could also include “tied”, “spies”, “spied” if needed — but since we only need 14, this works.)
Wait — let’s double-check that all these are real words:
✔ tries – yes
✔ tried – yes
✔ pie – yes
✔ pies – yes
✔ pied – yes (as in “pied piper” or “pied kingfisher”)
✔ flies – yes
✔ flied – yes (baseball usage)
✔ cries – yes
✔ cried – yes
✔ die – yes
✔ dies – yes
✔ died – yes
✔ tie – yes
✔ ties – yes
All good!
Final Answer:
1. tries
2. tried
3. pie
4. pies
5. pied
6. flies
7. flied
8. cries
9. cried
10. die
11. dies
12. died
13. tie
14. ties
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of phonics worksheet middle school.
