at the end of a word how do you no when a vowel is fallowed by a y?

Question

like how do you no that there is a vowel in front of the letter y? for example probly and attorney? Like how would you tell what was the difference.

Answer 1

You look at the letter before the Y. If it is a vowel, (a,e,i,o,u) then you have a word that ends in Y preceded by a vowel. There is no such word as "probly." Probably has an L before the Y. L is not a vowel.

I hope this helps.

Answer 2

You can't tell from the sound - e.g. 'jolly' and 'trolley' sound the same.I guess it's just a matter of learning or becoming familiar with each word - and there's always spellcheck and the dictionary!