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How to spell disobeys

Disobeys is spelled D-I-S-O-B-E-Y-S.

What it means: Fails or refuses to do what is told.

In a sentence: Whenever the dog disobeys, Dad calls him back right away. ▶

The part people get wrong

Keep the y and add -s because a vowel comes before y.

Same family: disobey, disobeyed, disobeying. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

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