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Consonant Y Suffix Rules
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Consonant Y Suffix Rules
When a word ends in a consonant followed by y, change y to i before adding a suffix such as -ed, -es, -er, or -est. When a vowel comes before y, keep the y.
Spot the pattern
1.Which word has a consonant right before its final y?
- stay
- enjoy
- puppy
- key
2.Choose the correctly spelled word made by adding -er to funny.
- funnyer
- funnier
- funier
- funnyier
3.Select every base word that changes y to i before adding -ed.
- clap
- carry
- enjoy
- try
- stay
Add the suffix
4.At the farmers' market, Caleb picks apples from a basket. Complete the sentence with the correct form of carry: Caleb a basket of apples.
5.Hannah (try) a ripe peach yesterday. Write the past-tense form of try.
6.Diego feels (happy) today than he did yesterday. Write the correct comparative form.
7.Write the correct form of baby with the suffix -es: baby + es = .
8.Write the superlative form of sunny by adding -est.
9.A sign says that a vendor is (busy) than before. Write the correct form of busy.
Check and explain the spelling
10.Match each base word and suffix to its correctly spelled form in the answer column.
- cry + ed
- lady + es
- lazy + est
- play + ed
- played
- laziest
- cried
- ladies
11.Which word keeps its y when the suffix -ed is added?
- copy
- enjoy
- hurry
- fry
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