66. Spelling with ‘y’ before Vowel Suffixes

New Concept Words

Add -er to these words:

Add -est to these words:

Add -ful to these words:
notice how the y sound can change to short i before adding this suffix

Add -ly to these words:
notice how the y sound can change to short i before adding this suffix

Review Words

What Says?

Spelling and Sentence Dictation

Review

Change the ‘y’ When Adding Suffixes Spelling Rule

1. If a consonant comes before the ‘y’, change the ‘y to ‘i’ before adding the suffix.
   Examples: cry + -es = cries; city + -es = cities; dry + -ed = dried; apply + -ed = applied; carry + -ed = carried; marry + -es = marries
2. If a vowel comes before the ‘y’, keep the ‘y’ and add the suffix.
   Examples: boy + -s = boys; monkey + -s = monkeys;
   enjoy + -s = enjoys
3. There is no need to change the ‘y’ when adding suffix ‘ing’.
   Examples: crying; drying; copying; applying; enjoying; carrying; marrying

Practice

1. Add the suffix to each word. Write the new word in the column that matches the rule you used.

2. Add the suffix given to each word.