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Lesson 9   Final y words and suffixes

spraysprayssprayedspraying
displaydisplaysdisplayeddisplaying
enjoyenjoysenjoyedenjoying
surveysurveyssurveyedsurveying
delaydelaysdelayeddelaying
holidayholidays
highwayhighways
valleyvalleys
essayessays
journeyjourneys
 
replyrepliesrepliedreplying
copycopiescopiedcopying
steadysteadiessteadiedsteadying
emptyemptiesemptiedemptying
multiplymultipliesmultipliedmultiplying
balconybalconies
societysocieties
cavitycavities
apologyapologies
countycounties

1. How many of the words in the first column have a vowel before the final y? ________

What happens to the y in these words when a suffix is added?

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2. When the letter before the final y is a consonant, what happens to the y when the suffix es or ed is added?

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3. When ing is added to any final y word, what happens to the y?

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Lesson Generalization

If the letter before a final y is a vowel, do not change the y when you add a suffix.

If the letter before a final y is a consonant, change the y to i before you add any suffix except ing. The y never changes before ing.


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