The Y Rule

Read, copy, and learn.
1. If the letter before a final y is a vowel, the y doesn’t change when you add a suffix.
play played playing playful
2.If the letter before a final y is a consonant, the y changes to i when you add a suffix, except when the suffix begins with an i.
carry carried carrier carrying

Read, copy, and learn some exceptions to the Y Rule.
day + ly = daily _________
lay + ed = laid _________
gay + ly = gaily _________
mislay + ed = mislaid _________
pay + ed = paid _________
slay becomes slain _________
say + ed = said _________

Read, copy, and learn some more exceptions to the Y Rule.
shy + ly = shyly ________
shy + ness = shyness ________
dry + ly = dryly ________
dry + ness = dryness ________
sly + ly = slyly ________
sly + ness = slyness ________
spry + ly = spryly ________
spry + ness = spryness ________

Base Word Suffix New Word (Practice)
carry + ed = __________________
busy + er = __________________
carry + er = __________________
busy + ness = __________________
carry + ing = __________________
beauty + ful = __________________
hurry + ed = __________________
fly + ing = __________________
rely + ing = __________________
fly + es = __________________
rely + ed = __________________
rely + able = __________________
study + ous = __________________
copy + ist = __________________
lovely + ness = __________________
happy + ness = __________________
greedy + er = __________________
merry + est = __________________
joy + ful = __________________
duty + ful = __________________
delay + ing = __________________
day + ly = __________________
lay + ed = __________________