When adding a suffix to a root word ending in y, we will sometimes change that y to an i.

Combine the words below by adding the suffix to the root word. If you did not change the y to an i before adding the suffix, indicate your reason. The first two have been done for you as an example. pretty + est _______________ try + ed _______________ happy + ness _______________ empty + ing _______________ empty + ed _______________ pry + ing _______________ buy + er _______________ play + ful _______________

mystery + ous _______________ envy + ous _______________ marry + ed _______________ library + an _______________ busy + ly _______________ envy + able _______________ pity + ful _______________ carry + ed _____________

silly + est

prettiest _______________ decry + ing

tried _______________ angry + est _______________ noisy + ly _______________ lazy + er _______________ lazy + ly _______________ gray + er _______________ pacify + ing _____________

Adding suffixes to words ending in ‘y’ Copyright © 2006 by Kevin Owens. All rights reserved.