This week, we’re focussing on the spelling rule: change y to i.
When adding suffixes such as ed, er and est to words that end in y, we normally change the y to an i then add our suffix.
However, If the suffix we are adding is ing, we don’t normally change the y – we keep it. For example the word party would become partying Practise by adding any of the above suffixes to the root words below – some will work, some won’t.
E.g. for cry, you will want to practise cried, crier, crying and adding est doesn’t work.
For busy, you’ll have busied, busier, busiest and busying.
| busy | creepy | library | ordinary | worry |
| century | marry | naughty | carry | cry |