| Change of y
to i:
Words ending in y preceded by a consonant, change the y
to i and add es or ed. |
Words:
puppy - puppies
army - armies
supply - supplies
sky - skies
party - parties
library - libraries
rely - relies
marry - marries
theory - theories
study - studies
apply - applies
|
| Words ending in y preceded by a vowel, just
add s |
Words:
boy - boys
toy - toys
employ - employs
valley - valleys
delay - delays
convey - conveys
pray - prays
stay - stays
|
| Adding a
suffix:
Words ending in y before a consonant usually change the
y to i before a suffix. |
Words:
happy - happiness
beauty - beautiful
busy - business
mystery - mysterious
luxury - luxurious
fancy - fanciful
envy - envious
mercy - merciless
ordinary - ordinarily
vary - variance
apply - appliance
|
| But verbs ending in y do not drop the
y before ing |
Words:
study - studying
hurry - hurrying
relay - relaying
pray - praying
portray - portraying
apply - applying
|
