4.6 Verbs, Adjective, Adverbs and Spelling: Changing y to i
Consider the following data.
carry carried
copy copied
enjoy enjoyed
supply supplied
cry cried
fly flying
supply supplying
study studying
spy spying
busy busier
greedy greedier
lonely lonelier
lucky luckiest
tiny tiniest
sly slyly
shy shyly
Write a rule that accounts for the cases when we change the y to i and when we leave the y unchanged.
What form of word would be a counterexample to your theory?
Come up with some more data to see if your theory needs to be revised.
key words: spelling, verbs, adjective, adverb, suffixes, morphology
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.3.2f Use spelling patterns and generalizations (e.g., word families, position-based spellings, syllable patterns, ending rules, meaningful word parts) in writing words.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.4.2d Spell grade-appropriate words correctly, consulting references as needed.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.5.2e Spell grade-appropriate words correctly, consulting references as needed.
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