Sample Words From List
replying
copies
hurrying
studies
studying
hurries
carrying
stays
carries
staying
enjoying
replied
Take a look at the sample words.
What do you notice about these words?
They all have endings that were added to base words.
Some of these words can be nouns or verbs. How is studies used on this sentence? Her studies of the planets made her want to become an astronaut.
(noun)
Some of these words can be nouns or verbs. How is copies used on this sentence? She copies her final draft neatly.
(verb)
How might we sort these words?
By their endings - -s, -ed, and -ing.
Let's practice sorting the words. Practice Sort
What do the base words all have in common?
They all end in y.
What happened to the y when -s or -ed was added?
The y changed to an i.
What happened to the y when -ing was added?
Nothing, -ing was just added.
What is different about stays, staying, and stayed and enjoys, enjoyed, and enjoying from the other words?
The y doesn't change to an i.
Why do you think this happens? What is different about these base words?
They end in vowel -y not consonant -y.