Suffixes with Base Word Spelling Changes

- ES

Is this a VOWEL or CONSONANT suffix?

(Hint: look at the FIRST letter of the suffix)

• vowel suffix

• consonant suffix

-LY

Is this a VOWEL or CONSONANT suffix?

(Hint: look at the FIRST letter of the suffix)

• vowel suffix

• consonant suffix

-ING

Is this a VOWEL or CONSONANT suffix?

(Hint: look at the FIRST letter of the suffix)

• vowel suffix

• consonant suffix

-ED

Is this a VOWEL or CONSONANT suffix?

(Hint: look at the FIRST letter of the suffix)

• vowel suffix

• consonant suffix

-FUL

Is this a VOWEL or CONSONANT suffix?

(Hint: look at the FIRST letter of the suffix)

• vowel suffix

• consonant suffix

-Y

Is this a VOWEL or CONSONANT suffix?

(Hint: look at the FIRST letter of the suffix)

• vowel suffix

• consonant suffix

carry + es

• carryes

• carries

cry + ed

• cried

• cryed

fly +ing

• fliing

• flying

spray + ed

• sprayed

• spraied