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Change Y Spelling Rule

Authored by Sarah Williams

English

5th Grade

CCSS covered

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Change Y Spelling Rule
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which rule is being applied in these verbs?

Irregular verbs change their spelling when forming the past tense

Add "-ed" to the end of the verb to form the past tense

Change "y" to "i" then add "-ed" for verbs that end in consonant and "y"

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

Which spelling word is written correctly?

greadiest

greediest

greedyiest

greedeeiest

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2E

CCSS.L.K.2D

CCSS.RF.1.3C

CCSS.RF.2.3A

CCSS.RF.2.3B

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

When a verb ends with Y and there is a consonant before it, the y changes into ie. Then the letter s is added.

True

False

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CCSS.L.11-12.4B

CCSS.L.9-10.4B

CCSS.L.K.4B

CCSS.RF.1.3F

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the Y rule when adding -d or -ed to verbs?

If a verb ends with y, double the y and add -ed

If a verb ends with y, change the y to an i, and add -ed

Just add -ed to most verbs

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

My friend should relax more. He [worry] too much about the future.

-s

-es

-ies / (change ‘-y’ to ‘-i’ and add ‘es’)

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4B

CCSS.L.9-10.4B

CCSS.L.K.4B

CCSS.RF.1.3F

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which rule is applied when changing the word 'cry' to its past tense form?

Add '-ed' to form 'cryed'

Change 'y' to 'i' and add '-ed' to form 'cried'

Double the 'y' and add '-ed' to form 'cryyed'

Just add '-d' to form 'cryd'

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the correct spelling of the word when 'happy' is changed to its comparative form?

happier

happyer

happiest

happyer

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