Change Y Spelling Rule

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English
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5th Grade
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Hard
+10
Standards-aligned
Sarah Williams
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25 questions
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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
Tags
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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