Spelling rule

Changing y to i

Carry → carried

Consonant + y: change y to i.

Joseph carried the books to the library.

Baby → babies

Same rule for plurals: babies, cities, stories.

The babies slept in the shade.

Play → played

Vowel + y: keep the y.

We played carrom all afternoon.

Remember: Consonant + y: change to i (carried, happiness). Keep y before -ing (carrying) and after a vowel (played). Exceptions: said, paid, laid.

Short lessonStress & endingsIn longer words, one part is said more strongly. And the ending -ed can be said in three ways.

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