PDF The Y Rule - School Specialty
[Pages:11]LESSON PACK
Language Art s Lesson Pack ? Spelling Rules
The Y Rule
Practice adding suffixes to w ords that end w ith y
Learning Notes
This Spelling & Phonics lesson pack cont ains seven exercises on pract icing t he y rule f or spelling. This pack of w orksheet s includes an explanat ion of t he skill f ollow ed by exercises t hat can be used t o pract ice, review and challenge st udent s on t heir underst anding.
Teaching Tip
Divide st udent s int o groups of 3-4 and provide each group w it h a set of index cards. Using t he pract ice w orksheet s in t he lesson pack, have each group of st udent s creat e a set of cards w it h root w ords ending in y and t he same w ord w it h a suf f ix ending. When t he set s are complet e, groups can use t he cards t o play concent rat ion, mat ching t he pairs of w ords (ex: hurry, hurried). (Visual, Tactile, Interpersonal, Auditory)
M odifications and/ or Extensions
To ext end t his act ivit y, have each group come up w it h an original poem or song t o share w it h t he class t hat w ill help t hem remember t he y rule.
Recommended Exercises Int roduct ory: Follow -up:
Exercises on Suf f ixes Exercises on t he Doubling Rule
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Lesson Pack ID: 01-00000-587
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The Lessons included in this pack are as follow s:
The Y Rule and Suffixes Use t he Y Rule t o w rit e base w ord and suf f ix f or given examples
Change y to i When... St udent ref erence of y rule; add ed, er, s t o w ords ending in y
List - Vow el Suffixes & Rules List of over 125 w ords w it h -ing, -er, -est , -y, -ish endings
Learn the Y Rule for Suffixes Add a suf f ix t o each w ord; change y t o i as needed
Spelling List: Adding Endings The f ollow ing exercises f ocus on w ords f rom t he spelling list
Climb the Stairs Climb t he st airs by adding endings t o w ords w it h f inal y
M ore Y Rule Practice Use t he Y Rule t o w rit e base w ord and suf f ix f or given examples
From t he EPS book How t o Spell 3 Clues t o M eaning E M egaw ords 2 M egaw ords 2 Spellw ell Cc Spellw ell Cc How t o Spell 3
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Lesson Pack ID: 01-00000-587
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Read, copy, and learn.
The Y Rule
1. If the letter before a final y is a vowel, the y doesn't change when you
add a suffix.
play
played
playing
playful
2. If the letter before a final y is a consonant, the y changes to i when you add a suffix, except when the suffix begins with an i.
carry
carried
carrier
carrying
Read, copy, and learn some exceptions to the Y Rule.
day + ly = daily _________ lay + ed = laid _________
gay + ly = gaily _________ mislay + ed = mislaid _________
pay + ed = paid _________ slay becomes slain
_________
say + ed = said _________
Read, copy, and learn some more exceptions to the Y Rule. shy + ly = shyly ________ shy + ness = shyness ________ dry + ly = dryly ________ dry + ness = dryness ________ sly + ly = slyly ________ sly + ness = slyness ________ spry + ly = spryly ________ spry + ness = spryness ________
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the y rule
Lesson ID: 01-01852-068-0
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Add the suffix to the base word to make a new word.
Base Word
Suffix
carry
+ ed
=
busy
+ er
=
carry
+ er
=
busy
+ ness
=
carry
+ ing
=
beauty + ful
=
hurry
+ ed
=
fly
+ ing
=
rely
+ ing
=
fly
+ es
=
rely
+ ed
=
rely
+ able
=
study
+ ous
=
copy
+ ist
=
lovely
+ ness
=
happy
+ ness
=
greedy + er
=
merry
+ est
=
joy
+ ful
=
duty
+ ful
=
delay
+ ing
=
day
+ ly
=
lay
+ ed
=
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the y rule
Lesson ID: 01-01852-068-0
Name _________________________________________ Date _____________________________
When adding an ending to a word ending in y, change the y to i.
cry + ed = cried funny + er = funnier
fry + ed = fried
cry + es = cries funny + es = funnies
fry + es = fries
But don't change the y when:
1. adding ing 2. the base word has a vowel before the y.
play + ed = played play + ing = playing toy + ing = toying
play + s = plays cry + ing = crying
toy + s = toys
Fill in the blanks.
Word play try key yell cry say donkey stay fly
+ ing
+ s/es tries
+ ed
cried said
y endings
Lesson Id: 01-02275-046-0
? 1999 by Ann L. Staman. Licensed for duplication and use by subscriber during subscription period only.
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