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Change Y to I Rule Worksheet

Practice changing words ending in 'y' to 'i' when adding suffixes, suitable for Grade 1 ELA.

Grade 1 ELA GrammarSpellingChange Y to I Rule
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Fill in the BlanksMultiple ChoiceShort AnswerTrue / FalseWord Bank

Standards

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.2.d

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grammarspellingchange y to i rulesuffixesgrade 1
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Change Y to I Rule

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Read the instructions for each section carefully and complete the activities. Remember the 'Change Y to I Rule': When a word ends with a consonant + y, change the 'y' to 'i' before adding a suffix (like -es, -ed, -er, -est).

Change the 'y' to 'i' and add the suffix to make new words.

1. happy + -er =  

2. fry + -es =  

3. silly + -est =  

4. cry + -ed =  

Choose the word that is spelled correctly.

5. Which word means 'more funny'?

a

funnyer

b

funnier

c

funnyier

d

funniy

6. Which word means 'many berries'?

a

berrys

b

berriys

c

berries

d

barrys

Read the sentences. Write the correct form of the word in the blank.

7. The bird   high in the sky. (fly + -es)

8. My dog is the   of all! (fluffy + -est)

9. She   for joy when she won. (cry + -ed)

Read each statement. Circle True or False.

10. The word 'parties' comes from 'party' + -es.

T

True

F

False

11. The word 'played' follows the 'Change Y to I Rule'.

T

True

F

False

Use the words from the word bank to complete the sentences. Make sure to spell them correctly!

pretty
story
baby
carry

12. The two   were sleeping. (baby + -es)

13. She   the heavy box. (carry + -ed)

14. My mom told me many good  . (story + -es)