Adding Suffixes

ELA

Adding suffixes

3. Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words. a. Identify and know the meaning of the most common prefixes and derivational suffixes. Click on the link to the right for a video of this lesson.

summary

Today we are going to learn how to add suffixes to Cy and Vy words using words from our text Fudge-a-mania.

try

scary

marry

dry

carry

Cy base

busy

cry

To add the suffix -ed to a consanant -y word we drop the y and add -ied

Genially

tried

scaried

married

dried

carried

Cy + ed

busied

cried

To add the suffix -ing to a consanant -y word we don't drop the y. We just add -ing.

Genially

trying

scarying

marrying

drying

carrying

Cy + ing

busying

crying

delay

vy base

annoy

play

To add the suffix -ed to a vowel -y word we don't drop the y. We just add -ed.

Genially

delayed

vy +ed

annoyed

played

To add the suffix -ing to a vowel -y word we don't drop the y. We add -ing

Genially

delaying

vy +ing

annoying

playing

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