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.

Cy base

cry

busy

carry

dry

marry

scary

try

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

Genially

Cy + ed

cried

busied

carried

dried

married

scaried

tried

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

Genially

Cy + ing

crying

busying

carrying

drying

marrying

scarying

trying

vy base

play

annoy

delay

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

Genially

vy +ed

played

annoyed

delayed

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

Genially

vy +ing

playing

annoying

delaying

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