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Name: ______________________________ Spelling Rule Exceptions for a Suffix: Words That End in Y A suffix is a a letter or group of letters that is added to a word to change the meaning or make a word into another type of word, such as a noun into an adjective. Some common suffixes are -er, -est, -ful, -less, and -ness. When a word ends in y, we often must change the y to i when we add the suffix. Examples: pretty prettier Part 1. sunnysunniest sleepy sleepiness 11. plenty plentiful ___________________________ 12. fancy fanciful ___________________________ Add -er or -est to each of the following words. 1. hungry hungrier or hungriest ___________________________ 2. crazy crazier or craziest ___________________________ 3. funny funnier or funniest ___________________________ 13. mercy merciless ___________________________ 4. nosy nosier or nosiest ___________________________ 14. penny penniless ___________________________ 5. angry angrier or angriest ___________________________ Part 4. 6. scary scarier or scariest ___________________________ 7. messy messier or messiest ___________________________ Part 2. Add -ful to each of the following words. Part 3. Add -less to each of the following words. Add -ness to each of the following words. 15. cozy coziness ___________________________ 16. busy business ___________________________ 17. lazy laziness ___________________________ 8. beauty beautiful ___________________________ 18. happy happiness ___________________________ 9. pity pitiful ___________________________ 19. lovely loveliness ___________________________ 10. duty dutiful ___________________________ 20. silly silliness ___________________________ Copyright © 2016 K12reader.com. All Rights Reserved. Free for educational use at home or in classrooms. Key Name: ______________________________ Spelling Rule Exceptions for a Suffix: Words That End in Y A suffix is a a letter or group of letters that is added to a word to change the meaning or make a word into another type of word, such as a noun into an adjective. Some common suffixes are -er, -est, -ful, -less, and -ness. When a word ends in y, we often must change the y to i when we add the suffix. Examples: pretty prettier Part 1. sunnysunniest sleepy sleepiness 11. plenty plentiful ___________________________ 12. fancy fanciful ___________________________ Add -er or -est to each of the following words. 1. hungry hungrier or hungriest ___________________________ 2. crazy crazier or craziest ___________________________ 3. funny funnier or funniest ___________________________ 13. mercy merciless ___________________________ 4. nosy nosier or nosiest ___________________________ 14. penny penniless ___________________________ 5. angry angrier or angriest ___________________________ Part 4. 6. scary scarier or scariest ___________________________ 7. messy messier or messiest ___________________________ Part 2. Add -ful to each of the following words. Part 3. Add -less to each of the following words. Add -ness to each of the following words. 15. cozy coziness ___________________________ 16. busy business ___________________________ 17. lazy laziness ___________________________ 8. beauty beautiful ___________________________ 18. happy happiness ___________________________ 9. pity pitiful ___________________________ 19. lovely loveliness ___________________________ 10. duty dutiful ___________________________ 20. silly silliness ___________________________ Copyright © 2016 K12reader.com. All Rights Reserved. Free for educational use at home or in classrooms.
