EXERCISE 6. FILL IN THE MISSING LETTERS, AND WRITE THE COMPLETE WORD A...

5. Final Y. If final y is preceded by a consonant, change y to i when you add a suf-

fix.

apply + ed = applied (Y changed to i.)

friendly + er = friendlier

noisy + est = noisiest

But notice the following forms:

apply + ing = applying

(Y does not change to i if the suffix begins with i.)

play + er = player

(Y does not change to i if y is preceded by a vowel.)