 | Epes Sargent - 1858 - 180 sider
...re-fine. — Ness. Base, fee'ble, hoarse, i'dle, lame, larc/e, like, pale, ripe, rude. 5. Words ending in y preceded by a consonant change the y to i before any augment tut '*, or one beginning with »'. EXAMPLES. Add the augments est, es, eth, and ed, severally,... | |
 | Henry Major - 1873 - 90 sider
...Words ending in ie convert this to y, on the addition of the post-fix ing; as, die dying; words ending in y, preceded by a consonant, change the y to i before a post- fix; as, beauty beautiful, ready readily. Full, used as a post-fix, retains only one I ; as... | |
 | William Franklin Watson - 1904 - 244 sider
...consonant preceded by a single vowel double the final consonant before er and est. Adjectives ending in y preceded by a consonant change the y to i before adding er and est ; as, ruddy, ruddier; early, earlier. IRREGULAR COMPARISON. A few adjectives have... | |
 | Alphonso Gerald Newcomer, Samuel Swayze Seward - 1905 - 314 sider
...of hundreds of common English words. 86. Helps to Correct Spelling. — 1. Final y. — Words ending in y preceded by a consonant change the y to i before a termination. This includes the plural of nouns and third person singular of verbs ending in the same... | |
 | Rose M. Libby - 1906 - 196 sider
...final consonant before adding a suffix beginning with a vowel, as, rebel, rebellion. 2. Words ending in y preceded by a consonant, change the y to i before adding a suffix beginning with a vowel; as, pony, ponies. 3. Final e is usually omitted in adding a... | |
 | William Dana Orcutt - 1912 - 200 sider
...ending in ie change their termination to y upon adding ing: eg, die, dying; vie, vying. 12. Words ending in y preceded by a consonant change the y to i before any added termination not beginning with i: eg, merry, merriment; happy, happiness. Exceptions: adjectives... | |
 | Arthur Willis Leonard, Claude Moore Fuess - 1915 - 120 sider
...ie drop the e and change the i to y before the suffix ing. dying lying vying tying V. Words ending in y preceded by a consonant change the y to i before a suffix. business holiest greedier dutiful ordinarily accompaniment Before the suffix ing the y is... | |
 | Kate Van Wagenen - 1923 - 232 sider
...the front rank of some great battle. — THEODORE PARKER . du'ty shop rank du'ties office When words end in y preceded by a consonant change the y to i before an additional syllable, as: duty, duties; busy, busily, business. 'When ing is added, the y is not... | |
 | Kate Van Wagenen - 1923 - 152 sider
...Beside the child was a broken a sleep' sword. A voice said, "Only a man who sword When a word ends in y preceded by a consonant, change the y to i before adding es, as: baby, babies; body, bodies. Write the following words so they mean more than one: city,... | |
 | Walter Kay Smart - 1925 - 282 sider
...Not all nouns ending in f, however, do this: as, brief, briefs; roof, roofs. (2) Most nouns ending in y, preceded by a consonant, change the y to i before adding -es: as, lady, ladies; pony, ponies; penny, pennies. (The y is not changed to t, if it ;s preceded... | |
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When a word ends in y preceded by a consonant, change the y to i before adding a suffix (unless the suffix begins with i). 
