Grade 4 Lesson 9 Vowel y making long (e) and long (i) sound; Changing Rule for adding vowel suffixes

Vowel Y = long (e) & long (i) sounds We have already learned the letter Y can be a consonant or a vowel. We know vowel Y can make the long (e) sound, as in the words … carry and hurry We know vowel Y can make the long (i) sound, as in the words….satisfy and multiply

Changing Rule We know that a SUFFIX is a VOWEL SUFFIX if the FIRST letter of the suffix is a vowel. -ing, -er, -ed When you add a vowel suffix to a base word with vowel Y in the final position, you must change the Y to i before adding the suffix unless the suffix begins with the letter i. Base Word: cry + ed = cried cry + ing = crying

Word Sort Practice Base Word Vowel Suffix Vowel Suffix –ing marry marries, married marrying carry carries, carried carrying busy busier, busiest busying multiply multiplies, multiplied multiplying satisfy satisfies, satisfied satisfying

Spelling Words cried easier crying easiest carrier busier carried busiest carrying studying married studious marriage multiplied marrying multiplying hurried satisfied hurrying satisfying