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The document outlines rules for changing the letter 'y' in words ending with a consonant + y, specifying when 'y' changes to 'ie' or 'i' in various forms. It also provides guidelines for verbs ending in 'e', detailing how to modify them in different tenses and forms, including exceptions. Additionally, it explains how to convert adjectives into adverbs based on their endings.

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Grammar Reference Bar Page 6

The document outlines rules for changing the letter 'y' in words ending with a consonant + y, specifying when 'y' changes to 'ie' or 'i' in various forms. It also provides guidelines for verbs ending in 'e', detailing how to modify them in different tenses and forms, including exceptions. Additionally, it explains how to convert adjectives into adverbs based on their endings.

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Words ending in “consonant + y”

If a word ends in a consonant + y ( –by / -ry / - sy / etc.)

Y changes to ie before :
Baby / babies family / families country / countries secretary / secretaries

hurry / hurries study/ studies apply / applies try / tries

Y changes to i before :
hurry / hurried study/ studied apply / applied try / tried

Y changes to i before and


Easy / easier / easiest heavy / heavier / heaviest lucky / luckier / luckiest
Y changes to i before :
easy / easily heavy / heavily Temporary / temporarily

Words ending in (smoke, hope, wide, etc.)

Verbs
If a verb ends in , leave out e before
Smoke / smoking hope / hoping dance / dancing confuse / confusing
Exceptions: be / being
Verbs ending in –ee: see / seeing agree / agreeing
If a verb ends in –e, add –d for the past (of regular verbs):
Smoke / smoked hope / hoped dance / danced confuse / confused
Adjectives and adverbs
If an adjective ends in –e, keep the e before the adverb ending –ly
polite / politely extreme / extremely absolute / absolutely sincere / sincereely
If an adjective ends in –le (terrible, probable, etc) , leave out the e and add –y for the adverb.
terrible / terribly probable / probably reasonable / reasonably

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