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How To add the er suffix to words ending in a stressed syllable with one vowel and one consonant?
you need to double the consonant and add er
How do you spell the plural of burglary?
As with other words ending in consonant-Y, the plural is BURGLARIES.
To make words ending in y plural?
Change the y to i and add es. For example, baby becomes babies.
When a suffix other than ing is added to a word ending in a consonant what happens to the y?
When a suffix is added to a word ending in a consonant the y changes to an I.
Words with double vowels ending in y?
loony
How do you make gerund?
A Gerund is formed by adding -ing to the word. English has different rules about adding -ing. For example, words that end in a vowel or consonant; words that need a consonant doubled first; words ending in y. Examples: Add Adding (no changes before -ing) Abide Abiding (drop the e first) bed bedding (double the consonant)
Why does keys not end with 'ies'?
Words that drop the ending "y" and add "-ies" are those for which the penultimate letter of the word is a consonant. As the penultimate letter of keys is a vowel, the final consonant y is retained and an s is added at the end.
For what words ending in y do you change it to ies?
Plural nouns change when the word ends in consonant-Y.baby/babiespenny/penniesWords ending in a vowel pair with y form normal S plurals.buy/buysobey/obeysmonkey/monkeysThe same applies to adding comparative suffixes: consonant Y changes, vowel Y does not.hungry --> hungriergray --> grayer
What is the consonant rule?
If the word ends in a consonant-vowel-consonant pattern it gets a double consonant +EDe.g. RUB > RUBBED HOP > HOPPEDIf the word ends in a consonant-vowel-consonant pattern it gets a double consonant +INGe.g. RUB > RUBBING HOP > HOPPINGWords ending in w,x,y,z don't follow this rule, just add ED or ING e.g. snowed, snowing, boxed, boxing
What is the meaning of a cavity?
The plural of cavity is cavities.The rule for plurals of words ending with a consonant + yis to change the y to an i and add es.Other examples:baby, babiesparty, partiesThe plurals of proper names ending with consonant + y is to just add s.e.g.Kennedy, KennedysJuly, Julys
What are the Example of consonant vowel?
"Y" works as a consonant, for example, in the words year, youth, yesterday. It also works as a vowel in some words, for example, all the adverbs ending with 'ly" such as quickly or suddenly, and others like myopia.
Why you don't double the w in show when making the past tense?
The rule is: For verbs of one syllable ending in one vowel and one consonant, the consonant is doubled --- stop/stopped, plan/planned The consonant is not doubled if it is y or w -- play/played, show/showed.
