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Not always, but many times the spelling does get changed. You can figure this out with simple examples:

Ex1. play+ed = played (but) dirty+ed = dirtied (rule: change the "y" to "i" and add "ed")

Ex2. thank+full = thankful (but) beauty+full = beautiful (rule: when adding "full" to a base word, always take out one "l" from the suffix "full"

Ex3. read+ing = reading (but) excite+ing = exciting (

Ex4. love+able = lovable (rule: when a base word ends with an "e", add a y or a suffix that starts with a vowel)

understand+able = understandable

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No. It depends on the word (for example, if it ends in an 'e' or a 'y') and the suffix. For example, direct becomes direction with no spelling change - just the addition of the suffix.

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