Question

For which of the following situations would you change the final y in a base word to i before adding a suffix?

A. when the base word ends with a consonant followed by the letter y

B. when the second syllable of a word is stressed

C. when the base word ends with a vowel and the letter y

D. when the suffix begins with the letter i

Answer 1

The situation that you would change the final y in a base word to i before adding a suffix is when the base word ends with a consonant followed by the letter y. The correct answer is option A. For example, the word "worry". When we add the suffix -ed, we change y to i and then add -ed, then it becomes the word "worried".