6th Grade Spelling List 6
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16th Grade Spelling List #6
Week of: October 24th
A suffix is an ending added to a word that changes how the word is used.
If the letter before the final y is a vowel, do not change the y when you add a suffix.
If the letter before a final y is a consonant, change the y to i before you add any suffix
except ing.
The y never changes before ing.
For example:
spray + ed = sprayed
reply + ed = replied
holiday + s = holidays
apology + es = apologies
1. sprayed
11. copied
2. surveyed
12. multiplied
3. delayed
13. emptying
4. displaying
14. societies
5. enjoying
15. steadying
6. holidays
16. cavities
7. highways
17. apologies
8. essays
18. to
9. journeys
19. two
10. replied
20. too
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