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Appendix 5<br />

Spelling<br />

W ords + -s and -es (b ird s/ w atches et c)<br />

n ou n + s (p lural) (—> Unit 66)<br />

bird —> birds m istake —> m istakes hotel —» hotels<br />

verb + s (he/ she/ it -s) (- » Unit 5)<br />

think —» thinks live —> lives rem em b er —> rem em bers<br />

b u t<br />

+ es after -s / -sh / -ch / - x<br />

bus —> buses pass —> passes<br />

dish —> dishes w ash —> washes<br />

w at ch —> w atches teach —> teaches<br />

box —> boxes<br />

address —> addresses<br />

finish —> finishes<br />

sand w ich —> sand w iches<br />

also<br />

potato —» p otatoes<br />

do —> does<br />

tom ato —> tom ato es<br />

go —> goes<br />

-f / -fe —» -ve s<br />

shelf —» shelves knife —> knives but ro o f —> roofs<br />

W ord s ending in - y (b ab y —> babies / stud y —» stud ied etc.)<br />

- y —> - ies<br />

stud y —» stud ies (not studys)<br />

fam ily —> fam ilies (not fam ilys)<br />

story —> stories city —» cities baby —> babies<br />

try —> t ries m arry —> m arries fly —> flies<br />

- y —> - ied (—> Unit 11)<br />

stud y —> stud ied (not studyed)<br />

try —> t ried m arry —» m arried co p y —> co p ied<br />

- y - ier/ - iest (- > Units 87, 90)<br />

easy —» easier/ easiest (not easyer/ easyest)<br />

happy —> hap p ier/ hap p iest<br />

heavy —> heavier/ heaviest<br />

lucky —> lu ckier/ lu ckiest<br />

funny —> fu n n ier/ fu n n iest<br />

- y —> - ily (—> Unit 86)<br />

easy> easily (not easyly)<br />

happy —» hap p ily heavy —> heavily lucky —> luckily<br />

y does not change to i if the ending is - ay/ - ey/ - o y/ - u y:<br />

ho lid ay —> ho lid ays (n o t holidaies)<br />

enjoy —> enjo ys/ enjo yed stay —> stays/ stayed b uy —» b uys key —> keys<br />

b u t<br />

say said p ay —> p aid (irreg u la r verbs)<br />

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