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Lesson 12: The Final y

Word Bank

Key Concepts
When adding suffixes to words that end in y: 2. Keep the y when adding -ing.
1. Change the y to i if a consonant precedes the y. pry + ing = prying
pry + ed = pried 3. Keep the y if a vowel precedes it.
fancy + ful = fanciful play + ful = playful
rely + es = relies joy + ous = joyous
relay + s = relays

Spelling Practice
Choose the word from the Word Bank that combines each word root and suffix. Write your choice
on the line. Then write the number of the Key Concept that applies to your choice.
Example: rely + ance = reliance, 1

1. jeopardy + ize = 6. glorify + ing =

2. verify + able = 7. clarify + ing =
3. novelty + es = 8. essay + ist =
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4. anthology + es = 9. prepay + ment =

5. defy + ant = 10. employ + er =

Spelling in Context
Write the word from the Word Bank that best fits in each sentence. Use the Key Concepts to spell
the words correctly.
1. Mark Twain once wrote a humorous tale a frog.
2. Twain seldom received for his early work.
3. In Nevada, Twain’s was a newspaper editor.
4. Twain’s nature led him to criticize leading citizens.
5. His barbs did not the newspaper’s success.
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Proofreading Practice

Read the paragraph. Find the five misspelled words and circle them. Then, on the numbered lines
below, write the correct spelling for each circled word.

If you love writing and reading essays—or even if you don’t—you can thank Michel de
Montaigne, the world’s first essaist. Montaigne’s brief prose pieces, each clarifing his thoughts
on a single topic, were noveltys in his day. Some of his essays were based on verifyable facts;
others were speculation. Montaigne died in 1592, but his works still appear in some
anthologys.
1. 4.
2. 5.
3.

Spelling Application
Below are six more words that reflect the Key Concepts you have learned. First write the number of
the Key Concept that applies to each word. Then fill in the words in the “Tom Swiftie” puns.
1. deployment 3. pettily 5. strategies

2. electrifying 4. pleasantries 6. undeniable

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7. “My love of camping is ,” said Tom intently.
8. “This storm is !” said Tom currently.
9. “I have a dog, two cats, and a gerbil,” said Tom .
10. “I’ve been exchanging with my dad’s dad,” said Tom grandly and sunnily.
11. “Did you hear about the army’s in the combat zone?” asked Tom warily.
12. “Here are my for getting that player out of the basketball game,” said Tom foully.