Spelling Rules and Tricks
Y Enders

1. Rule: When a word ends in -y, change the y to i before adding the suffixes -s, -ed, -ly, -ness, or -age.

2. Rule: Keep the y when adding -ing, to avoid having two i’s in a row.  (Note: ski - skiing never had a Y.)

3. Rule: If the final y has a vowel (aeiou) before it, keep the y.

4. Exceptions:

Memory Trick: