Rule 6
For action words that end in ‘ie’, change the ‘ie’ to ‘y’ before adding ‘ing’.
eg. Brian enjoys lying on his back to watch the clouds in the sky.
lie à lying
die à dying
Rule 5
When the letter before a ‘y’ is a consonant, change the ‘y’ to an ‘i’ before adding ‘es’.
eg. Each year we go on a beach holiday with three other families.
family à families
Rule 4
When an action word ends with a consonant
followed by a ‘y’, change the ‘y’ to ‘i’ before adding ‘es’.
eg. Our puppy buries
her toys so no one can find them.
bury à buries
Rule 3
When action words end with an ‘sh’, ‘ch’,
‘ss’, ‘x’ or ‘z’
eg. Fiona waltzes most Tuesday nights whilst watching
‘Dancing with the Stars’.
cross à crosses
box à boxes
Rule 2
When a word ends with a short vowel followed by a
consonant, double the last consonant before
adding ‘ed’
eg. drop -->
dropped
Rule 6
For action words that end in ‘ie’, change the ‘ie’ to ‘y’ before adding ‘ing’.
eg. Brian enjoys lying on his back to watch the clouds in the sky.
lie à lying
tie à tying
die à dying
Rule 5
When the letter before a ‘y’ is a consonant, change the ‘y’ to an ‘i’ before adding ‘es’.
eg. Each year we go on a beach holiday with three other families.
family à families
lady à ladies
jelly à jellies
nappy à nappies
party à partiesRule 4
When an action word ends with a consonant
followed by a ‘y’, change the ‘y’ to ‘i’ before adding ‘es’.
eg. Our puppy buries
her toys so no one can find them.
bury à buries
empty à empties
try à tries
carry à carries
tidy à tidies
When action words end with an ‘sh’, ‘ch’,
‘ss’, ‘x’ or ‘z’
‘es’ is added to make the present tense.
eg. Fiona waltzes most Tuesday nights whilst watching
‘Dancing with the Stars’.
cross à crosses
boss à
bosses
buzz à buzzes
catch à catches
box à boxes
Rule 2
Rule One
'i' before 'e' except after 'c'
relieve
believe
friend
relief
ancient
belief
Exceptions - neighbour
their
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