Lesson 110
-y to i Rule
Rule for changing -Y to I before adding a suffix
The Y to I spelling rule does not apply to the -ING ending (e.g., carry - carrying; fly - flying). If the letter before the final Y is a vowel, the Y is part of a vowel team and does not change to I when adding a suffix (e.g., play - plays; stay - stayed).
Today's plan
about 20 min- Step 1Warm up our ears (blend & segment)2 min
- Steps 2 & 3Look & Say / Listen & Spell4 min
- Step 4Blending drill3 min
- Step 5New concept6 min
- Step 5Read & spell the new words5 min
Warm Up Our Ears
Say the sounds; students blend them into a word. Then say a word; students break it apart.
Blend it (teacher says sounds → you say word)
Break it (I say word → you say sounds)
Sound Drills
Full-screen cards for the class. Tap a card to check the answer, or press Hear the words to hear the example words read aloud.
👂 Listen & Spell — teacher list (13 sounds)
Say each sound; students write the spelling(s). Read straight from this list.
- /ā/a (as in table), ai (as in rain), ay (as in play) · rain
- /ē/e (as in me), y (as in baby), ea (as in eat), ee (as in see), ey (as in key) · bee
- /er/er (as in her), ir (as in bird), ur (as in turn), or (as in doctor) · fern
- /s/s (as in sun), ss, c (as in city) · sun
- /z/s (as in dogs), z (as in zip) · zebra
- /n/n (as in nest), kn (as in knee) · net
- /r/r (as in rain), wr (as in wrist) · rabbit
- /m/m (as in moon), mb (as in lamb) · moon
- /ow/ou (as in out), ow (as in cow) · mouse
- /oi/oi (as in coin), oy (as in boy) · coin
- /ĕ/e (as in bed), ea (as in bread) · egg
- /aw/au (as in haul), aw (as in lawn), augh (as in caught) · saw
- /o͞o/ew (as in few), ui (as in fruit), ue (as in blue) · blue
Blending Drill
Change one part at a time and read the new word.
New Concept
Today we learn another spelling change: changing Y to I before adding a suffix.
Highlighted words are the ones to show and practice reading — tap one to hear it.
We have been learning about spelling changes that happen when we add suffixes to words. Today we will learn another spelling change. -Y + -ER, -EST, -ED: If the word ends in Y, we often change the Y to I before adding the suffixes -ER, -EST, or -ED (e.g., happy - happier; happy - happiest; copy - copied). -Y + -S, -ES: If the word ends in Y and we want to add the -S/-ES ending, we follow the same pattern and change Y to I then add -ES (e.g., puppy - puppies; cry - cries). -Y + -ING: We do not change Y to I when adding -ING (e.g., say - saying, copy - copying).
-y to i Rule
When a word ends in Y after a consonant, we usually change the Y to I before adding a suffix that does not begin with I, such as -ER, -EST, -ED, or -ES. We keep the Y when adding -ING.
Read & Spell
Read — I do
Read — We do
Spell — I do
Spell — We do