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OpenStudy (taetae):

For which of the following situations would you change the final y in a base word to i before adding a suffix? A. when the base word ends with a consonant followed by the letter y B. when the second syllable of a word is stressed C. when the base word ends with a vowel and the letter y D. when the suffix begins with the letter i

OpenStudy (taetae):

@Whitemonsterbunny17

OpenStudy (taetae):

i think b

whitemonsterbunny17 (whitemonsterbunny17):

An example is adding '-ed' to 'worry'. It would be incorrect to change 'worry' to 'worryed' in this case, so we change it to 'worried'.

OpenStudy (taetae):

so is it d

whitemonsterbunny17 (whitemonsterbunny17):

Not quite, the suffix in the example begins with 'e'. -ed

OpenStudy (taetae):

OOHH is it a

whitemonsterbunny17 (whitemonsterbunny17):

That's correct. :)

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