 | Spellers - 1891 - 104 pages
...changed in derivatives of dry, shy, sky, sly, spry, wry; except drier, driest, which conform to Rule II. Final ' y ', preceded by a vowel, is not changed to ' i ' before an affix. pay destroy joy buy buoy payment destroyer joyful buyer buoyant Except laid, paid, staid,... | |
 | English language - 1911 - 170 pages
...changed in derivatives of sky, spry, shy, sly, wry, dry ; except drier, driest, which conform to Rule II. Final y preceded by a vowel is not changed to i before an affix. Examples : buy, buyer ; destroy, destroyer ; pay, payment. RULE III. Words ending in silent... | |
 | William Emer Miller - Mnemonics - 1920 - 124 pages
...print out a few examples, as follows, enlarging and striking out the important letters: Rule—Final "y" preceded by a vowel is not changed to "i" before...teaching the alphabet and simple words. These spelling SUPPLIED DEIW-IED These spelling cards consist of a series of simple pictures on cardboard -with irregularly... | |
| |
y" preceded by a vowel is not changed to "i" before any suffix beginning with a vowel. plAy-ed delAy-ed Have the child print these examples and enlarge them. All rules should be illustrated in graphic form. The Spelling Cards. For younger children the... 