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Spelling -ED and -ING Words 3                  Name:__________________
VERBS ENDING IN -Y
Words ending in a vowel + y Words ending in a consonant + y
-ED  (NO SPECIAL CHANGES!)
ENJOY= enjoyed
PLAY = played
 -ED CHANGE THE y TO i AND ADD -ed
TRY= tried
REPLY = replied
-ING  (NO SPECIAL CHANGES!)
ENJOY= enjoying
PLAY = playing
 -ING  (NO SPECIAL CHANGES!)
TRY= trying
REPLY = replying
Now it's your turn...
-ED
-ING
1) study
 
 
2) carry
 
 
3) enjoy
 
 
4) play
 
 
5) replay
 
 
6) reply
 
 
7) pray
 
 
8) marry
 
 
9) employ
 
 
10) bury
 
 
11) worry
 
 
12) buy
xxx(bought)xxx 
 
13) destroy
 
 
14) fry
 
 
15) decay
 
 
16) pry
 
 
17) intensify
 
 
18) fly
 xxx(flew)xxx 
 
19) sully     
20) hurry    
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