... y
When a word ends in a consonant + y, the y changes to ie before s.
study studies lorry lorries
Before most other endings, the y changes to i.
study studied silly sillier lucky luckily
happy ... is part of a person's name: Mr and Mrs Grundy the
Grundys.
d We do not change y in by: stand-bys, lay-bys.
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2 We keep y before i.
copy copying hurry hurrying
NOTE
We change ie to...
... gerund /to- infinitive 121
toast: uncountable 144(4b)
today
indirect speech 267(2)
with present perfect/past 65(5c)
together with 244(3)
tolerate with gerund 121(1), 131(5)
tomatoes 290(2)
tomorrow: ... 266(3)
to school without the 168
to the + measurement 172(2)
and towards 226(5)
after verb 233(3c), 234(5b), 262(1d)
weak form 55(1b)
to- infinitive
summary 115
to do and for doing 132(...