Today we are going to look at adding the suffix y
Time for some rhyming root word
whine shine breeze cheese laze craze
Did you notice that they all end in e?
If we add the suffix –y to these words, we can say:
My brother’s whiny because his boots aren’t shiny!
or
The weather is breezy but this scarf looks cheesy!
or
I’m feeling lazy and it’s driving mum crazy!
Let’s see what happens to these words when we add the suffix -y:
whine whiny
shine shiny
breeze breezy
cheese cheesy
laze lazy
craze crazy