Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Overview of Adding Suffixes That Change Base Words' Final Y to I
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] This resource has two sections: Adding Suffixes that Change Base Words' Final y to i, and video demonstration. It provides downloads of the following: lesson plans, lesson...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Overview of Adding Vowel Suffixes to Cvc and Silent E Base Words
This resource has two sections: Overview of Adding Vowel Suffixes to CVC and Silent e Base Words, and video demonstration. It provides downloads of the following: lesson plans, lesson materials, word list, and video transcript.
Grammarly
Grammarly Blog: I Before E Except After C: 9 Helpful Spelling Rules
This site provides nine important spelling rules and examples. L.9-10.2c Spelling, L.11-12.2 Cap/Punc/Spell
Other
Spelling Rules: Words Ending in Y
Chart with rules and examples for adding suffixes to words that end in -y.
Other
Spelling It Right: Spelling It Right: Adding a Suffix to Words Ending in Y
This is a reference page explaining the rules for adding a suffix to words ending in the letter Y.
BBC
Bbc: Skillswise: Suffix Spelling Rules: Double Letters [Pdf]
Learn when to double the final consonant of a word when adding a suffix, and when the consonant does not get doubled.
Grammarly
Grammarly Blog: Hyphen With Suffix Elect
Rules and examples for using a hyphen when adding the suffix -elect.
Patsy Stevens
Garden of Praise: The 1 1 1 Spelling Rule
Sheet music for a song about when to double the final consonant before adding suffixes.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Beware of Nominalizations (Aka Zombie Nouns)
This video lesson focuses on removing nominalizations (long nouns made by adding suffixes to verbs, nouns, and adjectives) from your writing to make your sentences live instead of being a part of the living dead. Nominalizations impede...
Other
Oxford Dictionaries: Words Ending in Sion, Tion, and Cion
Learn the spelling rules involving when to use an "s," "t," or "c" when adding an "ion" suffix.
Dave's ESL Cafe
Dave's Esl Cafe: Verb Forms and Verb Tenses #6: Spelling Ing Forms
Spelling rules and examples for adding the "ing" suffix to the ends of words.