Tham khảo tài liệu 'grammar in use new part 45', ngoại ngữ, ngữ pháp tiếng anh phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | Spelling Nouns verbs and adjectives can have the following endings noun -s -es plural books ideas matches verb -s -es after he she it works enjoys washes verb -ing working enjoying washing verb -ed worked enjoyed washed adjective -er comparative cheaper quicker brighter adjective -est superlative cheapest quickest brightest adjective -ly adverb cheaply quickly brightly When we use these endings there are sometimes changes in spelling. These changes are listed below. Nouns and verbs -s -es The ending is -es when the word ends in -s -ss -sh -ch -x bus buses miss misses washAvashes match matches search searches box boxes Note also potato potatoes tomato tomatoes do does go goes Words ending in -y baby carry easy etc. If a word ends in a consonant y -by -ry -sy -vy etc. y changes to ie before the ending -s baby babies story stories hurry hurries study studies y changes to i before the ending -cd hurry hurried study studied country countries apply applies appiy applied secretary secretaries try tries try tried y changes to i before the endings -er and -est easy easier easiest heavy heavier heaviest y changes to i before the ending -ly easy easily heavy heavily lucky luckier l uckiest temporary temporarily y does not change before -ing hurrying studying applying trying y does not change if the word ends in a vowel y -ay -ey -oy -uy play plays played monkey monkeys enjoy enjoys enjoyed buy buys An exception is day daily Note also pay paid lay laid say said Verbs ending in -ie die lie tie If a verb ends in -ie ie changes to y before the ending -ing die dying lie Iying tie tying a c i o u are vowel letters. The other letters b c d f g etc. are consonant letters. 298 Appendix 6 Words ending in -e hope dance wide etc. Verbs If a verb ends in -e we leave out e before the ending -ing hope hoping smile smiling dance dancing confuse confusing Exceptions are be being and verbs ending in -ee see seeing agree agreeing If a verb ends in -e. we add -d for the past
