Question

You want to add the suffix ed to the following words. Which word would require you to change the y to an i?

Betray
Destroy
Hurry
Obey

Answer 1

Of course it's D) Hurry

Step-by-step explanation:

You are in 7th grade and your suppose to know.

If you ad ed to Betray, it would be: Betrayed

If you ad ed to Destroy, it would be: Destroyed

If you ad ed to Hurry, it would be: Hurried

If you ad ed to Obey, it would be: Obeyed

Answer 2

Betray, Destroy, and Obey do not need to be changed to add the suffix -ed, because the "y" at the end of each word is preceded by a vowel (so they would be spelled "betrayed," "destroyed," and "obeyed").

But hurry is different; it has to be spelled "hurried" because the "y" at the end of "hurry" is preceded by a consonant.