Question

For which of these verbs would you need to change y to i before adding the suffix -ed? Select all that apply.

a. Delay
b. Defy
c. Deploy
d. Deny

Answer 1

For the verbs defy and deny, you need to change the y to i before adding the suffix -ed to form defied and denied.

Step-by-step explanation:

For verbs ending in -y preceded by a consonant, you often need to change the y to i before adding the suffix -ed. Given the words delay, defy, deploy, and deny, we must identify which verb follows this rule. In this case, defy becomes defied, and deny becomes denied, because they end in -y preceded by a consonant. In contrast, delay simply becomes delayed and deploy becomes deployed, as they end in -y preceded by a vowel, so the y does not change.