tailieunhanh - Grammar in use new part 45

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