Power Grid

Worksheet Description

Students complete a three-part grid that shows how words change when a final y becomes i. They first build past-tense forms, then create plural nouns, and finally form adjectives and nouns with endings such as -er, -est, -ly, and -ness. Each section guides students through the change one step at a time. The worksheet clearly shows the root word, the spelling change, the added ending, and the finished word.

This worksheet helps students see the rule as a process instead of something they must guess. Breaking the change into steps makes it easier to understand why the final spelling looks different. Practicing several kinds of endings also shows that the rule is useful in many parts of language. Students build stronger spelling, grammar awareness, word-family knowledge, and independent word-building skills.

This worksheet is part of our changing y to i worksheet series.