| carry + ed | study + es | espy + ed | juicy + est |
| hurry + es | destroy + ed | deny + ing | homely + est |
| marry + ing | pity + ing | survey + ed | pity + ful |
| decay + ed | pity + less | employ + ing | rally + es |
| annoy + s | joy + less | noisy + est | pretty + est |
| copy + ed | city + es | mighty + er | pity + able |
EXCEPTIONS.
y does not change before 's; as in
| la´dy's | en´e my's | ba´by's | coun´try's |
Other exceptions to the rule, or to what is inferred from it:
| staid (or stayed) | slain | dry´ly | la´dy like |
| paid | dai´ly | dry ness | la dy bug |
| laid | sly ly | (but, dri´er, | la dy ship |
| said | sly ness | dri´est) | ba by hood |
| saith | shy ly | shy ness | ba by house |
[Fourth and Fifth Months.]
Rule III: “Monosyllables or words accented on the last syllable, ending in a single consonant, preceded by a single vowel, double the final consonant on receiving a suffix beginning with a vowel.” This rule carries with it the inference that the final consonant is not doubled unless these conditions are all complied with.
Model for drill on this rule:
“Refer is not a monosyllable, but it is accented on the last syllable; it ends in a single consonant r, preceded by a single vowel e; therefore, on adding the suffix ed, beginning with the vowel e, the final consonant r is doubled, and the word is spelled, referred.”