... service – serviceable. N o t e 2. E is also kept after o: toe – toeing, shoe – shoeing, canoe – canoeing, tiptoe – tiptoeing. N o t e 3. Verbs ending in –ie change the –ie into –y before –ing ... pronunciation): safe – safely, nine – nineteen, whole – wholesome, care – careful. Exceptions to the rule: due – duly, true – truly, whole – wholly, argue – argument, nine – ninth. Exercise ... Final –y and its Modifications. R u l e 1. Words ending in –y preceded by a consonant change –y into –i before all endings except –ing: dry – dries, forty – forties, cry – cried, carry – carriage,...