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In this activity, we’re going to be looking at suffixes.
Suffixes are groups of letters added onto the ends of words.
The Suffix -ly
We can turn words into adverbs by adding the suffix -ly.
An adverb tells us how something is done.
The adverb is underlined in the sentence below:
He ran quickly.
Quickly tells us how he ran.
Here, the suffix -ly has been added on to the root word quick.
Quick + ly = quickly
For lots of words, we can simply add -ly to create an adverb.
For example:
Slow + ly = slowly
Glad + ly = gladly
If the root word ends in an l, we still add -ly.
Usual + ly = usually
Final + ly = finally
This gives us words with double ls.
What if the root word ends in a y?
If you do something in a happy way, how do you do it?
You do it happily!
Can you see how the word happy has changed to happily?
If the root word ends in a y, we remove the y and and add -ily.
Here are some examples:
Angry + ly = angrily
Grumpy + ly = grumpily
Lazy + ly = lazily
Easy + ly = easily
What if the root word ends in -ic?
If you do something in a dramatic way, how do you do it?
You do it dramatically!
Can you see how dramatic changed to dramatically?
If the root word ends in -ic, we add -ally instead of -ly.
Dramatic + ally = dramatically
Basic + ally = basically
Frantic + ally = frantically
In this activity, you’ll be turning words into adverbs with the suffix -ly.
If the root word ends in a y, remember to remove the y and add -ily and if the root word ends in -ic, remember to add -ally.
Let's get started!
