Suffix -ly rules

Identify the correct spelling.

• awkwardly

• awkwardley

• awkwardily

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CCSS.L.3.2E

Identify and correct the misspelt word.

She looked guiltilly at the mess she’d made.

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CCSS.L.3.2E

Identify the misspelt word and correct it.

precisely   scientifically   quickally coldly  

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CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.3.2F

Identify the correct spelling.

• beautifuly

• beautifully

• beutifully

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CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.3.2F

Identify the correct spelling.

I studied really hard, so I think I did _______ in the exam.

• goodly

• well

• good

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CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.3.3A

Identify and correct the misspelt word.

Ordinaryly, I like to be in bed by 10pm.

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CCSS.L.3.2E

 Identify the out one out and correct it.

essentially   basicly   chiefly   ultimately

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CCSS.L.3.5A

ADDING SUFFIX -LY RULES

#1 For most words: just add -ly (root word doesn’t change).

soft → softly

Which words follow this rule?

• basically

• quickly

• safely

• happily

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CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.RF.3.3A

ADDING SUFFIX -LY RULES

#2: If the root word ends in -l, add -ly to become -lly.

careful →carefully

Which words follow this rule?

• sweetly

• occasionally

• magically

• eventually

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CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.RF.3.3A

ADDING SUFFIX -LY RULES

#3: If the root word ends in -y, change -y to i and add -ly to become -ily. happy→happily

Which words follow this rule?

• easily

• busily

• comically

• strongly

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.RF.3.3A