Unit 7, Lesson 5 –ly: Suffix Meaning “in a way"

1. Even though earthquakes are only __________, they can still cause significant and sometimes permanent damage.

• temporary

• temporarily

• accidental

• accidentally

The fire engine was so _________ that I had to cover my ears as it drove by my house. (loud, loudly, careful, carefully)

The mom _________ placed the sleeping newborn baby in its crib.

(loud, loudly, careful, carefully)

Tsunamis are ________ —they travel as fast as 500 miles per hour.

(loud, loudly, speedy, speedily)

He _________ dropped a glass, spilling milk all over the floor.

• easy

• easily

• accidental

• accidentally

Scientist Inge Lehmann was __________ to do lots of research and analysis before concluding that Earth’s core has two parts—a liquid outer core and a solid inner core.

• careful

• carefully

• temporary

• temporarily

It was ________ to see that he loved baseball because his face lit up every time he got to play.

(temporary, temporarily, easy, easily)

I can write my name ________ because I have been doing it since kindergarten.

(temporary, temporarily, easy, easily)

The tape on the book held it together__________ until the librarian could fix it.

• temporary

• temporarily

• accidental

• accidentally