Exploring Suffixes: y and ly

Which of the following words correctly uses the suffix "-ly" to describe how something is done?

• Quick

• Quickly

• Quickness

• Quicker

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E

Choose the word that correctly uses the suffix "-y" to describe a characteristic.

• Sun

• Sunny

• Sunlight

• Sunless

Identify the word that is formed by adding the suffix "-ly" to the word "happy."

• Happily

• Happiness

• Happier

• Happying

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E

Which sentence uses a word with the suffix "-ly" correctly?

• She sings beautiful.

• She sings beautifully.

• She sings beauty.

• She sings beautify.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E

What is the effect of adding the suffix "-y" to the word "cloud"?

• It makes the word a noun.

• It describes a characteristic of being like a cloud.

• It changes the word to a verb.

• It makes the word a proper noun.

Which of the following words is an example of using the suffix "-ly" to indicate frequency?

• Daily

• Day

• Daylight

• Daytime

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

Create a sentence using a word with the suffix "-y" to describe the weather.

• The sky is cloud.

• The sky is cloudy.

• The sky is cloudless.

• The sky is clouding.

Which of the following words uses the suffix "-ly" to describe how an action is performed?

• Slow

• Slowly

• Slowness

• Slower

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E

Explain why the word "happily" is used in the sentence: "She danced happily at the party."

• It describes the time of the action.

• It describes the manner in which she danced.

• It describes the location of the action.

• It describes the reason for the action.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

Analyze the sentence: "The puppy played joyfully in the yard." What does the suffix "-ly" tell us about the puppy's play?

• It tells us the puppy played in the morning.

• It tells us the puppy played with toys.

• It tells us the puppy played in a joyful manner.

• It tells us the puppy played with other puppies.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E