Mastering the 'y' to 'ily' Spelling Rule

What should you do first to a word ending in 'y' to make it an adverb?

• Change 'y' to 'e'

• Add 'ly' directly

• Change 'y' to 'i'

• Remove 'y'

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CCSS.L.3.2E

After changing 'y' to 'i' in a word ending in 'y', what is the next step to form an adverb?

• Add 'ly'

• Add 's'

• Add 'ing'

• Add 'es'

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CCSS.L.3.2E

Which of the following is correctly transformed into an adverb?

• Happiely

• Happyly

• Happy

• Happily

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CCSS.L.3.2E

What is the adverb form of 'angry'?

• Angriely

• Angrily

• Angryly

• Angries

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CCSS.L.3.2E

Which word correctly follows the rule for forming adverbs from words ending in 'y'?

• Sneak

• Sneakies

• Sneakily

• Sneakly

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CCSS.L.3.2E

What is the adverb form of 'easy'?

• Easily

• Easeily

• Easies

• Easly

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CCSS.L.3.2E