Adding the suffix -ly

This week we are learning how to add the suffix -ly to root words! 

Some examples are ..

nearly

slowly

quickly 

quietly

Did you know it is very easy to make an adverb by adding the suffix -ly to an adjective?

near + ly  = nearly       slow + ly  = slowly    

quick + ly  = quickly   quiet + ly  = quietly

We don’t usually have to swap, double or drop any letters when we add the suffix -ly

Weird Word Warning for you.

Here it is...

When an adjective ends in y, we have to swap the y for an i before adding -ly. Like this:

                                               happy        happily      

                                               speedy       speedily   

                                               easy       easily