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Practise Using The Suffix -ly

In this worksheet, students will practise using the suffix 'ly'.

'Practise Using The Suffix -ly' worksheet

Key stage:  KS 2

Year:  Year 3 English worksheets

Curriculum topic:   Reading: Word Reading

Curriculum subtopic:   Root Word Awareness

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Worksheet Overview

Suffixes are letters which we add to the end of words to change their meaning. 

 

We can add -ly to the end of adjectives to change them into adverbs e.g. sad becomes sadly, surprising becomes surprisingly and bright becomes brightly

 

adverb

 

There are a few exceptions to this rule where the spelling is slightly different. 

 

If the adjective ends in -ic, we add -ally e.g. magic becomes magically.

If the adjective ends in -y, we add -ily e.g. angry becomes angrily.

If the adjective ends in -le, we change it to -ly e.g. simple becomes simply.

 

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