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Our suffix -ly worksheets will help students understand and apply the use of the suffix “-ly” in English grammar. The suffix “-ly” is a common ending in English that, when added to adjectives, turns them into adverbs, indicating how something is done.
There are two activities on this worksheet. The first asks children to add the suffix 'ly' to a range of words to make adverbs. Some words will simply need 'ly' adding to the end, while others are irregular and need extra letters adding such as adding 'ily' to 'happy' to create 'happily'.
Teaching students how to add suffix -ly to words can enhance their writing, allowing them to express ideas more precisely. In this post, we will explore simple rules, provide examples, and suggest engaging activities to help students grasp the nuances of using -ly.
This worksheet helps ESL students to practice changing the root word into an adverb ending in 'ly', but what are the spelling rules needed to do this?
-ly is a suffix that can be used to create adverbs. 'Colour blocks' is a useful practice strategy. How to spell the curriculum words: eight and weight. There are four key rules for spelling using the suffix -ly.
3 16 Adding the suffix –ly. Adding the –ly suffix to an adjective turns it into an adverb. Introduction Remind children how adding ly to an adjective creates an adverb and that this describes HOW the verb in the sentence is being done. For example The fox jumped quickly –the adverb quickly describes how the fox jumped. Main Teaching Activity
This particular worksheet provides a list of words to which students must add the suffix '-ly', while also remembering the specific rules associated with the transformation of the base words.
