51Sort Suffixes -y, -ly, -ily

Introduce/Model Small Groups

• UsethewhiteboardDVDortheCDwordcardstointroducethewords.Askstudentswhattheynoticeaboutthewords(theyallendiny)andhowthewordsmightbesorted.

• Displaytheheaders(-y sunny, -ly slowly, -ily happily)andchallengestudentstocompletethesort.

• Together,readthewordsanddiscusshowthemeaningsofbasewordschangebyadding-y.Guidestudentstoconcludethatadding-yturnsnounslikesunintoadjectives(sunny)thatmean“havingorlikesomething”;adding-lyand-ilychangesadjectiveslikeslowanddayintoadverbs(slowly, daily)whichexplainhoworwhensomethingisdone.

Practice the Sort Independent/Partner

• HavestudentsusetheStudentBookorwhiteboardDVDtosayeachwordandusethegridtosort.

• Havestudentscheckandexplaintheirsorts.

Apply Independent/Partner/Small Groups

• ReadaloudthedirectionsonStudentBookp.204.Havestudentscompletetheactivity.

• GameAllowtimeforstudentstoplaySailingSafely,whichisontheCD.

Objectives• To identify the suffixes -y, -ly, and -ily and understand

how they influence the meanings of words

• To sort and spell words ending with -y, -ly, and -ily

Materials for Syllables and Affixes

Whiteboard Activities DVD-ROM, Sort 51

Teacher Resource CD-ROM, Sort 51 and Sailing Safely Game

Student Book, pages 201-204

Extend the Sort

Vocabulary Word Of the Week: dimlyAskstudentstopredictwhatdimlymightmean.Ifneeded,provideanexamplesentence,suchasThe room was so dimly lit that I could barely see anything.Elicitthatdimlymeans“notbrightly”inthiscontext.Furtherexplainthatdimlycanalsomean“notclearly,”asinastudentwhodimlyunderstandsasubject.

Alternative Sort: Adjective or Adverb?Whenstudentshavecompletedthisweek’ssort,havethemre-sortthewordsaccordingtothepartsofspeech:adjectiveoradverb.Remindstudentsthataddingthesuffix-ytowordsturnsnounsintoadjectivesandaddingthesuffix-lyor-ilytowordsturnsadjectivesintoadverbs.

ELL English Language LearnersHavestudentspickoutwordsthatdescribetheweatherandreviewthesetogether.Havestudentsdrawpicturestoillustrateeachweatherword.

Words

-y -ly -ily

rainy clearly easily

foggy quickly angrily

snowy loudly noisily

stormy quietly lazily

misty dimly daily

windy roughly sleepily

cloudy smoothly busily

chilly merrily

breezy

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clearly quickly easily

angrily rainy foggy

snowy noisily lazily

loudly quietly dimly

stormy misty windy

daily cloudy roughly

chilly sleepily breezy

busily smoothly merrily

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1. Read each sentence. Choose a base word from the box that best completesthe sentence. (Note: Not all words will be used and each word can be usedonly once.)

2. Add the suffix -y, -ly, or -ily to the word. (Change -y to i, drop the e, and double the final letter as necessary.) Write the adjective or adverb on the line.

1. During weather, we prepare to stay indoors.

2. The emergency vehicle moved to the hospital.

3. After much practice, Dana completed the equation.

4. We used a flashlight to explore the lit cave.

5. My family likes to ski in a location.

6. Our cat moved from the floor after napping.

7. The news anchor delivered his lines.

8. Greg shared his good news with the class.

9. At the library, we work together .

10. The excited friends greeted one another.

11. Flying a kite is fun to do on a day.

12. Talia shielded her face from the wind.

13. The parade of people passed through town.

14. The hikers moved slowly up the path.

15. On days it’s fun to look for shapes in the sky.

rain

quick

easy

fog

clear

angry

snow

dim

lazy

mist

quiet

noisy

storm

loud

chill

day

cloud

rough

wind

smooth

breeze

happy

sun

slow

merry

sleepy

busy

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