Adding ‘ly’ to words

‘ly’ is a suffix- added to the ends of words.

L.O. Use the ‘change y to I’ rule for spelling.

Some quick practise!

soft

quick

safe

rude

nice

sweet

strong

sad

brave

kind

The adjective (describing word) becomes an adverb (tells you more about the verb)

e.g.The tortoise walked very slowly.

Most adjectives add ‘ly’ to make an adverb.

If the adjective ends in ‘y’ change the ‘y’ to ‘I’ before adding ‘ly’

Examples.

Secret + ly = secretly

Sleepy + ly = sleepily.

Try these!usualangrywearyeasy

happycareful

Choose one of these and put it in a sentence.

IMPRESS ME!

Sentences…

We _____ boarded the bus after our long flight.

Dad _______ placed the glasses in the box.

She rang the police ________ after the accident.

I _______ carried all the shopping up the flight of stairs.

The rain fell ______ all through the night.