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Practise and apply spelling adverbs using the suffix "-ly"

I can spell adverbs using the suffix -ly.

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Practise and apply spelling adverbs using the suffix "-ly"

I can spell adverbs using the suffix -ly.

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Key learning points

  1. -ly is a suffix that can be used to create adverbs.
  2. 'Colour blocks' is a useful practice strategy.
  3. How to spell the curriculum words: eight and weight.
  4. There are four key rules for spelling using the suffix -ly.

Keywords

  • Suffix - a letter or group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning

  • Root word - the base word from which other words are formed often by adding prefixes or suffixes

  • Adverb - describes a verb

  • Adjective - describes a noun

  • Verb - a doing or being word

Common misconception

Pupils confuse the spellings of homophones: eight and ate, weight and wait.

When you review the spellings of these words, ensure to identify that they are homophones and suggest ways to remember which is which.


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6 Questions

Q1.
Select the adverb in this sentence. The dog ran quickly.
the
dog
ran
Correct answer: quickly
Q2.
What rule is used when 'possible' becomes 'possibly' when adding the suffix -ly?
Just add -ly.
Correct answer: Remove the ‘e’, add -ly.
Remove the ‘y’, add -ily.
Add -ally.
Q3.
What rule is used when 'grumpy' becomes 'grumpily' when adding the suffix -ly?
Just add -ly.
Remove the ‘e’, add -ly.
Correct answer: Remove the ‘y’, add -ily.
Add -ally.
Q4.
Match the words to the rule they apply when adding the suffix -ly.
Correct Answer:quick - quickly,Just add -ly.
tick

Just add -ly.

Correct Answer:simple - simply,Remove the ‘e’, add -ly.
tick

Remove the ‘e’, add -ly.

Correct Answer:funny - funnily,Remove the ‘y’, add -ily.
tick

Remove the ‘y’, add -ily.

Correct Answer:basic - basically,Add -ally.
tick

Add -ally.

Q5.
Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in the sentence. She tied her shoe laces eazilee.
Correct answer: easily
easyly
eazily
eazyly
Q6.
Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in the sentence. They franticly ran away from the fire.
frantickly
franticaly
Correct answer: frantically

6 Questions

Q1.
Match the words to the rules that apply when adding the suffix -ly.
Correct Answer:calm - calmly,Just add -ly.
tick

Just add -ly.

Correct Answer:possible - possibly,Remove the ‘e’, add -ly.
tick

Remove the ‘e’, add -ly.

Correct Answer:heavy - heavily,Remove the ‘y’, add -ily.
tick

Remove the ‘y’, add -ily.

Correct Answer:basic - basically,Add -ally.
tick

Add -ally.

Q2.
Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in this sentence: She agreed to help grumpylee.
grumpyly
Correct answer: grumpily
grunpily
grunpyly
Q3.
Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in this sentence: The door opened automatiklee.
automatiklee
automaticly
automaticaly
Correct answer: automatically
Q4.
Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in this sentence: He called across the room lowdlee.
loudley
Correct answer: loudly
lowdly
Q5.
Correct the spelling of the word in bold in this sentence: What is the wayt of these potatoes?
Correct Answer: weight
Q6.
Correct the spelling of the word in bold in this sentence: I cairfulee opened the present without ripping the paper.
Correct Answer: carefully

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