WordStudy

Unit
30
Vocabulary

Suffixes
-y,
-ly,
-ily

Suffixes
added
to
base
words
change
the
meaning

and
part
of speech
of the
base
word.

The
suffix
-y added
to a noun
changes
The
suffix
-ily added
to an
adjective

itto an adjective.
changes
ittoan adverb.

dirt
+ y = dirty
hungry
y + ily = hungrily

(noun)
(adj.)
(adj.)
(adverb)

The dirt made

our shoes
dirty.
The
hungry
dog
hungrily
devoured
all the food.

noise
e +
y = noisy

(noun)
(adj.)
The
suffix
-ily added
to anoun
changes

it to an
adverb.

The
noise
from
the
lawn
mower
made
our

afternoon
noisy.
noise e +
ily = noisily

(noun)
(adverb)

The
suffix
-ly
added
toanadjective
The car
chugged
noisily
down
theroad.

changes
it toanadverb.

brave
+ ly = bravely

(adj.)
(adv.)

The
brave
knight
fought
bravely
against

the
enemy.

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