SUFFIX -LY
MEERA MEHTAJI
INTRODUCTION
WHAT IS A SUFFIX?

A suffix is a letter or letters added to the end of
a word that changes its meaning.
SUFFIX -LY

Words ending in ly normally tell how or how
often something is done.
SOME BASE WORDS AND SUFFIXES ADDED TO
THEM.
1
nervous
nervously
2
tight
tightly
3
quick
quickly
4
real
really
5
bare
barely
6
eager
eagerly
7
hard
hardly
8
awful
awfully
9
cheerful
cheerfully
READ THE PASSAGE BELOW. THE BASE WORDS ARE GIVE,
WRITE THE WORDS USING SUFFIX –LY.
My First Plane Ride to Richmond.
It was summer time and we were going to visit my grandmother in Richmond,
Virginia. This was my first plane ride. As my sister and I waited to take off, my heart
beat (nervous) _______________________________. The plane raced down the
runway. I held (tight) _______________________________to my sister. I could not
believe how (quick) _______________________________ we were moving! After take
off, I (real) _______________________________ was glad that it wasn’t too cloudy to
see the tiny cars below. By the time lunch was served, I was (bare)
_____________________ nervous anymore. I stared out the window so (eager)
_______________________________that I (hard) ___________________________
ate. Just when I thought I beat my fear of flying, the ride got (awful)
________________________________
bumpy.
The
pilot
said (cheerful)
_____________________________________ that it was nothing to worry about. I’m
(certain) ____________________________________ glad that it was a smooth
landing!
READ THE BASE WORDS IN THE BOX. FOR EACH OF THE SENTENCES SHOWN,
CHOOSE A BASE WORD AND -LY TO FORM A WORD THAT BEST FITS IN THE
BLANK SPACE.
slowly
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
tightly
hardly
quickly
cheerfully
The old woman walked __________________ down
the corridor.
He was so sick that he could
______________________ eat.
The baby held on her mother
_____________________.
The host greeted the guest
______________________________.
The goalie dived __________________________ to
block the goal.