Unit 5: Adding the suffix -ly
Did you know it is very easy to make an adverb by adding the suffix -ly to an adjective?
near + ly = nearly slow + ly = slowly
quick + ly = quickly quiet + ly = quietly
We don’t usually have to swap, double or drop any letters when we add the suffix -ly
root word | keep root word the same and add -ly |
slow | slowly |
quiet | quietly |
glad | gladly |
sad | sadly |
Let’s play My turn/Your turn to say the root, suffix and then the new word.
slow + ly
slowly
quiet + ly
quietly
glad + ly
gladly
sad + ly
sadly
Jumping Jupiter, I nearly forgot! I have a Weird Word Warning for you.
Here it is...
When an adjective ends in y, we have to swap the y for an i before adding -ly. Like this:
happy happily
speedy speedily
easy easily
Unit 4: Adding the suffix –y
First, can you remember what a suffix is?
Suffix – letters that are added to the end of a root word.
sulk + ing sulking sulk + ed sulked sulk + y sulky
-ing, -ed and -y are all suffixes.
This week we are going to look at adding the suffix -y again.
Time for some rhyming root words:
whine shine
breeze cheese
laze craze
Let’s play My turn/Your turn to say them to your adult. Ready? Go!
whine shine
breeze cheese
laze craze
Well done. Did you notice that they all end in e?
If we add the suffix –y to these words, we can say:
My brother’s whiny because his boots aren’t shiny!
Your turn!
or
The weather is breezy but this scarf looks cheesy!
Your turn!
or
I’m feeling lazy and it’s driving mum crazy!
Your turn!
When we add the suffix -y we might need to change the root word.
Let’s take a look...
Here are the root words again:
whine shine
breeze cheese
laze craze
Let’s watch what happens to these words when we add the suffix -y:
whine whiny
shine shiny
breeze breezy
cheese cheesy
laze lazy
craze crazy
What happened to the e when we added the suffix -y? Turn to your partner.
Yes. For these words, we had to drop the e before adding -y:
shine shine + y shiny
breeze breeze + y breezy
Turn to your adultand say:
Drop the e before adding -y.
Go!
Here are some more words ending in e.
Let’s drop the e before adding -y.
root word | drop the e before adding -y |
wheeze | wheezy |
bone | bony |
spike | spiky |
slime | slimy |
Unit 3: Adding the suffix –y
My word is suffix. You might already know this word but here’s a reminder of what a suffix is. Let’s visit the Explanation Station!
Suffix – letters that are added to the end of a root word.
rain + ing raining rain + ed rained rain + y rainy
-ing, -ed and -y are all suffixes.
Very useful. Thank you, Explanation Station.
Today we are going to look at adding the suffix -y.
Now I have some rhyming root words to show you:
fog bog
run fun
Let’s play My turn/Your turn – repeat them after me. Ready? Go!
fog bog
run fun
Well done.
Did you notice that all the words ended in a short vowel sound + a consonant? Tell your partner what the final consonants are in each word.
[Pause video]
Check if you had the correct answer: g g n n.
Give yourselves a ‘thumbs up’ if you got them all right.
If we add the suffix –y to these words, we can say:
Today it’s foggy and the ground is boggy.
Your turn!
This butter is runny and it looks a bit funny.
Your turn!
When we add the suffix -y we might need to change the root word.
Let’s take a look...
Let’s watch what happens to words when we add the suffix -y:
fog foggy
bog boggy
run runny
fun funny
What happened to the final consonant when we added the suffix -y? Turn to your partner.
[Pause video]
For these words, we had to double the consonant before adding -y:
chatt + y
chatty
runn + y
runny
Turn to your partner and say:
Double the consonant before adding -y.
Go!
Here are some more words ending in a short vowel sound + a consonant.
Let’s double the consonant before adding -y.
root word | double the consonant before adding -y |
spot | spotty |
sun | sunny |
chat | chatty |
flop | floppy |
Did you know that in French, the letter c made the s sound.
We still use the French c to make the s sound in lots of our English words today. We call it soft ‘c’.
Let’s look at the s sound box.
Say the sounds to your adult
s
s
ss
se
c
Now let’s look at words with the s sound spelt c.
city
cell
exercise
mice
icy
cycle
fancy
Hmm. How do we know when c is soft as in mice and when it is hard as in cut?
Well, we have to work hard to learn these words but it is helpful to know that when c comes just before i, y or e it usually makes the s sound
city
cell
exercise
mice
icy
cycle
notice
police
Ah, a homophone alert is on its way.
Homophones are words that sound the same but have different spellings and meanings.
Here's a sentence I made up with the homophones sell and cell.
When the robber tried to sell the stolen bike, he was caught and put in a prison cell.
Do you notice that I use several words with the or sound spelt a before l and ll?
Practise saying these words with your adult.
call
fall
hall
wall
small
also
almost
always
already
Jumping Jupiter! I think a Weird Word Warning is on its way. Look out! Here it comes...
Say these words with your adult where the or sound is spelt with the letter a before l.
talk
walk
chalk
stalk
Did you notice that the letter l is silent? We don’t say:
talk
walk
chalk
stalk