The suffix ly after y

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1 17 The suffix ly after y When you add the suffix ly to a root word ending in y, change the y to i before adding ly. happy happi + ly = happily angry angri + ly = angrily grumpy grumpi + ly = grumpily These short words also follow the rule. day dai + ly = daily dry dri + ly = drily Watch out: these words do not follow this rule. shy + ly = shyly sly + ly = slyly Morning time: a poem On Mondays, I get out of bed wearily On Tuesdays, I get out of bed grumpily On Wednesdays, I get out of bed easily On Thursdays, I get out of bed cheerily On Fridays, I get out of bed speedily On Saturdays, I get out of bed lazily On Sundays, I don t get out of bed at all! Focus words wearily grumpily easily cheerily speedily lazily 82 Pearson Education Limited 2018 Pinpoint English Spelling Years 3/P4 and 4/P5

2 17 Learn 1 Match each word to its meaning. Use a dictionary to help you. a. wearily in a messy way b. untidily quickly c. daily in a tired way d. speedily every day 2 Write the root word and suffix in each of the following words. Word Root word Suffix cheerily angrily shyly lazily easily 3 Circle the correct spelling of each word. a. speedyly / speedily b. dayly / daily c. happyly / happily d. shyly / shily e. wearyly / wearily f. busyly / busily If you are not sure of the spelling, break the word into root word and suffix. Pearson Education Limited 2018 Pinpoint English Spelling Years 3/P4 and 4/P5 83

3 17 Apply 1 Write the meaning of each of these words. Use a dictionary to help you. a. gloomily b. satisfactorily c. primarily d. temporarily Can you work out the meaning by finding the root word? 2 Write new words using the root words below and the suffix ly. a. merry b. steady c. healthy d. pretty e. nasty 3 Use each word in a sentence. a. b. c. d. e. luckily noisily clumsily hastily ordinarily 84 Pearson Education Limited 2018 Pinpoint English Spelling Years 3/P4 and 4/P5

4 17 Consolidate Write your own poem about the days of the week using at least four words from this unit. You could write: a poem about the different activities you do during the week a poem about eating lunch on each day of the week a poem about going to bed on each day of the week. Use adverbs to show how you feel at different times of the week. Pearson Education Limited 2018 Pinpoint English Spelling Years 3/P4 and 4/P5 85

5 18 The suffix ly after le When you add the suffix ly to a root word ending in le, remove le before adding ly. gentle gent + ly = gently simple simp + ly = simply cuddle cudd + ly = cuddly giggle gig + ly = giggly Malala Yousafzai Malala Yousafzai was born in Pakistan on 12th July When she was ten, the region was invaded by the Taliban, who banned education for girls. Most girls stopped going to school but Malala continued. She started writing a blog and speaking out about life under the Taliban. Unbelievably, in 2012 she was shot in the head by the Taliban. Amazingly, she survived. She now lives in England and campaigns for education for all children. In 2014, she became the youngest person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. Speaking humbly, she says she is probably the only winner who still fights with her brothers. Nobly, Malala says that she does not want revenge for her shooting. She simply wants education for all. She misses Pakistan terribly, but enjoys life in England: eating pizza and even being a bit giggly when she s not busy changing the world. Focus words unbelievably humbly probably nobly simply terribly giggly 86 Pearson Education Limited 2018 Pinpoint English Spelling Years 3/P4 and 4/P5

6 18 Learn 1 Use the correct word to complete each sentence. humbly nobly gently prickly unbelievably a. Stroke her, said Gran, putting the puppy on my lap. b. The hedgehog is very. c. I am nothing without my team, the winner said. d. The knight rode into battle. e. The hill was steep but Sofia managed to climb it. Remember: you will 2 Write the root word and suffix in each of need to add a letter the following words. to the root word to complete it. Word Root word Suffix gently giggly terribly cuddly prickly 3 Circle the correct spelling of each word. a. gently / gentley b. cuddley / cuddly c. simpley / simply d. probably / probabley e. terribley / terribly f. prickly / prickley g. giggley / giggly h. unbelievabley / unbelievably If you are not sure of the spelling, break the word into root word and suffix. Pearson Education Limited 2018 Pinpoint English Spelling Years 3/P4 and 4/P5 87

7 18 Apply 1 Write new words using the root words below and the suffix ly. a. crumble b. sensible c. horrible d. wriggle e. bubble 2 Write the meaning of each of these words. Use a dictionary to help you. a. pimply b. wrinkly c. fiddly d. grizzly e. flexibly Remember you have to remove le before adding ly! These words are all adverbs. 3 Use each word in a sentence. wobbly incredibly terribly fashionably a. b. c. d. 88 Pearson Education Limited 2018 Pinpoint English Spelling Years 3/P4 and 4/P5

8 18 Consolidate Write your own biography of a person that interests you using at least four words from this unit. You could write: the biography of a local person Choose someone you are interested the biography of another child activist in or inspired by. such as Iqbal Masih or Zach Bonner the biography of your favourite celebrity. Pearson Education Limited 2018 Pinpoint English Spelling Years 3/P4 and 4/P5 89

9 19 The suffix ly after ic If you add the suffix ly to a root word ending with ic, you must add the suffix al first: poetic poetic + al + ly = poetically music music + al + ly = musically So, when you want add ly to these words, you should add ally: comic + ly = comically gigantic + ly = gigantically critic + ly = critically classic + ly = classically ly and ally are often pronounced the same. To Alice, We re on another of Dad s diving holidays in Egypt. It s very hot typically about 32 C every day. I m practically melting as I write! Ironically, given all the new kit she bought, Trish has given up diving. She says it s ecologically dodgy. Logistically, it s great because Trish can look after me, so I don t have to go to a holiday club while Dad is out diving. Basically we just sit on the beach now. It s great! Alice Parker 23 Millicent Drive Barwick BK 3JK See you in September! Love, Tilly Focus words typically practically ironically ecologically logistically basically 90 Pearson Education Limited 2018 Pinpoint English Spelling Years 3/P4 and 4/P5

10 19 Learn 1 Use the correct word to complete each sentence. typically ecologically ironically comically critically a., after all my revision, the test was cancelled. b. The clown wore large shoes. c. Plastic bottles are disastrous for the planet. d. I leave for school at 8.30 am. e. The invention of the wheel was important to modern man. 2 Write each word in the correct column. poetically musical comical critic poetic musically comically critical Ends ic Ends al Ends ally comic poetical critically music 3 Circle the correct word in each Words ending in ic are nouns of these sentences. or adjectives, words ending in a. Most people are basic / basically al are adjectives and words good. ending in ally are adverbs. b. My brother is practical / practically as tall as my mother. c. We saw a gigantic / gigantically frog in the garden. d. Josh was typical / typically the last person in the class to arrive. e. Kuba is very musical / musically and plays three instruments. Pearson Education Limited 2018 Pinpoint English Spelling Years 3/P4 and 4/P5 91

11 19 Apply 1 Write new words using the root words below and the suffix ally. a. energetic b. dramatic c. academic d. frantic You could look e. idyllic for words in your reading books. 2 Write four words that end with ally. 3 Use each word in a sentence. dramatically typically practically systematically physically a. b. c. d. e. 92 Pearson Education Limited 2018 Pinpoint English Spelling Years 3/P4 and 4/P5

12 19 Consolidate Write your own holiday postcard using at least four words from this unit. You could write: Your postcard doesn t a postcard from a beautiful island have to be true. Make a postcard about visiting relatives something up! a postcard about a seaside holiday. Pearson Education Limited 2018 Pinpoint English Spelling Years 3/P4 and 4/P5 93