Lesson 35 Word Lists and Sentences
suffix y, suffix ly
Add -y to the following words.
| List 1 | |
|---|---|
| burp__ | dad__ |
| bump__ | pup__ |
| fuzz__ | jump__ |
| mud__ | pepper__ |
| star__ | trend__ |
| slipper__ | word__ |
Find where suffix y was used to make nouns. Find where suffix y was used to make adjectives.
- It was a busy time for Cody because she had to help with the birth of the fluffy puppy.
- Then she and her best friend, Burty, wore the same kind of frilly shirt to the party but no one called them silly.
- Cody felt that she was lucky to have such a nice best friend.
- Cody and Burty went to the next party where some man was too flirty with them.
- They’d had a warning and so they sent this bratty man packing!
- Afterwards, Cody and Burty went to find a fizzy drink in the Scottish quarter.
- They’ll remember this funny time for a long while!
Add -ly to the following words.
| List 2 | |
|---|---|
| hot | bland |
| cold | mad |
| glib | harsh |
| smart | tame |
| grand | even |
| strong | |
What verb is the adverb with suffix ly describing?
- They’ll openly forgive their boss who had been so angry for the entire late shift.
- The boss was embarrassed by how he had yelled so gruffly.
- So the next shift, the boss met the staff warmly and spoke softly to them all.
- They quickly presented their boss with a gift of freshly made pork dumplings.
- Afterwards, this workplace became a place of nicely mannered workers.
Review Words
| madly | smashingly |
| shortly | decline |
| hotly | locate |
| remembering | formation |
| boldly | sequence |
| gingery | pensive |
| centering | snappy |
| comprehension | blessings |
What Says?
| 1. | 6. |
| 2. | 7. |
| 3. | 8. |
| 4. | 9. |
| 5. | 10. |
Spelling and Sentence Dictation
| 1. | 6. |
| 2. | 7. |
| 3. | 8. |
| 4. | 9. |
| 5. | 10. |
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| 2. |
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Review
suffix y, suffix ly
In this lesson we learned two new suffixes. Remember, a suffix is added to the end of a base word and changes the meaning or function of the base word.
Suffixes
Vowel suffix y – salty – /ē/ – Means full of and it makes adjectives.
Suffix y is a vowel suffix.
Examples: dirty, funny
Suffix ly – softly – /lē/ – Makes adverbs which are words that describe verbs, adjectives or other adverbs.
Practice
Use the box below to place the adjective(s) and the noun(s) it is describing for each sentence.
- An eight-year-old boy named Elijah sat in the forest with his grandfather.
- His grandfather was showing him how to make a beaver trap.
- One day, a small plane landed on the lake.
- At that time, First Nations people didn’t have any rights.
- The students who went to the residential schools didn’t know about their culture anymore.
| Adjective | Noun |
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