Practise and apply spelling adverbs using the suffix "-ly" | Starter Quiz | Oak National Academy

Select the adverb in this sentence. The dog ran quickly.

• the

• dog

• ran

• quickly

Answer explanation

The word 'quickly' describes how the dog ran. It is an adverb as it is describing the verb.

What rule is used when 'possible' becomes 'possibly' when adding the suffix -ly?

• Just add -ly.

• Remove the ‘e’, add -ly.

• Remove the ‘y’, add -ily.

• Add -ally.

Answer explanation

When the root word ends in 'le', the 'e' is removed before the suffix -ly is added. 'Possible' becomes 'possibly'.

What rule is used when 'grumpy' becomes 'grumpily' when adding the suffix -ly?

• Just add -ly.

• Remove the ‘e’, add -ly.

• Remove the ‘y’, add -ily.

• Add -ally.

Answer explanation

If the root word has more than one syllable and ends in a consonant and a 'y', then the ‘y’ is replaced by ‘i’ before the suffix.

Match the words to the rule they apply when adding the suffix -ly.

• simple - simply

• Remove the ‘y’, add -ily.

• funny - funnily

• Add -ally.

• basic - basically

• Just add -ly.

• quick - quickly

• Remove the ‘e’, add -ly.

Answer explanation

The -ly suffix starts with a consonant. This means the root word usually doesn’t change when the suffix is added. When the root word ends in 'le', the 'e' is removed before the suffix -ly is added.

Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in the sentence. She tied her shoe laces eazilee.

• easily

• easyly

• eazily

• eazyly

Answer explanation

If the root word has more than one syllable and ends in a consonant and a 'y', then the ‘y’ is replaced by ‘i’ before the suffix -ly. 'Easy' becomes 'easily'.

Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in the sentence. They franticly ran away from the fire.

• frantickly

• franticaly

• frantically

Answer explanation

If the root word ends in 'ic', then -ally is added rather than just -ly. 'Frantic' becomes 'frantically'.