The Suffix -ly - Worksheet | English Year 3 - Free Printable

Let’s go through each word one by one and add the suffix ‘-ly’ using the rules given.

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Rule 1: Words ending in ‘-y’ → change ‘y’ to ‘i’ + ly
Examples: cheeky → cheekily, crazy → crazily, clumsy → clumsily

Rule 2: Words ending in ‘-le’ → remove ‘e’ + ly
Examples: simple → simply, idle → idly, cuddle → cuddly? Wait — let’s check: “cuddle” ends in ‘-le’, so we drop the ‘e’ and add ‘ly’ → cuddly? But that’s an adjective. Actually, for adverbs, it should be cuddlily? Hmm — wait, no! Let’s think again.

Actually, “cuddle” is a verb. When making an adverb from “cuddle”, we usually say “in a cuddly way”, but technically, following the rule:
“cuddle” → remove ‘e’ → “cuddl” + “ly” = cuddlily — yes, that’s correct (though rarely used).

But let’s stick strictly to the worksheet’s rule:
> Root words ending in ‘-le’ – Take away the ‘le’ and +ly → simple becomes simply

Wait — actually, looking at the example: “simple” → “simply”. So they’re removing just the ‘e’, not the whole ‘le’. Because “simpl” + “ly” = “simply”.

So correction:
For words ending in ‘-le’, you remove the final ‘e’ and add ‘ly’.

So:
- idle → idl + ly = idly
- cuddle → cuddl + ly = cuddlily

Yes.

Rule 3: Words ending in ‘-ic’ → add ‘ally’
Examples: basic → basically, logic → logically, tragic → tragically, music → musically

Now let’s apply this to each word:

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1. glad → doesn’t end in -y, -le, or -ic → just add ‘ly’ → gladly

2. logic → ends in ‘-ic’ → add ‘ally’ → logically

3. tragic → ends in ‘-ic’ → add ‘ally’ → tragically

4. idle → ends in ‘-le’ → remove ‘e’ + ‘ly’ → idly

5. cuddle → ends in ‘-le’ → remove ‘e’ + ‘ly’ → cuddlily

6. music → ends in ‘-ic’ → add ‘ally’ → musically

7. crazy → ends in ‘-y’ → change ‘y’ to ‘i’ + ‘ly’ → crazily

8. clumsy → ends in ‘-y’ → change ‘y’ to ‘i’ + ‘ly’ → clumsily

9. exact → doesn’t end in -y, -le, or -ic → just add ‘ly’ → exactly

10. clever → doesn’t end in -y, -le, or -ic → just add ‘ly’ → cleverly

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Let me double-check tricky ones:

- “cuddle” → “cuddlily” — yes, that’s the correct adverb form (even if uncommon).
- “idle” → “idly” — correct.
- All ‘-ic’ words get ‘ally’ — yes.
- All ‘-y’ words change to ‘i’ + ‘ly’ — yes.
- Others just add ‘ly’ — yes.

All good!

Final Answer:
glad → gladly
logic → logically
tragic → tragically
idle → idly
cuddle → cuddlily
music → musically
crazy → crazily
clumsy → clumsily
exact → exactly
clever → cleverly