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English
More suffixes and silent letters

Starter quiz

  • What word class is the word in bold in this sentence? Chen was very careful that day.
    • noun
    • adjective  ✓
    • adverb
  • Match the word to the suffix it contains.
    • quickly
      ⇔
      -ly ✓
    • careful
      ⇔
      -ful ✓
    • greenest
      ⇔
      -est ✓
    • played
      ⇔
      -ed ✓
  • What rule is used when 'horrible' becomes 'horribly' when adding the suffix -ly?
    • Just add -ly.
    • Remove the ‘e’, add -ly.  ✓
    • Remove the ‘y’, add -ily.
    • Add -ally.
  • What rule is used when 'greedy' becomes 'greedily' when adding the suffix -ly?
    • Just add -ly.
    • Remove the ‘e’, add -ly.
    • Remove the ‘y’, add -ily.  ✓
    • Add -ally.
  • What rule is used when 'sad' becomes 'sadly' when adding the suffix -ly?
    • Just add -ly.  ✓
    • Remove the ‘e’, add -ly.
    • Remove the ‘y’, add -ily.
    • Add -ally.
  • Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the sentence. The number after seven is ate.
    • 'eight' ✓
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