Suffix -ly
Sentences with -ly
using commas
100

the suffix -ly means 

in a _____ way

100

My cat only weighs 7 pounds, so I can ____ pick him up and carry him. 

(temporary temporarily easy easily)

easily

100

520 Lake Street

Lincoln Nebraska

Lincoln, Nebraska

200

add -ly to bold (spell correctly)

boldly

200

Mountain building is not a _____process: it takes time for mountains to form. 

(speedy speedily loud loudly)

speedy

200

The opening night of the play is June 25 2025.

June, 25

300
add ly to smell

Smelly

300

The ground ______ shakes during an earthquake, as seismic waves travel through Earth's crust and its interior. 

(accidently, temporary, temporarily, carefully)

temporarily
300

We have two dogs three cats a turtle and a bunny.

dogs, cats, turtle, 

400

add -ly to happy (spell correctly)

happily

400

She ____ agreed to take care of our dog while we went on vacation. 

(easily, kindly, abruptly, busily)

kindly

400

We traveled from Orlando Florida to San Francisco California.

Orlando, San Francisco, 

500

Adding -ly to an adjective turns it into an 

adverb

500

Sarah____ dropped her glass, spilling water all over the floor. 

(carefully, loudly, accidently, easily)

accidently

500
 The Earth's layers are the inner core outer core mantle and crust.

core, core, mantle