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Word Study & Vocabulary 3: Unit 5: Suffixes -y, -ly, -ily ©2010 Benchmark Education Company, LLC

3 3

3 3

3 3

3 3

3 3

3 3

3 3

3 3

eagerly

flowery

fluently

greedily

hairy

hastily

merrily

pricey

rapidly

readily

secretly

silently

squeaky

swampy

velvety

wealthyWord Cards (BLM 3)


Name ___________________________________ Date ____________________________________

Sorting for Suffixes -y, -ly, -ilyParent Directions: Have your child write each word from the word bank in the correct column on the chart. Then have your child choose one word from each column and use each word in a sentence.

Word Bank

cheaply proudly warmly weakly dizzily

steadily frosty guilty healthy clumsily

-y -ly -ily

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Take-Home Activity (BLM 6)


Name ___________________________________ Date ____________________________________

Choose the WordDirections: Read each sentence and choose the word to fill in the blank that is the correct part of speech and is spelled correctly.

1. The children played ____________ and loaned each other their toys.

politey politely

2. That sweater is wool and it’s very ____________.

scratchy scratchily

3. Mom looked exhausted, and I knew she ____________ needed a day off.

seriously serious

4. The teacher said she needed to speak with me ____________ after class.

briefily briefly

5. You need to get that ____________ hair cut!

shaggy shaggly

6. The play began ____________ when the actor forgot his lines.

awkwardy awkwardly

7. After he got off the rollercoaster, he walked around ____________.

dizzily dizzly

8. Mitchell’s ____________ dog bounded into the woods without fear.

brave bravely

Directions: Circle the suffix in each of the words below.

9. drearily

10. velvety

11. pricey

12. uneasily

Classroom Activity (BLM 7)


Name ___________________________________ Date ____________________________________

A Letter to NanaDear Nana,

I always eagerly await your letters, which are full of such great stories. I really

do mean to write back immediately, but that usually doesn’t happen. However,

your story of trying to catch the stray cat that continually outwitted you inspired

me to write about my own cat-trapping adventure.

As you probably remember, there is an empty house on our street that has

been badly neglected. It is missing boards from its porch, and this means that

all sorts of animals frequently shelter underneath. My mom and I decided we

needed to help all the stray cats living there. She contacted the owner, who

gave us permission to catch the cats and find them homes.

Another neighbor generously allowed us to borrow a humane trap, which

supposedly meant we could catch a cat without harming it. With Mom’s help,

I clumsily set it up. We baited the trap with tuna fish and went home. The next

morning, I woke up instantly when my alarm went off, and we went to check

the trap. Somewhat surprisingly, I could tell from a distance that there was

something in it.

As I got closer, I realized that the animal was much bigger than a cat and

had long, scary claws. I had captured a raccoon! He was thrashing around

angrily, and I had no idea what to do. Mom said that we should release him

near the river. The cage was designed to release him safely so that he didn’t

take out his anger on us. The instant we raised the trap’s gate, he rapidly

scurried off and never looked back.

So that’s my cat-trapping tale. (And, yes, we eventually did catch the stray

cats and get them safely to the animal shelter.)

Love, Ben

Reading Passage (BLM 9)

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Word Study & Vocabulary 3: Unit 5: Suffixes -y, -ly, -ily ©2010 Benchmark Education Company, LLCAnchor Chart (BLM 1)

Suffixes -y, -ly, -ily

The suffix -y changes words to adjectives.

The suffix -ly changes words to adverbs.

The suffix -ily changes words to adverbs.

Suffix: Part of speech: Use with words that end with:

-y Adjective All letters

-ly Adverb All letters but y

-ily Adverb y

Adding Suffixes to Base Words

wealth + y = wealthy silent + ly = silently (noun) (adj.) (adj.) (adv.)

merry – y + ily = merrily (adj.) (adv.)


Word Study & Vocabulary 3: Unit 5: Suffixes -y, -ly, -ily ©2010 Benchmark Education Company, LLCCategory Cards (BLM 2)

-y -ly

-ily Adjectives

Adverbs



3 3

3 3

3 3

3 3

3 3

3 3

3 3

3 3

eagerly

flowery

fluently

greedily

hairy

hastily

merrily

pricey

rapidly

readily

secretly

silently

squeaky

swampy

velvety

wealthyWord Cards (BLM 3)



4 4

4 4

4 4

4 4

4 4

4 4

4 4

4 4

awkwardly

bravely

briefly

clumsily

dizzily

drearily

frosty

generously

guilty

healthy

messily

politely

scratchy

seriously

shabby

shaggyWord Cards (BLM 4)



5 5

5 5

5 5

5 5

5 5

5 5

5 5

5 5

barely

cheaply

firmly

loudly

proudly

silvery

skinny

spooky

spotty

squirmy

steadily

uneasily

unlucky

warmly

weakly

wildlyWord Cards (BLM 5)



Name ___________________________________ Date ____________________________________

Sorting for Suffixes -y, -ly, -ilyParent Directions: Have your child write each word from the word bank in the correct column on the chart. Then have your child choose one word from each column and use each word in a sentence.

Word Bank

cheaply proudly warmly weakly dizzily

steadily frosty guilty healthy clumsily

-y -ly -ily

__________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________




Name ___________________________________ Date ____________________________________

Choose the WordDirections: Read each sentence and choose the word to fill in the blank that is the correct part of speech and is spelled correctly.

1. The children played ____________ and loaned each other their toys.

politey politely

2. That sweater is wool and it’s very ____________.

scratchy scratchily

3. Mom looked exhausted, and I knew she ____________ needed a day off.

seriously serious

4. The teacher said she needed to speak with me ____________ after class.

briefily briefly

5. You need to get that ____________ hair cut!

shaggy shaggly

6. The play began ____________ when the actor forgot his lines.

awkwardy awkwardly

7. After he got off the rollercoaster, he walked around ____________.

dizzily dizzly

8. Mitchell’s ____________ dog bounded into the woods without fear.

brave bravely

Directions: Circle the suffix in each of the words below.

9. drearily

10. velvety

11. pricey

12. uneasily

Classroom Activity (BLM 7)



Name ___________________________________ Date ____________________________________

Choose the WordParent Directions: Have your child read each sentence and choose the word to fill in the blank that is the correct part of speech and is spelled correctly.

1. Fiona used some oil to fix the ____________ chair.

squeaky squeakily

2. The water was brown, stinky, and ____________.

swampy swampily

3. The meal was much more ____________ than we could afford. We weren’t

____________.

pricy pricey wealthily wealthy

4. We spent weeks ____________ planning the surprise party.

secretly secretily

5. “I was hoping for something a little less ____________,” the customer said as she

looked at the dress the salesperson was holding.

flowerly flowery

6. Juan ____________ ate the mashed potatoes—his favorite!

eagery eagerly

7. The children giggled ____________ as they ran around the playground.

merry merrily

Parent Directions: Have your child circle the suffix in each of the words below.

8. rapidly

9. hastily

10. readily

11. fluently




Name ___________________________________ Date ____________________________________

A Letter to NanaDear Nana,

I always eagerly await your letters, which are full of such great stories. I really

do mean to write back immediately, but that usually doesn’t happen. However,

your story of trying to catch the stray cat that continually outwitted you inspired

me to write about my own cat-trapping adventure.

As you probably remember, there is an empty house on our street that has

been badly neglected. It is missing boards from its porch, and this means that

all sorts of animals frequently shelter underneath. My mom and I decided we

needed to help all the stray cats living there. She contacted the owner, who

gave us permission to catch the cats and find them homes.

Another neighbor generously allowed us to borrow a humane trap, which

supposedly meant we could catch a cat without harming it. With Mom’s help,

I clumsily set it up. We baited the trap with tuna fish and went home. The next

morning, I woke up instantly when my alarm went off, and we went to check

the trap. Somewhat surprisingly, I could tell from a distance that there was

something in it.

As I got closer, I realized that the animal was much bigger than a cat and

had long, scary claws. I had captured a raccoon! He was thrashing around

angrily, and I had no idea what to do. Mom said that we should release him

near the river. The cage was designed to release him safely so that he didn’t

take out his anger on us. The instant we raised the trap’s gate, he rapidly

scurried off and never looked back.

So that’s my cat-trapping tale. (And, yes, we eventually did catch the stray

cats and get them safely to the animal shelter.)

Love, Ben

Reading Passage (BLM 9)



Name ___________________________________ Date ____________________________________

Spelling Dictation

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Spelling Dictation (BLM 10)



Name ___________________________________ Date ____________________________________

Spelling Peer CheckDirections: Work with a partner. Follow the directions from your teacher to use this BLM to write your spelling words.

Second Try (if needed)

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Spelling Peer Check (BLM 11)


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