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Sometimes it sounds hard without -y or -ly

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Can you add ly to very?

Verily I say unto you, you must change the "y" to "i" first.


Can you add the suffixes 'ness' 'er' 'est' or 'ly to a word that ends with a vowel before the y?

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If a noun ends in y sometimes you change the y to i and add es but sometimes you just add s how do you know which you should do?

In nouns that end with a consonant and Y, the final Y is dropped and the letters ies are added to make the word plural. In words that end with a vowel and Y, the final Y is retained and an S is added, unless that final vowel is a U.


How do you spell indelible with ly?

The adverb is indelibly. Adjectives such as indelible, visible, or arguable already have an L, so add only the Y. Where the L is the last letter (actual, visual), it is doubled by the addition of LY.


How do you spell lazy as an adverb?

The adjective lazy has the adverb form lazily.For most adjectives that end in Y, the Y becomes an i before you add -LY.


What is a rule explaining when a word ends in 'ely' and not 'ly'?

There are no specific rules to be followed for words ending in "ely". Most of the root words ending in E add -ly whereas words ending in Y replace the Y with an I before adding the -ly. Examples: complete => completely icy => icily hungry => hungrily


What is the difference between suffixes -y -ly and -ily?

The suffix "-y" is used to form adjectives, while "-ly" is used to form adverbs. The suffix "-ily" is a combination of "-i" and "-ly" and is also used to form adverbs.


Words start with y and end with ly?

yearly


Words that start with y that ends with ly?

yearly


Words that start with y ends with ly?

yearly


What are 12 words that you change the y to i and add ly?

Adjective->Adverbhappy -> happilysorry -> sorrilymerry -> merrilycheery -> cheerilydainty -> daintilyflimsy -> flimsilygay -> gailylucky -> luckilymessy -> messilynoisy -> noisilyordinary -> ordinarilyready -> readily


How do you ad ed to the word stray?

strayed - if the word ends in vowel + y then just add -ed.If the word ends in consonant + y then the y changes to i then add -edmarry -- married