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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?
no
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.
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.
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
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.
What is y plus 3?
It is just an algebraic expression y+3. It means add 3 to y.
Words start with y and end with ly?
yearly
Words that start with y ends with ly?
yearly
Words that start with y that ends with ly?
yearly
Is Y a suffix?
No, "Y" is not a suffix. It is often used as a letter in words but does not function as a suffix.
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
