Week 10 · Word Tails
Wednesday
Suffixes ly, ness and y
// Suffixes: -er, -est, -ful, -less, -ly, -ness and -y
⏱ about 15 min
Wednesday: Suffixes ly, ness and y
A cloud rolls over the hill. Drip, drop!
Donnie and Ferris run under the Word Tree to stay dry.
"It is a rainy day," says Donnie softly.
"Let us sit here and read quietly."
See it: ly, ness and y
The suffix ly tells how something is done. Donnie speaks softly.
The suffix ness makes a word you can name. Sad, sadness.
The suffix y tells what something is like. Rain, rainy.
Some words double the last letter first. Sun, sunny.
SEE IT: FIND THE SUFFIX
- Read the question.
- Tap your answer.
Which part is the suffix in softly?
Which part is the suffix in darkness?
Which part is the suffix in cloudy?Which part is the base word in slowly?
READ IT: WHAT IS THE DAY LIKE?
- Read the question.
- Tap your answer.
Which word tells about the picture?
Which word tells about the picture?
Which word tells about the picture?Which word tells about the picture?READ IT: WHICH WORD FITS?
- Read the question.
- Tap your answer.
The snail moves ___ .We sat in the ___ of the night.
Our boots got ___ in the rain.Donnie spoke ___ to Ferris.
SEE IT: DOUBLE IT OR NOT?
- Read the question.
- Tap your answer.
sun + y
mud + y
rain + y
Look at the last letters of each word.
| Sentence | True or false? |
|---|---|
| Ly tells how something is done. | ? |
| Sadness has the suffix ness. | ? |
| Sunny has one n. | ? |
| Rocky has the suffix ly. | ? |
WHY THIS EXERCISESunny has two n letters. Rocky has the suffix y.
Build it
BUILD THE WORD SADNESS
- Say sadness slowly.
- Tap the parts in order.
1First
2Next
3Last
BUILD THE WORD SUNNY
- Say sunny slowly.
- Tap the parts in order.
1First
2Next
3Last
Read it yourself
soft, softly, softness
sad, sadly, sadness
rain, rainy, sun, sunny, mud, muddy
sad, sadly, sadness
rain, rainy, sun, sunny, mud, muddy
Try it
Look out a window with your grown-up.
Is it sunny, rainy, cloudy or snowy? Say it with y.
Is it sunny, rainy, cloudy or snowy? Say it with y.
Read it yourself
It is a rainy day.
We read quietly in the darkness.
We read quietly in the darkness.
Word Spot: miss, idea, enough
Here are new sight words.
Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.
Miss: M-I-S-S.
Idea: I-D-E-A.
Enough: E-N-O-U-G-H.
FIND THE WORD
- Listen to the word.
- Tap it.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
FILL THE GAP
- Listen to the sentence.
- Tap the missing word.
I ___ my friend.
That is a good ___.
Do we have ___ chairs?
Softly done! Tomorrow y turns into i, and we read a story.