Add ly to the following words.
clear
merry
bright
weary
bad
double
fond
dreary
Now can you make sentences with these words?
Answers
1. Clear- clearly. It was clearly a case of cheating, rather than a misunderstanding.
2. Merry- merrily. The child was at the table, merrily eating pudding.
3. Bright- brightly. Each Diwali, the children wear brightly coloured clothes to go to the village fair.
4. Weary- wearily. The tired team wearily walked back to the pavilion.
5. Bad- badly. She badly wanted to go on a long vacation.
6. Double- doubly. He messaged others to know the plan because he wanted to be doubly sure.
7. Fond- fondly. The staff at the orphanage fondly remembered the kind founder.
8. Dreary- drearily. The immigrants drearily recollected the challenges they had to face in a foreign country.
Clearly
Merrily
Brightly
Wearily
Badly
Doubly
Fondly
Dreary
Explanation:
Clearly, meaning in a clear manner.
Example: The mountain was clearly visible from there.
Merrily, meaning in a happy and pleasant manner.
Example: Some time passed merrily after the tough last week.
Brightly, meaning more shining.
Example: The sun was shining brightly upon us.
Wearily, meaning very tiring or dine in a tried manner.
Example: She wearily finished her exercises.
Badly, meaning very bad.
Example: The crops were badly affected by the harsh weather.
Doubly, meaning twice or two fold.
Example: Office and housework was doubly exhausting for her.
Fondly, meaning with love.
Example: My mother fondly saw me finishing the cookies that she made for me.
Dreary, here -ly cannot be added. Dreary means depressing of saddening.
Example: The old house seemed very dreary at night.