-y and -ly

This is the -y and -ly suffixes

A suffix is a group of letters that go at the end of a word to give it meaning

When we add -y to a base word that ends in an -e, we need to drop the -e and then add -y

When we add -ly to a base word, we do not need to change the base word

Adding -y to a base word changes it from a noun to an adjective

Adding -ly to a base word changes it from a noun or adjective to an adverb

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