Suffixes can be added to the end of words to form new words. Adjective suffixes added to bases or roots can turn a word into an adjective or adverb. Adjectives modify nouns or pronouns, while adverbs modify verbs, adjectives or other adverbs. To form many adverbs from adjectives, simply add -ly to the end, though for adjectives ending in -y or -le, the ending changes to -ily or -ly before adding the -ly ending, and adjectives ending in -ic add -ically to form the related adverb.

1. Suffix

2. Suffix
• Is a letter or group of letters added to the
end of a word or root, serving to form a
new word.

3. Adjective suffix
• Suffixes that when added to the base or
root can turn the word to an adjective or
an adverb.
» Adjective – Modifies a Noun or a Pronoun
ex.: funny, stylish, actively, curious, readable,
imaginary, handful, etc,
» Adverb – Modifies a verb, adjective or adverb
ex,: quickly, wayward, moneywise, etc.

4. Adj. form +
-ly
-y to -ily -le to -ly -ic to -ically
For most
words, add
-ly to the
end of an
adjective
form to
create an
adverb
word form.
For words
with more
than one
syllable
ending in -
y, replace
the -y with
–ily
For words
with more
than one
syllable
ending in -
le, replace
the -le with
-ly.
For words
ending in –ic,
with –ically.