Suffix -ILY
Suffix -ILY
Imagine your mom asks you take out the recycling and you reply, "Happily."What does the word happily mean? Does it mean you'll take out the recycling while grumbling or with a smile on your face?
If you're not sure what the word happily means, you can look at its suffix.
A suffix is a group of letters that is added to the end of the word. A suffix changes the meaning of the word.
The suffix in the word happily is -ily. The suffix -ily means in the manner of/with lots of.
So if you do something happily, you do it in the manner of/with lots of happiness.
Watch the video below to learn more about the suffix -ily.
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