The suffixes -less and -ly
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badly |
His dad will rebuke him for behaving badly.
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hopeless |
I am hopeless at doing handstands.
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penniless |
After the rent, she was left penniless.
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happily |
Happily, the girls skipped across the park.
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lovely |
They had a lovely walk on the Moor.
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joyless |
Everything in the drab, joyless room was painted elephant grey.
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slowly |
The river flows slowly here.
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quickly |
Our baby has grown so quickly.
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careless |
My friend makes a lot of mistakes; she's so careless.
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fearless |
The fearless boy was not scared of the huge spider.
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