Rule: If the root word ends in y with a consonant letter before it, the y is changed to i, but only if the root word has more than one syllable. If the root word ends with le, the le is changed to ly.
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happily |
The girls happily skipped across the playground.
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angrily |
This is totally karma, she told herself angrily.
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guiltily |
She crept guiltily out of the room.
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temporarily |
The road was temporarily closed.
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extraordinarily |
That was extraordinarily good.
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gently |
The wind blew gently over the beach.
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simply |
Water vapour is simply water in the form of a gas. Liquid water turns into water vapour through a process called evaporation.
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humbly |
The performer bowed humbly.
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subtly |
Your ideas and concepts are subtly picked up within an artwork forcing the viewer to be perceptive and develop their own interpretation.
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amply |
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