About this worksheet
Three spelling rules sit in a box at the top: most words simply take -ly, words ending in y change the y to an i first, and words ending in le drop the e and add y. Part A then gives ten adjectives to convert, chosen so a child meets all three rules rather than the easiest one ten times over.
Five of the ten are plain add-ly words, four (happy, easy, noisy, angry) need the y to i change, and gentle needs the -le rule, so nobody gets through Part A on a single pattern. Part B puts four of the new adverbs into sentences, which is where a spelling that looked right sitting in a list gets tested against a real one.
What students will practice
- Add -ly to build an adverb from an adjective
- Apply the y to i and drop-the-e spelling rules
- Use a new adverb in a written sentence
Details
- Grade level
- Grade 3
- Subject
- Reading · Grammar
- Standard
- CCSS L.3.1.a
- Pages
- 1
- Format
- PDF · US Letter and A4 included
- License
- Free for classroom use · Attribution appreciated
- Last updated
- September 1, 2026
