UNIT
1
Lesson 5
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Date
Spelling
Understanding and identifying suffixes
and their meanings can help you
determine the meaning and spelling of a
difficult or unfamiliar word. The suffix -ly changes
an adjective into an adverb. It means “like or
resembling.” When the suffix -ly changes a noun
to an adjective, it means “resembling.” It rarely
changes the spelling of the base word to which it
is added. The suffix -ence means “state or quality
of,” and, when added to a word, makes the word
a noun.
Focus
Word List
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
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Drop the suffix -ly from each word and
write the resulting word on the line.
9.
10.
1. finally
11.
2. wisely
12.
13.
3. timidly
4. cautiously
5. silently
14.
15.
16.
6. desperately
17.
7. accurately
8. strictly
18.
19.
9. beautifully
20.
independence
finally
convenience
wisely
violence
timidly
absence
cautiously
turbulence
silently
emergence
desperately
excellence
accurately
difference
strictly
reference
beautifully
competence
directly
10. directly
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UNIT
1
Lesson 5
On the line, write the spelling word that results when the suffix -ence is
added to the following base words or word parts.
11. compete
12. absent
13. convenient
14. turbulent
15. emerge
16. excel
17. refer
18. independent
19. violent
20. differ
Select the correct word from the parentheses that
completes each sentence and write it on the line.
21. The little boy smiled
22. She sang the song
23. The dog
before going outside.
24. The students read the book
25. The town sheriff
26. They tried
man’s life.
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(timid, timidly) at the doctor.
. (beautiful, beautifully)
(cautious, cautiously) sniffed the air
. (silently, silence)
(strict, strictly) enforced the law.
(desperate, desperately) to save the
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