slowly, possibly, uneasily, lovely, gently, beautifully, basically, definitely
Occasionality definition is - the quality or state of being occasional. Occasionally: 1 adv now and then or here and there “he was arrogant and occasionally callous” “open areas are only occasionally interrupted by clumps of trees” Synonyms: at times, from time to time, now and again, now and then, on occasion, once in a while.
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In this lesson we're looking at rules such as dropping or keeping the 'e' with ly, when there's a double l + ly, and changing y to i + ly
The rules are quite simple and reliable but some of the words are tricky to spell: definitely, probably, absolutely, likely, reasonably, hopefully
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Let's look at 6 rules around adding -ly to words
Rule 1
We just add -ly to words ending in a consonant
slow + ly = slowly
endless + ly = endlessly
week + ly weekly
stupid + ly = stupidly
friend + ly = friendly
independent + ly = independently
quick + ly = quickly
quiet + ly = quietly
vivid + ly = vividly
We just add -ly to words ending in a consonant
slow + ly = slowly
endless + ly = endlessly
week + ly weekly
stupid + ly = stupidly
friend + ly = friendly
independent + ly = independently
quick + ly = quickly
quiet + ly = quietly
vivid + ly = vividly
Rule 2
When we add -ly to words ending in -ful, it makes -fully (with double l)
careful + ly = carefully
wonderful + ly = wonderfully
beautiful + ly = beautifully
faithful + ly = faithfully
peaceful + ly = peacefully
successful + ly = successfully
When we add -ly to words ending in -ful, it makes -fully (with double l)
careful + ly = carefully
wonderful + ly = wonderfully
beautiful + ly = beautifully
faithful + ly = faithfully
peaceful + ly = peacefully
successful + ly = successfully
Rule 3
The same rule applies to other words ending in 'l' (makes a double 'l')
accidental + ly = accidentally
cool + ly = coolly
cruel + ly = cruelly
especial + ly = especially
final + ly = finally
financial + ly = financially
formal + ly = formally
general + ly = generally
lethal + ly = lethally
occasional + ly = occasionally
total + ly = totally
social + ly = socially
usual + ly = usually
The same rule applies to other words ending in 'l' (makes a double 'l')
accidental + ly = accidentally
cool + ly = coolly
cruel + ly = cruelly
especial + ly = especially
final + ly = finally
financial + ly = financially
formal + ly = formally
general + ly = generally
lethal + ly = lethally
occasional + ly = occasionally
total + ly = totally
social + ly = socially
usual + ly = usually
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We keep the 'e'
lone + ly = lonely
love + ly = lovely
live + ly = lively
complete + ly = completely
definite + ly = definitely
desperate + ly = desperately
extreme + ly = extremely
immediate + ly = immediately
separate + ly = separately
sincere + ly = sincerely
fortunate + ly = fortunately
We keep the 'e'
lone + ly = lonely
love + ly = lovely
live + ly = lively
complete + ly = completely
definite + ly = definitely
desperate + ly = desperately
extreme + ly = extremely
immediate + ly = immediately
separate + ly = separately
sincere + ly = sincerely
fortunate + ly = fortunately
Exceptions: We drop the 'e' in truly true + ly = truly (this is a common misspelled word)
we drop the 'e' in duly due + ly = duly
drop the 'e' in wholly whole + ly = wholly
we drop the 'e' in duly due + ly = duly
drop the 'e' in wholly whole + ly = wholly
Rule 5
We change the 'e' to 'y' in words ending in the consonant + le patterns (-ble, -ple, -tle, -gle, -dle, -kle)
gentle - gently
simple - simply
terrible - terribly
wrinkle - wrinkly
miserable - miserably
possible - possibly
incredible - incredibly
probable - probably
responsible - responsibly
We change the 'e' to 'y' in words ending in the consonant + le patterns (-ble, -ple, -tle, -gle, -dle, -kle)
gentle - gently
simple - simply
terrible - terribly
wrinkle - wrinkly
miserable - miserably
possible - possibly
incredible - incredibly
probable - probably
responsible - responsibly
Rule 6
When we add -ly to words ending in -y we change the 'y' to 'i' if more than one syllable
easy - easily, uneasily
happy - happily, unhappily
busy - busily
crazy - crazily
steady - steadily
lazy - lazily
necessary - necessarily, unnecessarily
shabby - shabbily
steady - steadily
greedy - greedily
When we add -ly to words ending in -y we change the 'y' to 'i' if more than one syllable
easy - easily, uneasily
happy - happily, unhappily
busy - busily
crazy - crazily
steady - steadily
lazy - lazily
necessary - necessarily, unnecessarily
shabby - shabbily
steady - steadily
greedy - greedily
But we keep the 'y' in one syllable words
shy + ly = shyly
sly + ly = slyly
coy + ly = coyly
shy + ly = shyly
sly + ly = slyly
coy + ly = coyly
But exceptions:
day + ly = daily
gay + ly gaily
day + ly = daily
gay + ly gaily
Now try the exercise below
That's it for the adding -ly to words lesson. If you're interested in learning more -ly rules check out my Spelling Rules Workbook
Or for more in-depth spelling rules lessons go to my online video course The Rules of English Spelling at curious.com -
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Crossword clues for 'OCCASIONALLY'
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Synonyms, crossword answers and other related words for OCCASIONALLY
We hope that the following list of synonyms for the word occasionally will help you to finish your crossword today. We've arranged the synonyms in length order so that they are easier to find.4 letter words
ONCE - TIME6 letter words
BY FITS - RANDOM - SELDOM7 letter words
AT TIMES - BY JERKS - BY SKIPS - IN SPOTS8 letter words
BROKENLY - FITFULLY - OCCASION - OFF AND ON - RANDOMLY9 letter words
BY CATCHES - PER SALTUM - SOMETIMES10 letter words
AT ODD TIMES - BY SNATCHES - NOW AND THEN - ON OCCASION - SKIPPINGLY - UNCOMMONLY - WILLY-NILLY11 letter words
AT INTERVALS - HAPHAZARDLY - IRREGULARLY - ONCE OR TWICE12 letter words
ADVERB OF TIME - BETWEENTIMES - EVERY SO OFTEN - HERE AND THERE - INFREQUENTLY - OCCASIONALLY - ONCE AND AGAIN - ONCE IN A WHILE - PERIODICALLY - SPORADICALLY13 letter words
BETWEENWHILES14 letter words
AT VARIOUS TIMES - DISCONNECTEDLY - INTERMITTENTLY15 letter words
DISCONTINUOUSLY16 letter words
ONLY OCCASIONALLY17 letter words
ON DIVERS OCCASIONS - ONLY WHEN NECESSARY21 letter words
AT INFREQUENT INTERVALSDefinition of occasionally
- now and then or here and there; 'he was arrogant and occasionally callous'; 'open areas are only occasionally interrupted by clumps of trees'; 'they visit New York on occasion'; 'now and again she would take her favorite book from the shelf and read to us'; 'as we drove along, the beautiful scenery now and then attracted his attention'
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