Classzone: The Language of Literature, Grade 6

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Lesson 19 Words ending with c + ally

realistic + ally = realistically

historic + ally = historically

athletic + ally = athletically

logic + ally = logically

electric + ally = electrically

patriotic + ally = patriotically

critic + ally = critically

apologetic + ally = apologetically

basic + ally = basically

rhythmic + ally = rhythmically

magic + ally = magically

comic + ally = comically

music + ally = musically

mechanic + ally = mechanically

artistic + ally = artistically

tropic + ally = tropically

sarcastic + ally = sarcastically

tragic + ally = tragically

1. What are the last two letters of the words in the first column? _____

2. The words in the first column are all adjectives or nouns. What ending is added to each word to form an adverb? __________

3. How many syllables are in the ending? _____

Lesson Generalization

Words that end with the letter c use the ending ally. Do not add ly directly to the letter c.
Mnemonic device: The "clee virus" causes words to shrivel away from loss of syllables when they are pronounced.

bas-i-cal-ly (4 syllables) becomes bas-i-clee (3 syllables)

mu-si-cal-ly (4 syllables) becomes mus-i-clee (3 syllables)

Don't catch the clees!