Daily(ish) Decodable: Words that end with "-ly"

Today we're going to work on the "-ly" suffix in words like "simply" and "madly."

Rhyme It Parents, read the following words out loud. Then ask your child which one does NOT rhyme with the others?

most mostly ghostly ------------------------------- Say It Have your child point to and say the word "simply" three times (tell them the "-ly" ending usually makes the "lee" sound): simp ly

simp ly

simply

------------------------------- Blend It Have your child read these words: madly

manly

girly

smelly

belly

fully

jolly

really

nearly

exactly

Read It

Have your child read the passage below out loud.

Holly the Jelly

Holly the jellyfish swam calmly in the sea.

One afternoon, Holly saw a boat sailing swiftly in the distance. She told her pal Sam, “Let's follow it, it looks fun!”

Sam gladly agreed and they started following the boat. Holly and Sam had to swim quickly to keep up.

Luckily, the boat came finally to a halt, and Holly and Sam played under it until it was time to return home.

Back home, Holly told all her family about the day's adventure. They promised to join them next time.

Today's story was adapted with permission from LitLab.ai. Use LitLab to create your own customized decodable stories.

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Explain It

Now have your child answer a couple questions about the story:

1. What was today's story about?

2. Without looking back, can you spell the word "madly?"