angrily
3 syllablesangry → angrily
In an angry way.
“She slammed the door angrily.”
EVERYDAY SUFFIXES · -LY
24 classroom words with their roots, meanings and example sentences.
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angry → angrily
In an angry way.
“She slammed the door angrily.”
brave → bravely
With courage.
“The firefighter bravely entered the building.”
careful → carefully
With care, so nothing goes wrong.
“Carry the glass carefully.”
clear → clearly
In a way that is easy to see, hear or understand.
“Please speak clearly.”
day → daily
Every day (works as an adjective or an adverb)
“She writes in her diary daily.”
easy → easily
Without difficulty.
“He easily climbed the wall.”
final → finally
At last, after a long time.
“We finally reached the top of the hill.”
friend → friendly
Kind and pleasant to others (an adjective)
“Our new neighbour is very friendly.”
gentle → gently
In a soft, kind way.
“Stroke the kitten gently.”
happy → happily
In a happy way.
“The puppy wagged its tail happily.”
honest → honestly
Truthfully.
“Answer the questions honestly.”
kind → kindly
In a kind way.
“She kindly lent me her pencil.”
loud → loudly
Making a lot of noise.
“The crowd cheered loudly.”
love → lovely
Beautiful or very pleasant (an adjective)
“What a lovely day for a picnic.”
patient → patiently
Calmly, without getting annoyed.
“We waited patiently for our turn.”
polite → politely
With good manners.
“He politely said thank you.”
proud → proudly
Feeling or showing pride.
“She proudly showed us her medal.”
quick → quickly
At a fast speed.
“She quickly packed her bag.”
quiet → quietly
Making very little noise.
“We tiptoed quietly past the baby.”
safe → safely
Without danger or harm.
“The plane landed safely.”
slow → slowly
At a slow speed.
“The tortoise walked slowly across the grass.”
soft → softly
Gently or quietly.
“The rain fell softly on the roof.”
sudden → suddenly
Quickly and without warning.
“Suddenly, the lights went out.”
usual → usually
Most of the time.
“I usually walk to school.”
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Meanings and examples are written for this site and checked against Merriam-Webster (4 November 2026). Syllable counts come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary and can vary with accent. Related endings: -ment words · -ity words · -able words · -ness words · -less words · -ful words · -ous words · -ible words · -ing words · -er words · -est words · -al words · -ive words · -ize words. Spelling guide: When does y change to i?. How we choose words ↗