· Dropping the second L in a prefix:If a prefix ends with adouble L is added to another word to form a compound word, the double L becomesa single L. For Example:All+most= almost, All+ready=Already,All+right=AlreadyAll+though=Although,All+ways=Always, Full+Fill=FulfilFull+some=Fulsome,Skill+full=Skilful, Well+come=Welcome.· Full or Ful:The only word endingfull that takes a double L is ‘full itself.’ Otherwise, there is always a single L—or –ful when it is the lastsyllable of a word of two or more syllables. For example, there are the following adjectives:Bashful fitful mournful successfulBeautiful frightful painful tearfulCareful fruitful peaceful thoughtfulColourful grateful pitiful usefulSimilarly, ‘till’ withthe prefix becomes ‘until’· Keeping both is when adding –ly towords ending in L.There are always two Ls if the suffix –ly is added toa word ending in L. If an –ly is addedto any of these adjectives ending in –ful in order to form adverbs, they take –fullyending, as follows: Accident+ly: Accidentally,Actual+ly: Actually,Cool+ly: Coolly, Cruel+ly: cruelly, Cynical+ly:cynically,Final+ly: finally, Total+ly: totally, usual+ly:usually. When a worddoes not end in L then generally we follow the straight forward rule of adding –lywhen converting an adjective to an adverb. Complete+ly: completely, Definite+ly: definitely,Extreme+ly: extremely, Friend+ly: friendly, Interest+ly: interestingly. Let’s discuss some exceptions to the generalstraight forward rule of adding –ly. · When the –ly suffix is added to aword or stem ending Y, this latter Y changes to I. Thus… Busy+ly:Busily, Crazy+ly: Crazily, Fancy+ly: Fancily, Hungry+ly: hungrily, Ready+ly:Readily, Steady+ly: Steadily. · Adding Ly after IC: A word ending in –Ic adds –ally, instead of plain –ly,to become –ically. Analytic+ally: Analytically, Atheletic+ally: Athletically.Automatic becomes automatically, fantastically, scientifically, basically, frantically,comically, historically, statistically. Public becomes publicly not publically as this is anexception. · -ble becomes –bly, and –ple becomes–ply. Adjectives ending in-ble changes the –e to –y toachieve an –ly adverbial ending. Thisalso rule also applies in case of –ple ending.Ample- Amply, Capable-capably, durable- durably,favourable- favourably, Humble becomes humbly. Exceptions: Truly, Duly, Wholly, Dully, Fully, Thanks
