Eight Cousins

Lesson 23

g. Looking at the same sentence in the literature passage, write a rule explaining why a comma follows the words eyes and hair.

h. Write a sentence applying this rule.

2. a.

Spelling Tip When adding the suffix -ly to words ending in a consonant and y, change the y to i before adding -ly.

Complete the chart.

Ex: voluntary	-ly voluntarily
1) merry
2) momentary
3) necessary
4) ordinary
5) happy

b. Read the following simplified sentence taken from the literature passage.

The kinswoman had soft eyes, bright hair, and a laughing face.

Circle the word and. What two words (items) does it join?

The word and is a conjunction.