A suffix is a small group of letters (here just two) which you tack on to the end of a word to change its usage or meaning.
Ly changes an adjective (which describes a noun) into an adverb (which describes a verb.)
You simply add it on without altering the original word - do not take any letters off and do not attach any new ones. Therefore sincere becomes sincerely, truthful becomes truthfully and so on.
The main exception is true which becomes truly.
With many of these rules there are other minor exceptions but, if you learn the main ones, you will have improved your performance in an examination or in a letter.
Some useful hints about correct English and tips on literary analysis by Barbara Daniels (Doc Barbara) an ex-teacher with an Oxford M.A. in English Language and Literature and a London Ph. D
Single inverted commas
Although it is usual to enclose a word under discussion in single inverted commas, I have chosen instead to emphasise it in red to prevent confusion with apostrophes.
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