Suffixes let and ly

Suffix let and ly

 weekly     quickly        booklet

flatly        neatly       cutlet

Leaflet-A small or young leaf

Cutlet-A small slice of meat 

When suffix ly is added to a word it can tell us how often something was done, as in the word weekly, or how something was done, as in the word quickly.

When suffix let is on the end of a noun it can mean something small. For example, a booklet is a small book and a starlet is a small star.

Suffix let can also mean something that is worn, such as the wristlet, which means something that is worn on the wrist.