2.2 Formation of Adverbs
06/04/2010 08:29- Adverbs are generally formed by adding -ly to the adjective.
| Adjective | Adverbs | Notes on spelling |
| slow | slowly | |
| bad | badly | |
| careless | carelessly | |
| quiet | quietly | |
| beautiful | beautifully | |
| gay | gaily | |
| happy | happily | final -y becomes -i before -ly |
| easy | easily | |
| hasty | hastily | |
| simple | simply | |
| terrible | terribly | final -le is changed into -ly |
| probable | probably | |
| whole | wholly | |
| due | duly | |
| true | truly |
Adjectives:
- He is a slow worker.
- What you say is true.
- This puzzle is easy.
- That was a hasty decision.
- What a terrible accident!
Adverbs:
- He works slowly.
- I am truly grateful.
- I could understand her easily.
- She ran away hastily.
- I´m terribly sorry.
- The adverb of good is well.
Adjectives:
- You´re a good player.
- He´s a good boy.
Adverbs:
- You play very well.
- He behaves very well.
- Some adverbs have the same form as their adjectives (daily, weekly, early, fast, hard, straight, late, near, far, low, much, etc.).
Adjectives:
- My father has a fast car.
- ´The Times´ is a daily newspapers.
- He is an early riser.
- Can you draw a straight line?
Adverbs:
- The car went very fast.
- ´The Times´ appears daily.
- You woke up early in the morning.
- Go straight on.
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