Learn Adverbs – English Grammar

Some Adverbs modify or tell more about Adjectives:

For Instance: 

                        You look absolutely fabulous. 

Some Adverbs modify other adverbs:

For Instance: 

                        You play the flute extremely well.  

How do we form Adverbs from Adjectives:

In most cases, an adverb is formed by adding -ly to an adjective

For Instance:

                         Cheap    –   Cheaply

                          Quick    –   Quickly

If the adjective ends in -y, replace the y with I and add -ly

For Instance: 

                         Easy       –     Easily

                         Happy    –    Happily

If the adjective ends in -able, -ible, or -le, replace the -e with -y.

For Instance:

                         Terrible  –    Terribly 

                          Gentle    –    Gently

If the adjective ends in -ic, add -ally. Exception: public -> publicly

For Instance:

                           Basic   –    Basically

                           Tragic  –    Tragically

Some adverbs have the same form as the adjective: early, fast, hard, high, late, near, straight, & wrong

For Instance:

                           It’s a fast car

Well is the adverb that corresponds to the adjective good.

For Instance: 

                           He is a good Driver (Adjective). He Drives Well (Adverb).