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Adverbs go with verbs. Adverbs say when,
where or how something
was done, or something happened. You can make an adverb
from almost any adjective.
Usually, you just add to -ly to the end
of the adjective.
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quick |
quickly |
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slow |
slowly |
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nice |
nicely |
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careful |
carefully |
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dreadful |
dreadfully |
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If the adjective ends in -y, change the
-y to an -i, and then add -ly.
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happy |
happily |
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easy |
easily |
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heavy |
heavily |
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angry |
angrily |
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Except for |
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shy |
shyly |
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sly |
slyly |
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coy |
coyly |
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If the adjective ends in -le, drop the -e,
and just add -y.
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comfortable |
comfortably |
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horrible |
horribly |
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gentle |
gently |
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simple |
simply |
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terrible |
terribly |
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sensible |
sensibly |
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If the adjective ends in -e, drop the -e,
and add -ly.
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true |
truly |
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due |
duly |
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whole |
wholly |
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Except for |
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complete |
completely |
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extreme |
extremely |
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If the adjective already ends in -ly, you
can't add -ly to make an adverb. You must use a group
of words instead.
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friendly |
in a friendly way |
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leisurely |
in a leisurely fashion |
A few adjectives end in -ic. These add -ally.
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frantic |
frantically |
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tragic |
tragically |
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manic |
manically |
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comic |
comical |
comically |
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Except for |
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public |
publicly
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