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Tuesday, 12 May 2015

ADVERBS

THE THEORY

Form

Adjective + -ly

adjective
adverb
dangerous
dangerously
careful
carefully
nice
nicely
horrible
horribly
easy
easily
electronic
electronically
irregular forms
good
well
fast
fast
hard
hard

If the adjective ends in -y, change -y to -i. Then add -ly.

happy - happily
but: shy - shyly

If the adjective ends in -le, the adverb ends in -ly.
Example: terrible - terribly

If the adjective ends in -e, then add -ly.
Example: safe - safely

Tip: Not all words ending in -ly are adverbs.

adjectives ending in -ly: friendly, silly, lonely, ugly
nouns, ending in -ly: ally, bully, Italy, melancholy
verbs, ending in -ly: apply, rely, supply

There is no adverb for an adjective ending in -ly.

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