Formation Of Adverbs
Adverbs of manner are usually formed by adding -ly to the adjective. Examples are given below.
- Kind (adjective) – kindly (adverb)
- Pleasant – pleasantly
- Foolish – foolishly
- Clever – cleverly
- Wise – wisely
- Quick – quickly
- Right – rightly
- Eager – eagerly
- Anxious – anxiously
- Careless – carelessly
- Ignorant – ignorantly
- Beautiful – beautifully
- Genuine – genuinely
- Bold – boldly
- Courageous – courageously
- Clear – clearly
- Stupid – stupidly
- Innocent – innocently
- Efficient – efficiently
- When an adjective ends in ‘le’ change ‘e’ into ‘y’.
- Double – doubly
- Heavy – heavily
When adjectives ending in -y are preceded by a consonant, change the -y into -i and add -ly.
- Ready – readily
- Heavy – heavily
Some adverbs are made up of a noun and a qualifying adjective.
Examples are: meantime, meanwhile, otherwise, elsewhere, sometimes, yesterday
Some adverbs are compounds of a preposition and an adjective.