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Forming adverbs (Changing adjectives to adverbs (by adding "-ly"…
Forming adverbs
Changing adjectives to adverbs
by adding "-ly"
Slow - slowly
Quick - quickly
Loud - loudly
Clear - clearly
change the "y" to
"i" and
add "-ly"
Easy - easily
Happy - happily
replace the "e" with "y".
ends in "-le",
Gentle - gently
Idle - idly
ends in "-able"
Reasonable - reasonably
Probable - probably
ends in "-ible"
Possible - possible
Horrible - horribly
ends in "-ic", add "-ally"
Enthusiastic - enthusiastically
Realistic - realistically
to form comparatives.
Adverbs that contain only one syllable or do not end in "-ly"
use "-er"
Ex;
Quicker
Quick
Nearer
Near
Harder
Hard
Louder
Loud
Higher
High
Earlier
Early
Later
Late
Faster
Fast
How to use
"than" is often used after comparatives.
He has a faster car than you.
The squirrel moves quicker than the raccoon.
Sally works hard, but Linda works harder.
The hiker climbed high, but his partner climbed higher.
ending in "-ly" or have three or more syllables
add "more"
More gladly
Gladly
More loudly
Loudly
More sweetly
Sweetly
More terribly
Terribly
More quietly
Quietly
How to use
He was welcomed more gladly than anyone else.
She speaks more loudly than her classmates.
The little girl was treated more sweetly than the others.
We were treated more terribly during our second visit.
to form superlative adverbs
Adverbs that contain only one syllable or do not end in "-ly"
use "-est"
Ex;
Fastest
Fast
Hardest
Hard
Highest
High
Latest
Late
Loudest
Loud
Nearest
Near
Earliest
Early
Quickest
Quick
How to use
"the" is often used before superlatives.
Daniel jumped the highest.
Lucy sang the loudest in the choir.
Louis ran the fastest.
Sam arrived the earliest.
ending in "-ly" or have three or more syllables
add "most"
Ex;
Most gladly
Gladly
Most loudly
Loudly
Most sweetly
Sweetly
Most terribly
Terribly
Most quietly
Quietly
How to use
They most gladly accepted our offer.
She sings most loudly in the shower.
This is the most terribly organized event I have ever attended.
That is the most sweetly written letter I have ever received.