Form
Adjective + -ly
| adjective | adverb |
| dangerous | dangerously |
| careful | carefully |
| nice | nicely |
| horrible | horribly |
| easy | easily |
| electronic | electronically |
Irregular forms:
| adjective | adverb |
| good | well |
| fast | fast |
| hard | hard |
| Late | Late-ուշ |
Lately-վերջերս
Hardly-դժվար թե, հազիվ թե
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:
- terrible – terribly
If the adjective ends in -e, then add -ly:
- safe – safely
► 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
3. Use of adverbs
3.1. to modify verbs
The handball team played badly last Saturday.
3.2. to modify adjectives
It was an extremely bad match.
4. Types of adverbs
4.1. Adverbs of manner
- quickly
- kindly
4.2. Adverbs of degree
- very
- rather
4.3. Adverbs of frequency
- often
- sometimes
4.4. Adverbs of time
- now
- today
Homework
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perfect → perfectly
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quiet → quietly
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careful → carefully
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regular → regularly
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nice → nicely
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terrible → terribly
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heavy → heavily
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good → well
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hard → hard
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fantastic → fantastically
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He quickly reads a book.
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Mandy is a pretty girl.
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The class is terribly loud today.
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Max is a good singer.
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You can easily open this tin.
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It’s a terrible day today.
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She sings the song well.
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He is a careful driver.
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He drives the car carefully. 10. The dog barks loudly.
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