Adverbs How are they formed? J. Rodgers~11/16/06

Changing endings ~ with –ly (lesson 6) Most adverbs are formed from adjectives. Many adverbs are formed by adding --ly to the adjective. Example: Slow---slowly Change the following adjectives to adverbs. 1.fierce2. quick3. large 4.useful5. equal

Answers from lesson 6 1.Fiercely 2.Quickly 3.Largely 4.Usefully 5.Equally

Changing endings ~ with –y and –le Lesson 7 & 8) Lesson 7 Most adjectives that end in --y, you should change the y to i and add the --ly to form the adverb. Examples: –Lazy---lazily –Crazy---crazily –Heavy---heavily Lesson 8 For most adjectives that have more than one syllable and end in –le, simply change the e to y to form the adverb. Example: –Favorable---favorably

Change these adjectives into adverbs. (Lesson 7) 1.Happy 2.Noble 3.Easy 4.Horrible 5.Mighty 6.Busy 7.Sensible 8.Angry 9.Suitable 10.Comfortable

Answers to lessons 7 & 8 1.Happily 2.Nobly 3.Easily 4.Horribly 5.Mightily 6.Busily 7.Sensibly 8.Angrily 9.Suitably 10.Comfortably

Changing endings ~ with –ic (Lesson 9) For most adjectives ending in –ic, you should add –ally to form the adverb. Example: Basic---basically Form the adverb from the following adjectives. 1.Drastic4. Realistic 2.Artistic5. Electric 3.Dramatic

Answers to lesson 9 1.Drastically 2.Artistically 3.Dramatically 4.Realistically 5.Electrically

What about adverbs NOT formed from adjectives? (Lesson 10) Not all adverbs are formed from adjectives. Some common ones: 1.Never6. When 2.Not 7. Where 3.Here8. Always 4.There9. Too 5.Then10. No

Quiz lessons 1-10 Find the adverbs in the following sentences. 1.We cannot go to the movie now. 2.Yesterday it was a very hot day. 3.I have never been there before. 4.Your clothes are too crazy. 5.Jane always had the right answer near. Form the adverbs from the following words. 1.Considerable 2.Strange 3.Soon 4.Rare 5.Witty 6.Elliptic 7.Capable 8.Unrealistic 9.Heavy 10.Often

Answers to Quiz Lessons Not, now 2.Yesterday, very 3.Never, there, before 4.Too 5.Always, near 1.Considerably 2.Strangely 3.Soon 4.Rarely 5.Wittily 6.Elliptically 7.Capably 8.Unrealistically 9.Heavily 10.Often