Elementary 📐 Grammar · #54 of 305

Adverbs of Manner

Many adverbs add -ly to adjectives.

Examples

  • She sings beautifully.
  • He drives carefully.

Key rules

  • Many adverbs add -ly to adjectives: slow → slowly
  • Consonant + y becomes -ily: happy → happily
  • Irregular: good → well, fast → fast, hard → hard
  • They usually come after the verb or object

Common mistakes

  • She sings beautiful → She sings beautifully
  • He runs fastly → He runs fast
💡 Tip: Adjective for a noun, adverb for a verb.
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