Adverbs of manner

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tiredly

busily

sadly

Adverbs of Manner angrily

happily

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teacher Denise Moraes We use adverbs of manner to describe how something happens We form most adverbs by ading -ly to the adjective

slow

slowly

It is walking slowly

mad

madly

He is acting madly

If the adjective ends in –l, add –ly (double l)

beautiful

beautifully

They dance beautifully

social

socially

She drinks socially

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teacher Denise Moraes Adjectives ending in -ic add -ally

tragic

tragically

Romeo & Juliet ended tragically

magic

magically

The money appeared magically

Adjectives ending in consonant + -y: drop the -y and add -ily

happy

happily

They are jumping happily easy

easily

He gets tired very easily

Adjectives ending in -le change the -le to -ly

terrible

terribly

They behave terribly

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teacher Denise Moraes Exceptions The adverb. of good is well

ADJ

They are good players

ADV

They are playing well

ADJ

He is a good teacher

ADV

He teaches well

We use some words as both adjectives and adverbs

ADV

iPad is the most expensive tablet

ADJ

Most people preffer iPad

ADJ

He’s a fast runner

ADV

He runs fast

ADJ

He’s a hard worker

ADV

He works hard

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