ADVERBS OF MANNER

By | December 2, 2020

ADVERBS OF MANNER

An adverb which tell us how an action is done.

Example :
Fleck made the sandcastle slowly and carefully
The question is : How did Fleck make the sandcastle?

Forming Adverbs of Manner

  1. Most Adverbs of Manner are formed by adding -ly to adjectives
    Examples :
    slowly, loudly, quickly
  2. When an adjective ends with -l we add -ly
    Examples :
    careful – carefully
    beautiful – beautiful
  3. When an adjective ends with -y we remove -y and add -ily
    Examples :
    happy — happily
    naughty – naughtily
  4. When an adjective ends with -ll we only add -y
    Examples :
    full –fully
  5. Sometime adverbs are formed without making any changes in the adjectives
    Example:
    Fast, hard

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