We make many adverbs by adding -ly to an adjective, for example:
quick (adjective) > quickly (adverb) careful (adjective) > carefully (adverb) beautiful (adjective) > beautifully (adverb) There are some basic rules about spelling for -ly adverbs. See the table below: Adjective ending do this adjective adverb most adjectives add -ly quick nice sole careful quickly nicely solely carefully -able or -ible change -e to -y regrettable horrible regrettably horribly -y change -y to -ily happy happily -ic change -ic to -ically economic economically But not all words that end in -ly are adverbs. The words friendly, lovely, lonely and neighbourly, for example, are all adjectives. And some adverbs have no particular form. Look at these examples: well, fast, very, never, always, often, still Note that the form of an adverb can also change to make it comparative or superlative.
Adverbs of Frequency | Adverbs of Definite Frequency Adverbs of Indefinite Frequency | Adverbs of Frequency Quiz Adverbs of Frequency Adverbs of Frequency are Adverbs of Time that answer the question "How frequently?" or "How often?". They tell us how often something happens. Here are some examples: a. daily, weekly, yearly b. often, sometimes, rarely You probably see a difference between a) and b) above. With words like daily we know exactly how often. The words in a) describe definite frequency. On the other hand, words like often give us an idea about frequency but they don't tell us exactly. The words in b) describe indefinite frequency. We separate them into two groups because they normally go in different positions in the sentence. Adverbs of definite frequency Examples: hourly, daily, weekly, monthly, yearly every second, once a minute, twice a year once, twice, once or twice, three times Adverbs of definite frequency, like all adverbs of definite time, typically go in END position. Look at these examples: Most companies pay taxes yearly. The manager checks the toilets every hour. The directors meet weekly to review progress. Sometimes, usually for reasons of emphasis or style, some adverbs of definite frequency may go at the FRONT, for example: Every day, more than five thousand people die on our roads.
Adverbs of indefinite frequency Examples: never, seldom, sometimes, often, always Adverbs of indefinite frequency mainly go in MID position in the sentence. They go before the main verb (except the main verb "to be"): We usually go shopping on Saturday. I have often done that. She is always late.
Occasionally, sometimes, often, frequently an d usually can also go at the beginning or end of a sentence: Sometimes they come and stay with us. I play tennis occasionally. Rarely and seldom can also go at the end of a sentence (often with "very"): We see them rarely. John eats meat very seldom.
100% always, constantly usually, normally frequently, regularly often
50% sometimes occasionally rarely, infrequently seldom hardly ever 0% never GLI AVVERBI She is walkingslowly. He is very tall.
Quando si usano Uso dellavverbio Esempio Un avverbio pu accompagnare un verbo e viene utilizzato per completare o precisare il significato dellazione espressa dal verbo. Mary is walking slowly. Mary cammina lentamente. Lavverbio slowly utilizzato per descrivere in che modo Mary sta camminando. Un avverbio pu accompagnare un aggettivo o un verbo al participio passato modificandone o precisandone il significato. Mark is very tall. Mark molto alto. Lavverbio very accompagna laggettivo tall. He was seriously injured in the accident. stato gravemente ferito nellincidente. Lavverbio seriously accompagna il participio passato injured per completarne il significato. Un avverbio pu essere utilizzato per precisare o modificare il significato di un altro avverbio. Its very late! molto tardi! Lavverbio very accompagna lavverbio di tempo late.
Come si formano Come si forma lavverbio Esempio La maggior parte degli avverbi di modo si forma aggiungendo il suffisso ly al corrispondente aggettivo.
Gli aggettivi che terminano per - careful >>> carefully (attento, attentamente) quick >>> quickly (veloce, velocemente)
happy >>> happily ycambiano la y in i prima del suffisso ly. Gli aggettivi che terminano per lepreceduta da consonante perdono la e prima del suffisso ly. Gli aggettivi che terminano per lpreceduta da vocale raddoppiano la l prima del suffisso ly. (felice, felicemente)
probable >>> probably (probabile, probabilmente)
final >>> finally (finale, finalmente) Alcuni avverbi mantengono la stessa forma dellaggettivo. fast (veloce, velocemente) hard* (duro, duramente) straight (dritto, direttamente) late* (tardo, tardi) early (precoce, presto / in anticipo) Lavverbio corrispondente allaggettivo good completamente diverso dallaggettivo. good >>> well (buono, bene) Alla maggior parte degli avverbi di tempo e di luogo non corrisponde alcun aggettivo. now (ora) soon (presto) today (oggi) then (poi) here (qui) there (l) up (su) down (gi) *ATTENZIONE
Questi aggettivi hanno anche una forma avverbiale in ly, che assume tuttavia un significato diverso da quello del corrispondente aggettivo.
Lately = recently = recentemente Hardly = a mala pena/a stento.
Complete these sentences with the correct form of the adverbs Puoi scrivere le tue risposte nelle caselle di testo (attenzione: non vengono memorizzate!) Per vedere le risposte corrette, seleziona con il mouse lo spazio bianco dopo il simbolo Se vuoi ulteriori spiegazioni, chiedicele utilizzando la sezione interattiva DISQUS pi sotto 1) Ben is reading the instructions (careful). Ben is reading the instructions carefully. 2) He was walking (happy) along the road. He was walking happily along the road. 3) Why are you driving so (fast)? Why are you driving so fast? 4) You have to work (hard)! You have to work hard! 5) Shes a good secretary. She works (good). Shes a good secretary. She works well. 6) Please, speak (slow). I cant understand you. Please, speak slowly. I cant understand you. 7) He acted (stupid) and got punished for it. He acted stupidly and got punished for it. 8) Meg was very (friend) with my parents. Meg was very friendly with my parents. 9) Please, come (quick). Please, come quickly. 10) Stephen slept (bad) last night. Stephen slept badly last night.
Complete these sentences with the correct form of the adverbs Puoi scrivere le tue risposte nelle caselle di testo (attenzione: non vengono memorizzate!) Per vedere le risposte corrette, seleziona con il mouse lo spazio bianco dopo il simbolo Se vuoi ulteriori spiegazioni, chiedicele utilizzando la sezione interattiva DISQUS pi sotto 1) Ben is reading the instructions (careful). Ben is reading the instructions carefully. 2) He was walking (happy) along the road. He was walking happily along the road. 3) Why are you driving so (fast)? Why are you driving so fast? 4) You have to work (hard)! You have to work hard! 5) Shes a good secretary. She works (good). Shes a good secretary. She works well. 6) Please, speak (slow). I cant understand you. Please, speak slowly. I cant understand you. 7) He acted (stupid) and got punished for it. He acted stupidly and got punished for it. 8) Meg was very (friend) with my parents. Meg was very friendly with my parents. 9) Please, come (quick). Please, come quickly. 10) Stephen slept (bad) last night. Stephen slept badly last night.
Italian Short Stories for Beginners – 5 in 1: Over 500 Dialogues & Short Stories to Learn Italian in your Car. Have Fun and Grow your Vocabulary with Crazy Effective Language Learning Lessons
Learn Italian for Beginners: Learning Italian in Your Car Has Never Been Easier! Have Fun Whilst Learning Fantastic Exercises for Accurate Pronunciations, Daily-Used Phrases, and Vocabulary!