ADVERBS OF MANNER

MEANING:
THEY INDICATE HOW
SOMETHINGHAPPENS OR IS
DONE:
• HE DRIVES CAREFULLY

• SHE SINGS BEAUTIFULLY

 ADVERBS OF MANNER
THEY ARE FORMED BY ADDING –LY TO
ADJECTIVES:

• QUICK- QUICKLY
• SLOW-SLOWLY
• CAREFUL-CAREFULLY
• STRICT- STRICTLY
 POSITIONS IN A SENTENCE:
• I’M TERRIBLY SORRY.
( ADVERB + ADJECTIVE)
• NO ONE WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED IN
THE ACCIDENT.
(ADVERB + PAST PARTICIPLE)
• HE’S WORKING INCREDIBLY SLOWLY.
(ADVERB + ADVERB)
 SPELLING CHANGES
• LUCKY- LUCKILY
• HAPPY- HAPPILY

• SIMPLE- SIMPLY
• GENTLE- GENTLY
• TERRIBLE- TERRIBLY
 ADJECTIVES NOT ADVERBS
• FRIENDLY
• EARLY
• LONELY
• LOVELY
• ELDERLY
• SILLY
 WHAT’S THE ADVERB OF THESE
ADJECTIVES THEN?
• FRIENDLY- IN A FRIENDLY WAY
• LONELY- IN A LONELY WAY
• LOVELY- IN A LOVELY WAY
• ELDERLY- IN AN ELDERLY WAY
• SILLY- IN A SILLY WAY
 ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS
• HARD (*)
• FAST • LATE (*)
• EARLY • WIDE
• STRAIGHT • NEAR (*)
• FINE (*) • DEEP
• HIGH (*)
(*) THEY Change
their meaning
when adding –ly.
 IRREGULAR ADVERB
• GOOD – WELL

• She is a good piano player.

• She plays the piano very well

THAT’S ALL
FOR NOW!