ADVERBS OF MANNER

ENGLISH 1I
LIVE SESSION VII
WHAT ARE ADVERBS OF MANNER?
• Adverbs of manner are the largest group of adverbs. Some of them can be used as either
adjectives or adverbs. Adverbs of manner are formed by adding –ly to the corresponding
adjectives.
• Example: The boy is a bad player / She is a rapid reader
The boy plays badly. / She reads rapidly.

• Examples of adverbs of manner

• bad – badly
• clear – clearly
• rapid – rapidly
• complete – completely
• surprising – surprisingly
• When the adjective ends in –ic, the syllable al is usually added before the –ly ending.
• For example:
• drastic – drastically
• specific – specifically

• Adjectives Ending in -le

• When the adjective ends in -le preceded by a consonant, the final –e is usually changed to -y.
• For example:
• simple – simply
• preferable – preferably

• When the adjective ends in –le preceded by a vowel, we simply add –ly to the adjective.
• For example:
• agile – agilely
• sole – solely (único)
• Exception: whole – wholly
• Adjectives Ending in -ll
• When the adjective ends in –ll, only –y is added.
• For example:
• dull – dully (tedioso)
• full – fully

• Adjectives Ending in –ue

• When the adjective ends in –ue, we omit the final –e and add –ly.
• For example:
• due – duly
• true – truly

• Adjectives Ending in -y
• When the adjective ends in -y preceded by a consonant, the -y is usually changed to –i before –ly.
• For example:
• happy – happily
• easy – easily
• When the adjective ends in -y preceded by a vowel, we simply add –ly to the adjective.
• For example:
• coy – coyly (timido)
• grey – greyly
• Exception:
• gay – gaily (alegre)

• Adverbs of Manner which Do Not Use the Ending –ly

• For example:
• fast – fast --------- Susan is a fast player / She plays fast.
• hard – hard ------- John is a hard worker. / John works hard.
• little – little
• loud – loud or loudly
• much – much
• straight – straight
• good – well
LET’S MAKE SOME EXAMPLES
• 1. She teaches easily. (easy)
• 2. The teacher is very practical. / She teaches practically. (practical)
• 3. They are very intelligent . / They learn intelligently. (intelligent)
• 4. We learn fast / We are fast learners (fast is an exception).
• 5. She is a happy girl / She cooks happily. (happy)
• 6. He is a good student / He answers his activities well. (Good is an exception)
• 7. They speak trully. (true)
• 8. The production is coming out quickly (quick)
• 9. The baby is healthy. (health)
• 10. The team are screming loudly / loud. (loud)
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