Forming ly Adverbs
1. Usually, ly is just added to the adjective to form the adverb.
cold = coldly warm = warmly careful = carefully rigorous = rigorously
2. Adjectives ending in ic are made into adverb by adding ally.
tragic = tragically magic = magically frantic = frantically dramatic = dramatically
3. For adjectives that end in le following a consonant, change the last e to y.
terrible = terribly simple = simply adorable = adorably crumble = crumbly
4. For adjectives that end in le following a vowel, usually just add ly.
agile = agilely sole = solely Exception: whole = wholly
5. With adjectives ending in ll, just add y.
chill = chilly full = fully
6. With adjectives ending in ue, drop the e and add ly. (There might be exceptions to this)
true = truly
7. For adjectives ending in y following a consonant, change the y it i and add ly.
sappy = sappily crazy = crazily lazy = lazily ready = readily Exception: shy = shyly sly = slyly
8. For adjectives ending in y following a vowel, just add ly.
coy = coyly Exception: gay = gaily day = daily
Try making adverbs from these adjectives:
They played __________, but they still lost the game. (valiant)
Emily found her bracelet _______. (easy)
Ralph handled the expensive crystal ________. (careful)
I _______can't stand this noise any longer! (simple)
Daniel arrived _________. (punctual)
Frankenstein's monster was ____________created. (dramatic)
Warren works out _______. (day)
Isaac is ________ an intelligent man. (true)
The theater was ________crowded for the Springsteen concert. (dense)
Rebecca would _______ agree to a day of free shopping. (ready)
Evan __________ avoided his girlfriend's angry father. (frantic)
CC is pleased when class proceeds ____________. (normal)
She agreed ________ to meet him at midnight. (tentative)
Louis was __________ surprised by the party his friends held for him. (complete)
___________, no one was hurt in the accident. (thankful)
The baby cried __________ when Douglas stole his candy. (loud)
The alien _______traded a worthless ray gun for the plans to Fort Knox. (clever)
Catherine sings ____________. (beautiful)
Gavin ________approached the gorgeous model. (shy)