Learn about adverbs of manner

1. ADVERBS OF MANNER

2. MEANING:
THEY INDICATE HOW SOMETHING
HAPPENS OR IS DONE:
■ HE DRIVES CAREFULLY
■ SHE SINGS BEAUTIFULLY

3. ADVERBS OF MANNER
THEY ARE FORMED BY ADDING –LY TO ADJECTIVES:
■ QUICK- QUICKLY
■ SLOW-SLOWLY
■ CAREFUL-CAREFULLY

4. 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)

5. SPELLING CHANGES
■ LUCKY- LUCKILY
■ HAPPY- HAPPILY
■ SIMPLE- SIMPLY
■ GENTLE- GENTLY
■ TERRIBLE- TERRIBLY

6. ADJECTIVES NOT ADVERBS
■ FRIENDLY
■ EARLY
■ LONELY
■ LOVELY
■ ELDERLY
■ SILLY

7. WHAT’S THE ADVERB OF
THESE ADJECTIVES THEN?
■ FRIENDLY- IN A FRIENDLY WAY
■ LONELY- IN A LONELY WAY
■ LOVELY- IN A LOVELY WAY

8. ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS
■ HARD (*)
■ FAST
■ EARLY
■ STRAIGHT
■ FINE (*)
(*) THEY Change
their meaning
when adding –
ly.
■ LATE (*)
■ WIDE
■ NEAR (*)
■ DEEP
■ HIGH (*)

9. IRREGULAR ADVERB
■ GOOD – WELL
■ She is a good piano player.
■ She plays the piano very well