| 1. Introduction |
An adjective describes a noun:
- It 's a nice song.
- The man had a quiet voice.
- She wears expensive clothes.
- The runners made a slow start. |
An adverb describes a verb:
- She sang nicely.
- The man spoke quietly.
- She dresses expensively.
- They started slowly. |
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| 2. Form |
| We form many adverbs from an adjective + LY: |
quick
polite
careful |
quicky
politely
carefully |
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| If an adjective ends with Y, the adverbs ends with ILY: |
easy
angry |
easily
angrily |
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| If an adjective ends with BLE, the adverbs ends with BLY: |
comfortable
probable |
quicky
probably |
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| If an adjective ends with IC, the adverbs ends with ICALLY: |
dramatic
automatic |
dramatically
automatically |
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| Irregular forms |
good
hard
fast |
well
hard
fast |
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| 3. Adjectives after verbs |
We also use adjectives after some verbs (be, look, seem, appear, ...)
- Mike looked angry.
- Please be quiet! |