englishmirror.com

Best Platform to learn English

EnglishMirror
  • Home
  • Improve English
    • Tips to Improve English
    • Improve Reading Skill
    • Improve Writing Skill
    • Improve Listening Skill
    • Improve Speaking Skill
  • Grammar
    • Basic

      • Introduction
      • Alphabet
      • Vowels & Consonants
      • Palindromes words & phrases
      • Longest words in English
      • Word Building
      • Sentenses

      Articles

      • Types of Articles
      • Indefinite Articles "A & "An"
      • Definite Article "The"

      Vocabulary

      • English Vocabulary

      Numbers

      • Cardinal & Ordinal Numbers
      • Unit of Measurement
      • Fraction & Numbers

      Parts of Speech

      • Introduction
      • Noun
      • Pronoun
      • Verb
      • Adverb
      • Adjective
      • Preposition
      • Conjuction
      • Interjection

      Tenses

      • Kinds of Tenses
      • Present Tense
      • Past Tense
      • Future Tense
      • Present Continuous Tense
      • Conditional Sentenses
      • Tense Table

      Opposites

      • Opposites with Latters
      • Opposites with Prefix-1
      • Opposites with Prefix-2
      • Opposites with Suffix

      Voices

      • Active & Passive Voice
      • Active-Passive with Auxilieries
      • Rules for Active and Passive Voice
      • Change of Voice

      Speeches

      • Direct and Indirect Speech
      • Rules for Direct to Indirect Speech
      • Useges of Speeches
      • Questions
      • Command and Request
      • Assertive
      • Exclamations & Wishes
  • Common Mistakes
  • Phobias & Fear
  • SMS English
  • Personality Development
  • Vocabulory
  • Kids Corner
  • Videos
  Noun |  Pronoun |  Verb |  Adverb |  Adjective |  Preposition |  Conjunction |  Interjection |  Tenses |  Opposites |  Active & Passive |  Direct & Indirect
Home > English Grammar > Formation of Adverbs
FORMATION OF ADVERBS
 
 
 
FORMATION OF ADVERBS

Formations of Adverbs

FORMATION OF ADVERBS

Some original adverbs: seldom, always, yesterday, today, tomorrow, here, there, never, well.

Adverbs from adjectives
(a) With the suffix –ly.
Examples
possibly humbly thinly gladly
sheepishly slowly loudly usually
slavishly clearly sincerely  
silently normally finally nicely
kindly harshly honestly correctly
rightly beautifully mercifully helpfully
wonderfully frequently immediately coldly
dully forcefully hatefully painfully
smartly proudly sadly badly
madly fairly hopefully sorrowfully
dryly largely wisely fully
bravely generally leisurely boldly
(b) By changing the final –y into –(i) and adding –ly.
Examples
gaily lazily readily happily
angrily busily merrily hungrily
wearily heavily    
(c) From adjectives ending in –able, ible, by dropping the final –e and adding –y.
Examples
reasonably desirably preferably tolerably
honorably suitably profitably fashionably
favorably plausibly forcibly sensibly
(d) Some other adverbs from adjective.
Examples
Adjective Adverb
true truly
due duly
whole wholly
Adverbs from participles
With the suffix –ly.
Examples
A.  
surprisingly strikingly amazingly increasingly
willingly seemingly knowingly approvingly
haltingly hesitatingly daringly reassuringly
lovingly exceedingly pleasingly displeasingly
longingly imposingly warningly  
B.  
brokenly hurriedly drunkenly admittedly
unexpectedly deservedly doggedly supposedly
fixedly      
Words same in Adjectives and Adverbs
Some words can be used both as Adjectives and Adverbs.
Examples
High low near fast
half deep far hard
late much long leisurely
kindly early daily weekly
forthrightly yearly straight hourly
nightly only a little enough
Related Topics :
Types of Noun in English Language
Types of Pronoun in English Language
Types of Verb in English Language
Types of Adverb in English Language
Types of Adjective in English Language
Kinds of Preposition in English Language
Types of Conjunction in English Language
Uses of Interjection words in English Language

Useful Links

  • Home
  • Improve English
  • English Grammar
  • Common Mistakes
  • Personality Development

Improve your Knowledge

  • Phobias & Fear
  • SMS English
  • Vocabulory
  • Kids Corner
  • Education Videos
Image

Site Info

  • About Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Sitemap
  • Contact Us

© Englishmirror.com All rights reserved.

Navigation

  • Home
  • Improve English
  • Grammar
  • Common Mistakes
  • Phobias & Fear
  • SMS English
  • Personality Development
  • English Vocabulory
  • Kids Corner
  • Education Videos

Social Media