Lesson 51 - Adverbs

Most adverbs are formed from adjectives. Many adverbs are formed by adding ly to the adjective.

Example: slow - slowly

Change the following adjectives to adverbs.

1. fierce

2. quick

3. large

4. useful

5. equal

Answers

1. fiercely

2. quickly

3. largely

4. usefully

5. equally

Lesson 52 - Adverbs

Most adjectives that end in y change the y to i and then add the ly to form the adverb.

Example: lazy - lazily

Change these adjectives to adverbs.

1. happy

2. easy

3. mighty

4. busy

5. angry

Answers

1. happily

2. easily

3. mightily

4. busily

5. angrily

Lesson 53 - Adverbs

Most adjectives that have more than one syllable and end in le simply change the e to y to form the adverb.

Example: favorable - favorably

Change the following adjectives to adverbs.

1. noble

2. horrible

3. sensible

4. suitable

5. comfortable

Answers

1. nobly

2. horribly

3. sensibly

4. suitably

5. comfortably

Lesson 54 - Adverbs

Most adjectives ending in ic add ally to form the adverb.

Example: basic - basically

Form the adverb from the following adjectives.

1. drastic

2. artistic

3. dramatic

4. realistic

5. electric

Answers

1. drastically

2. artistically

3. dramatically

4. realistically

5. electrically

Lesson 55 - Adverbs

Not all adverbs are formed from adjectives. Some common ones are never, not, here, there, then, when, where, always, too, now, and very. Remember that adverbs tell us how, when, where, why, and how much and modify verbs, adjectives or other adverbs.

Find the adverbs in these sentences.

1. We cannot go to the movie now.

2. Yesterday it was a very hot day.

3. I have never been there before.

4. Your clothes are too rad.

5. Jane always had the right answer near.

Answers

1. not, now

2. yesterday, very

3. never, there, before

4. too

5. always, near

Lessons 51-55 Quiz

Form the adverbs from the following words. Remember that adverbs are formed from adjectives by adding ly at the end. Some require spelling changes such as y to i then adding ly, changing e to y, and others adding ally. Some require no changes.

1. considerable

2. strange

3. soon

4. rare

5. witty

6. elliptic

7. capable

8. unrealistic

9. heavy

10. often

Answers

1. considerably

2. strangely

3. soon

4. rarely

5. wittily

6. elliptically

7. capably

8. unrealistically

9. heavily

10. often

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