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DAILY GRAMMAR - - - - by Mr. Johanson
Lessons 51-55

Lesson 51

Parts of Speech - Adverbs

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

Example: slow - slowly

Instructions: 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

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Lesson 52

Parts of Speech - Adverbs

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

Example: lazy - lazily

Instructions: 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

Parts of Speech - 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

Instructions: 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

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Lesson 54

Parts of Speech - Adverbs

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

Example: basic - basically

Instructions: 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

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Lesson 55

Parts of Speech - 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.

Instructions: 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

Quiz for Lessons 51-55

Parts of Speech - Adverbs

Instructions: 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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