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Adverbs of Manner

The document explains how to form adverbs of manner, which describe how actions occur, typically placed after the verb. It details the formation of regular adverbs by adding '-ly' to adjectives and outlines exceptions for irregular adverbs. Additionally, it emphasizes that adverbs of manner should not be placed between a verb and its object.

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Adverbs of Manner

The document explains how to form adverbs of manner, which describe how actions occur, typically placed after the verb. It details the formation of regular adverbs by adding '-ly' to adjectives and outlines exceptions for irregular adverbs. Additionally, it emphasizes that adverbs of manner should not be placed between a verb and its object.

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Table Of Contents:

How to form adverbs of manner


Regular adverbs
Irregular adverbs

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Adverbs of manner are used to describe how things happen. They are usually put after the
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The children are laughing happily.


The girl is crying loudly.
Liza dresses elegantly.

How to form adverbs of manner


Regular adverbs

Adverbs of manner are usually formed by adding ‘-ly’ to the adjective:

careful → You should drive carefully at night.


polite → Mary looks sad. Could you ask her politely, what has happened to her?

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serious → Seriously speaking, I don’t like this idea.

1. If the adjective ends in ‘-le’, remove ‘-e’ and add ‘-y’:

gentle → This mechanism should be cleaned very gently.


terrible → I will miss you terribly.

2. If the adjective ends in a consonant + ‘-y’, change ‘-y’ to ‘-ily’:

angry → She looked at me angrily.


easy → Jack can do grammar exercises easily.
noisy → Your old printer works noisily, you should change it for a new one.

3. If the adjective ends in ‘-ful’, double the ‘-l’ and add ‘-y’:

beautiful → Mary has cooked the meat beautifully.


successful → Not all students passed their exams successfully.

Irregular adverbs

Some adverbs of manner are not formed by adding ‘-ly’:

1. ‘Well’ is the adverb of ‘good’. We often use ‘very’ and ‘quite’ with ‘well’:

Jane speaks German and French very well.


Nick runs long distances quite well.

2. Some adjectives ending in ‘-ly’, like ‘friendly’, ‘lovely’, ‘silly’, ‘ugly’, don’t change to
become adverbs.

He spoke to me in a friendly manner. (NOT: He spoke to me friendlyly)


Her dancing is so lovely. (NOT: She dances so lovelyly).

3. Adverbs of manner, like ‘early’, ‘late’, ‘fast’, ‘hard’, ‘low’, have the same form as their
adjectives:

The bus is late again (adjective).


A am afraid, we’ll arrive late (adv).
Tom drives very fast, it’s dangerous.
We’re working hard all day long.

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Note: An adverb of manner should NOT be put between a verb and an object:
– He plays football perfectly.
NOT: He plays perfectly football.

Watch this short video from Top English to learn more about adverbs of degree:

Read more about adverbs:

How to Form Adverbs

Adverbs of Frequency

Adverbs of Place and Movement

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