30 Flashcards: Make Adverbs from Adjectives
Learn the rules and patterns for forming English adverbs from adjectives with these colorful, modern flashcards. Each card gives a rule, pattern, or example.
Rule: Add -ly
Pattern: Most adjectives + -ly → adverb
Example: Quick → quickly
Example: Quick → quickly
Rule: -y → -ily
Pattern: If adjective ends in -y, change y to i and add -ly
Example: Happy → happily
Example: Happy → happily
Rule: -le/-able/-ible → -ly
Pattern: If adjective ends in -le, -able, -ible, replace e with y
Example: Comfortable → comfortably
Example: Comfortable → comfortably
Rule: -ic → -ically
Pattern: If adjective ends in -ic, add -ally
Example: Basic → basically
Example: Basic → basically
Exception: Public → Publicly
Note: Not “publically”
Example: Public → publicly
Example: Public → publicly
Irregular: Good → Well
Note: “Well” is the adverb of “good”
Example: She sings well.
Example: She sings well.
Same Form: Fast
Note: Some adverbs = adjective
Example: He runs fast.
Example: He runs fast.
Same Form: Hard
Example: She works hard.
Same Form: Late
Example: He arrived late.
Same Form: High
Example: The bird flew high.
Same Form: Early
Example: She woke up early.
Same Form: Straight
Example: Go straight ahead.
Same Form: Wrong
Example: You did it wrong.
Adjective: Loud → Adverb: Loudly
Example: He spoke loudly.
Adjective: Hopeful → Adverb: Hopefully
Example: She waited hopefully.
Adjective: Perfect → Adverb: Perfectly
Example: The answer was perfectly correct.
Adjective: Angry → Adverb: Angrily
Example: He shouted angrily.
Adjective: Probable → Adverb: Probably
Example: She will probably come.
Adjective: Terrible → Adverb: Terribly
Example: He felt terribly sick.
Adjective: Gentle → Adverb: Gently
Example: She spoke gently.
Adjective: Basic → Adverb: Basically
Example: The story is basically true.
Adjective: Tragic → Adverb: Tragically
Example: He died tragically.
Adjective: Economic → Adverb: Economically
Example: The country is economically stable.
Adjective: Specific → Adverb: Specifically
Example: He spoke specifically about the issue.
Adjective: Energetic → Adverb: Energetically
Example: She danced energetically.
Adjective: Easy → Adverb: Easily
Example: He solved it easily.
Adjective: Lucky → Adverb: Luckily
Example: Luckily, nobody was hurt.
Adjective: Angry → Adverb: Angrily
Example: He shouted angrily.
Adjective: Happy → Adverb: Happily
Example: She smiled happily.
Adjective: Slow → Adverb: Slowly
Example: He walked slowly.
