In this lesson, we will find out how to form an adverb from an adjective. we tried our best to clear your adverb vs adjective Concept.
We tried to differentiate adverb vs adjective by using rules of formation of adverb from the adjective.
RULES OF FORMATION
Rule 1:
In most cases, an adverb is formed by adding-ly to an adjective.
Formation of Adverb Examples:
Adjective | Adverb |
Blind | Blindly |
Careless | Carelessly |
Bad | Badly |
Mad | Madly |
Rule 2:
Some adverbs have the same form as the adjective.
Formation of Adverb Examples:
Adjective | Adverb |
Fast | Fast |
Hard | Hard |
So | So |
Straight | Straight |
Rule 3:
If the adjective ends in –able to replace –e with –y.
Formation of Adverb Examples:
Adjective | Adverb |
Profitable | Profitably |
Probable | Probably |
Rule 4:
If the adjective ends in ‘–y’, replace the ‘y’ with ‘i’ and add ‘–ly’.
Formation of Adverb Examples:
Adjective | Adverb |
Lazy | Lazily |
Greedy | Greedily |
Noisy | Noisily |
Angry | Angrily |
Rule 5:
If the adjective ends in ‘–ible’ replace ‘–e’ with ‘–y.’
Formation of Adverb Examples:
Adjective | Adverb |
Horrible | Horribly |
Terrible | Terribly |
Rule 6:
If the adjective ends in ‘–le’ replace ‘–e’ with ‘–y.’
Formation of Adverb Examples:
Adjective | Adverb |
Gentle | Gently |
Rule 7:
If the adjective ends in ‘–ic’ add ‘-ally.’
Formation of Adverb Examples:
Adjective | Adverb |
Artistic | Artistically |
Catholic | Catholically |
List of Adverbs – Video
Adverbs from Adjective List
Adjective |
Adverbs |
Bashful | Bashfully |
Beautiful | Beautifully |
Blind | Blindly |
Like | Likely |
Limp | Limply |
Live | Lively |
Loft | Loftily |
Long | Longingly |
Loos | Loosely |
MORE | MORE |
Continual | Continually |
Cool | Coolly |
Correct | Correctly |
Courageous | Courageously |
Cross | Crossly |
Cruel | Cruelly |
Loud | Loudly |
Bitter | Bitterly |
Bleak | Bleakly |
Loving | Lovingly |
Loyal | Loyally |
Mad | Madly |
Majestic | Majestically |
Meaningful | Meaningfully |
ADVERBS |
ADJECTIVE |
Mechanical | Mechanically |
Merry | Merrily |
Miser | Miserably |
Mock | Mockingly |
Month | Monthly |
Jovial | Jovially |
Joyful | Joyfully |
JOY | JOYOUSLY |
Careful | Carefully |
Careless | Carelessly |
Cautious | Cautiously |
Curious | Curiously |
Daily | Daily |
Jealous | Jealously |
Kind | Kindly |
Knavish | Knavishly |
Knowing | Knowingly |
Knowledge | Knowledgeably |
Kook | Kookily |
Lazy | Lazily |
Light | Lightly |
Mortal | Mortally |
Mostly | Mostly |
Mysterious | Mysteriously |
Actual | Actually |
Adventurous | Adventurously |
Afterward | Afterward |
Arrogant | Arrogantly |
Brisk | Briskly |
Broad | Broadly |
Busy | Busily |
Calm | Calmly |
Deceiving | Deceivingly |
Deep | Deeply |
ADVERBS |
ADJECTIVES |
Defiant | Defiantly |
Deliberate | Deliberately |
Delightful | Delightfully |
Hopeless | Hopelessly |
Hourly | Hourly |
HUNGRY | HUNGRILY |
Intense | Intensely |
Intent | Intently |
Interesting | Interestingly |
Inwardly | Inwardly |
Irritable | Irritably |
Jagged | Jaggedly |
Jealous | Jealously |
Jovial | Jovially |
Interesting | Interestingly |
Inward | Inwardly |
Irritable | Irritably |
Jagged | Jaggedly |
Boastful | Boastfully |
Bold | Boldly |
Brave | Bravely |
Brief | Briefly |
BRIGHT | BRIGHTLY |
Lazy | Lazily |
Less | Less |
Light | Lightly |
Inquisitive | Inquisitively |
Instant | Instantly |
Certain | Certainly |
Cheerful | Cheerfully |
Almost | Almost |
Always | Always |
Annual | Annually |
Anxious | Anxiously |
Jubilant | Jubilantly |
Judgment | Judgmentally |
Like | Likely |
Limp | Limply |
Mocking | Mockingly |
Monthly | Monthly |
Joyful | Joyfully |
ADVERBS |
ADJECTIVES |
JOYOUS | JOYOUSLY |
Jubilant | Jubilantly |
Judgment | Judgmentally |
Abnormal | Abnormally |
Absentminded | Absentmindedly |
Accidental | Accidentally |
Awkward | Awkwardly |
Blissful | Blissfully |
Clear | Clearly |
Clever | Cleverly |
Close | Closely |
Coaxing | Coaxingly |
Colorful | Colorfully |
Common | Commonly |
Just | Justly |
Keen | Keenly |
IMMEDIATE | IMMEDIATELY |
Innocent | Innocently |
Just | Justly |
Keen | Keenly |
Kidding | Kiddingly |
Kindhearted | Kindheartedly |
Kind | Kindly |
Dainty | Daintily |
Dear | Dearly |
Kidding | Kiddingly |
Kindhearted | Kindheartedly |
Natural | Naturally |
Hopeless | Hopelessly |
Live | Lively |
Loft | Loftily |
Longing | Longingly |
LOOSE | LOOSELY |
Loud | Loudly |
Loving | Lovingly |
Loyal | Loyally |
Mad | Madly |
Majestic | Majestically |
ADVERBS |
ADJECTIVES |
Knavish | Knavishly |
Knowing | Knowingly |
Hour | Hourly |
Hungry | Hungrily |
Immediate | Immediately |
Innocent | Innocently |
Inquisitive | Inquisitively |
INSTANT | INSTANTLY |
Intense | Intensely |
Intent | Intently |
More | More |
Mortal | Mortally |
Most | Mostly |
Mysterious | Mysteriously |
Natural | Naturally |
Knowledgeable | Knowledgeably |
Kook | Kookily |
Meaningful | Meaningfully |
Mechanical | Mechanically |
Merry | Merrily |
Miserable | Miserably |