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When an adjective ends in -y, we replace -y with -i and add -ly.

Adjective Adverb Adjective Adverb

easy easily lazy lazily

angry angrily busy busily
happy happily dreamy dreamily

lucky luckily hazy hazily

When an adjective ends in -able, -ible, or -le, we replace the -e with -y.

Adjective Adverb Adjective Adverb

probable probably incredible incredibly

terrible terribly noble nobly
possible possibly comfortable comfortably

gentle gently adorable adorably

When an adjective ends in -ic, we add -ally.

Adjective Adverb Adjective Adverb

physic physically fantastic fantastically

tragic tragically scientific scientifically
basic basically ironic ironically

economic economically dramatic dramatically

Practice Time 2

Underline the adjectives in these sentences and fill in the blanks with their adverb forms.

1. John is happy. He smiles _______________.
2. The girl is loud. She shouts _______________.
3. My mother was angry. She spoke to me _______________.

4. The dancer is awful. She dances _______________.
5. My brother is a careless driver. He drives very _______________.

6. His English is fluent. He speaks English _______________.
7. This calculation is simple. You have to add _______________.
8. My classmate is very quiet. He often sneaks out of the house _______________. Adverbs

Let’s Learn Adverbs of Comparison

Adverbs of comparison show the degree or intensity of an action. Like adjectives, adverbs
also have comparative and superlative forms, usually placed before adjectives, adverbs, or
verbs they modify.
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