miércoles, 18 de marzo de 2015

Adverb spelling

Adverbs -LY

Adverbs are normally formed by adding -LY to the end of an adjective.
E.g. Quick - Quickly
For adjectives that end in -l or -e, we simply add -ly:
special + ly= specially
terminal + ly= terminally
literal + ly= literally
nice + ly= nicely
polite + ly= politely
There are of course some exceptions:
truetruly
wholewholly
dueduly
fullfully

Adverbs ending in -Y

For adjectives that end in -y, we remove the -y and add -ily:
crazycrazily
happyhappily

Adverbs ending in -LE

For adjectives that end in a consonant + le we remove the -e and add -y:
terribleterribly
horriblehorribly
noblenobly
idleidly


Adverbs ending in -IC

If the adjective ends in -ic, we add -ally:
ironicironically
enthusiasticenthusiastically
realisticrealistically
Except: public - publicly

Irregular Adverbs

Some adverbs are irregular:
AdjectiveAdverbExample
fastfastThe man drives very fast (quickly).
goodwellYou speak English very well.

http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-exercise-adverbs.php#.VQl8J46G-So



Adverb or adjective basic exercises

If the word describes the verb use an adverb, if the word describes a noun use an adjective.

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=1829

http://www.englishpage.com/minitutorials/adverbexercise.htm