Adverbs are formed from adjectives by adding -ly. Adverbs are used to describe how an action is performed. Common rules for forming adverbs from adjectives include adding -ly to adjectives ending in a consonant, adding -ily to adjectives ending in -y, and changing -y to -ily for adjectives ending in a consonant before -y. Examples are provided such as "beautifully dressed," "walking slowly," and "smiling happily" to demonstrate how adverbs modify verbs. Exercises are then provided to practice forming adverbs from given adjectives and using them correctly in sentences.

1. Adverbs:
Adjectives
+ -ly

2. Adverbs can be formed from adjectives:
Sara Sampaio is beautifully dressed
Adverbs: adjectives + -ly
Beautiful (adjective) Beautifully (adverb)
We use adverbs when we want to describe:
»How we do something

3. Ashton Kutcher is walking slowly on
the catwalk.
General Rule
Adjective + -ly
slow slowly
»Example
Adverbs: adjectives + -ly

4. Daniela Ruah and her family are
smiling happily.
Adjective ending in consonant + -y
Adjective + -i- + -ly
happy happily
»Example
Adverbs: adjectives + -ly
-y

5. Cristiano Ronaldo is incredibly
talented.
Adjective ending in consonant + -le
Adjective + -ly
incredible incredibly
»Example
Adverbs: adjectives + -ly
-e

6. A. Make adverbs with –ly from the adjectives.
There is one example.
Adjective Adverb Adjective Adverb
• loud loudly 5. polite
1. careful 6. horrible
2. generous 7. easy
3. patient 8. elegant
4. successful 9. quiet
carefully
generously
patiently
successfully
horribly
easily
elegantly
quietly
politely

7. B. Look at the adjectives from the box and make adverbs with
–ly. Then complete the sentences.
1. Ricky is very polite. He always talks very ___________.
2. We aren’t afraid of anything, so sometimes we behave
__________________.
3. Dua Lipa sings ____________. I love her songs!
4. My sister Maria doesn’t like doing sports. She often runs very
__________ in the PE class.
5. I’m feeling ____________ ill. 
kindly
dangerously
brilliantly
lazily
terribly
lazy
brilliant
kind
terrible
dangerous

8. GO TO YOUR STUDENT’S BOOK
(PAGE 64)
TO LEARN AND DO MORE EXERCISES.