This document discusses adverbs of manner and how they are formed from adjectives. It provides examples of common adjectives and their adverb forms by changing the adjective ending to "-ly". Exceptions are also noted, such as adverbs that do not change form or are irregular. The document concludes by clarifying that some words ending in "-ly" are adjectives, not adverbs, such as "lovely", "lonely", and "friendly". Practice examples are given to change adjectives to adverbs.

1. ADVERBS OF MANNER
Prepared by Serdar Duman

2. Adjective vs Adverb
ADJECTIVE
 She is a beautiful singer. Beautiful describes the
noun.
ADVERB
 She singsbeautifully. (How?) Beautifully describes
the verb.
 She sings the song beautifully.
Subject + verb + object + adverb.

3. Spelling
AdjectiveAdverb
Slow Slowly (-ly)
Beautiful Beautifully (-ly)
Heavy Heavily (-y drops)
Happy Happily (-y drops)
Fantastic Fantastically (-ally)
Terrible Terribly (-le drops)
Responsible Responsibly (-le
drops)

4. Practice
ADJECTIVES ADVERBS
 Sad
 Quick
 Happy
 Angry
 Diplomatic
 Responsible

5. Adjectives  Adverbs
Change the adjectives to adverbs in the following
sentences.
Example: He is a dangerous driver.
 He drives dangerously.
 She is a terrible singer.
 He is a heavy smoker.
 They are slow walkers.

6. Some adverbs do not change the
form
ADJECTIVE ADVERB
 Fast Fast
 Early Early
 Late Late
 Hard Hard
Mustang is a fast car. I usually drive fast.
Early bird gets the worm. I get up early.

7. IRREGULAR ADVERB
ADJECTIVE ADVERB
good well
He is a good writer. He writes well.
She is a good driver. She drives good.
She drives well.

8. Some words with –ly are not
adverbs! They are adjectives!
Adjectives with -ly
 Lovely
 Lonely
 Ugly
 Friendly
 Lively

9.  I have a new roommate. She is very friendly.
 Joe is lonely in London. He doesn’t have any
friends.
 Her new puppy is very ugly. I can’t look at its
face.