Grammar: A2 - ✨ Grammar Essentials: 🧩 Parts of Speech - Expanding - Lesson 9: Adverbs of Manner (slowly, quickly, happily - forming with -ly)
Grammar: Adverbs of Manner A2 Lesson 18: Describing Actions with '-ly' Words What you will learn: By the end of this lesson, you will be able to form adverbs of manner (like slowly and happily ) and use them correctly to describe how an action is done.
How to Describe an Action Adverbs of Manner tell us how someone does something. Think of it like this: an adjective describes a person or thing, but an adverb describes the action (the verb). He is a careful driver. (The adjective 'careful' describes the noun 'driver'.) He drives carefully . (The adverb 'carefully' describes the verb 'drives'.) How to Form Adverbs 📖 Spelling Rules For most adjectives, just add -ly . quick → quick ly | beautiful → beautiful ly If the adjective ends in -y , change it to -ily . happ y → happ ily | eas y → eas ily If the adjective ends in -le , change the 'e' to 'y' . simp le → simp ly | gent le → gent ly Irregular Adverbs Special Adverbs to Remember Some important adverbs do not…