Adjectives to Adverbs
Rule 1: Adjectives ending in –y change to
-ily.
E.g. easy (adj.) - easily (adv.)
Rule 2: Adjectives ending in –l change to
-lly.
E.g careful (adj.) - carefully (adv.)
Rule 3: Adjectives ending in –le change
to –ly.
E.g. terrible (adj.) - terribly (adv.)
Rule 4: Adjectives ending in –ic change to
-ically.
E.g. enthusiastic (adj.) - enthusiastically (adv.)
Rule 5: Exceptions !!
E.g. good (adj.) - well (adv.)
Change the following adjectives to adverbs to fill in the blanks:
Bright smooth full heavy careful wonderful
Light blank calm successful generous timid
Quiet abundant
1. The sun was hot. It shone __________________.
2. I don’t like burnt toast, so I toasted it __________________.
3. She broke her leg when she fell _______________.
4. They didn’t understand a word and they looked at me _________________.
5. She is such a good piano player, she plays it __________________.
6. I was worried by the interview, but everything went __________________.
7. Cross the road ________________ when you are in Malta.
8. The nurse dealt with the emergency ______________ and _________________.
9. It’s a good thing that the cinema is _________________ air-conditioned.
10. Shhh! Don’t wake the baby, come in _________________.
11. Capers grow __________________ in Malta.
12. We are collecting money for charity, please give ____________________.
13. He was never good at school, he always answered questions __________________.
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