Adverb

An adverb is a word that says something about another word.

1. You have adverbs that say something about a verb.
   • He drives carefully.
2. You have adverbs that say something about an adjective.
   • It was extremely cold.
3. You have adverbs that say something about another adverb.
   • She sings really beautifully.

Note the difference between an adverb and an adjective.
An adjective says something about a noun.

You make an adverb by putting 'ly' after the adjective.

Examples

• slow - slowly
• quick - quickly
• careful - carefully

After a consonant, the 'y' changes to 'i':

• easy - easily

The silent 'e' (the 'e' that is not pronounced) is dropped:

• terrible - terribly

Exceptions

1. The adjective 'good' is accompanied by the adverb 'well'.
   • He is a good man. (adjective)
   • He sleeps well. (adverb).
2. There are also adverbs that do not end with '-ly':
   • for example: always, still, hard, fast, late, long, fair, free, direct.
3. After 'to be, feel, look, taste, smell, sound, seem' you do not use an adverb.
   • It was cold.
   • I feel good.
   • It tastes awful.