Adverb
An adverb is a word that says something about another word.
- You have adverbs that say something about a verb.
- You have adverbs that say something about an adjective.
- 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':
The silent 'e' (the 'e' that is not pronounced) is dropped:
Exceptions
- The adjective 'good' is accompanied by the adverb 'well'.
- He is a good man. (adjective)
- He sleeps well. (adverb).
- There are also adverbs that do not end with '-ly':
- for example: always, still, hard, fast, late, long, fair, free, direct.
- After 'to be, feel, look, taste, smell, sound, seem' you do not use an adverb.
- It was cold.
- I feel good.
- It tastes awful.