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EXERCISE 71 (ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS)
Most adverbs are formed
from adjectives. Many adverbs are formed by adding ly to the
adjective.
Example: slow - slowly
Change the following
adjectives to adverbs.
1. fierce
2. quick
3. large
4. useful
5. equal
Answers
1. fiercely
2. quickly
3. largely
4. usefully
5. equally
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Most adjectives that end in
y change the y to i and then add the ly
to form the adverb.
Example: lazy - lazily
Change these adjectives to
adverbs.
1. happy
2. easy
3. mighty
4. busy
5. angry
Answers
1. happily
2. easily
3. mightily
4. busily
5. angrily
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Most adjectives that have
more than one syllable and end in le simply change the e
to y to form the adverb.
Example: favorable -
favorably
Change the following
adjectives to adverbs.
1. noble
2. horrible
3. sensible
4. suitable
5. comfortable
Answers
1. nobly
2. horribly
3. sensibly
4. suitably
5. comfortably
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Most adjectives ending in
ic add ally to form the adverb.
Example: basic - basically
Form the adverb from the
following adjectives.
1. drastic
2. artistic
3. dramatic
4. realistic
5. electric
Answers
1. drastically
2. artistically
3. dramatically
4. realistically
5. electrically