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We use adverbs to describe verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. They often have the form of an adjective + -ly. There are many types of adverbs, and the ones ending in -ly are usually adverbs of degree (e.g., totally, completely) and adverbs of manner (e.g., quickly, slowly).

In this class you will learn the grammatical rules to form adverbs by adding -ly to adjectives:

General rule: add -ly after the adjective

Adjective	Adverb
honest	honestly
fair	fairly
slow	slowly
calm	calmly

Examples:

Sarah left the party quickly.
He was behaving calmly yesterday.

If the adjective ends in consonant + y, change the y to an i and add -ly

Adjective	Adverb
happy	happily
lucky	luckily
angry	angrily
easy	easily

Examples:

Let's go home. The ice cream is melting quickly.
It was the first time I saw Bob react so angrily.

If the adjective ends in ic, add -ally

Adjective	Adverb
automatic	automatically
dramatic	dramatically
basic	basically
magic	magically

Examples:

These three colors are basically the same.
Lately, the weather has changed dramatically.

If the adjective ends in le, change the le to -ly

Adjective	Adverb
possible	possibly
incredible	incredibly
terrible	terribly
horrible	horribly

Examples:

Skipping class makes me feel terribly guilty.
Jacky felt incredibly sad after the final exams.

If the adjective ends in l, double the l and add -ly

Adjective	Adverb
beautiful	beautifully
careful	carefully
hopeful	hopefully
historical	historically

Examples:

Sam sings beautifully.
Hopefully, she won’t see us.

Some adverbs have the same form as adjectives. You don’t need to add -ly. Let’s see a list of the most common ones:

fast
left
hard
right
outside
straight
late
well
little
early

Examples:

They can swim really fast.
The students are working hard to learn this topic.

Formación de Adverbios en Inglés con -ly

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Comentarios (234)234 comentarios

Alejandro Díaz

Hace 5 años

Honestly, you don't need to understand Neo Genesis Evangelion to enjoy it.

Marly Llerena

So true XD

Jose Ulises Vidal Gomez

Do you really think that??

Daniel Alejandro Romero Navarro

If you want a large list of adjectives click here!

María Jimena Rodríguez Contreras

thanks

Kevin Andrés Sossa Valencia

Good list! That list has adjectives to describe places, personality and physical appearance!

Yeison Betancourt

I recommend this video, to learn more and more, and also, it has a practice guide. https://youtu.be/QQ04qYwFfi0

Good examples!

Donnie López Marín

Thanks

Quique Olazarán

Hi, I don't understand this question, I think all the options are correct. Is something wrong?

Pablo Antipan Quiñenao

Thanks for this! We'll check it! Greetings :)

Sura Naileth Cedeño Lopez

Team Platzi

Hi :wave: You are right all the answers are good, I can change that, thanks for noticing . :D

Morelia De Los Ángele Rodríguez López

She looks happily married to him. Hopefully, they won the world cup. these songs are incredibly beautiful.

Iliana Yamileth Sánchez González

Hace 4 años

good

Franco Chalacan

I can learn fast in Platzi

You're right

Michael Moguel

I believe there is a mistake with the word "in", I think should to go the word "at"

Yenifer Esmeralda Solano Hernández

Wendy Yurani Barbosa Jaimes

I don't understand the meaning of adverb LEFT

Freddy Peñate Goberna

Hola Wendy Yurani Barbosa Jaimes! Left se puede usar como adverbio de lugar, por ejemplo: -The door is on the LEFT (indica el lugar hacia donde está la puerta) Espero me haya explicado bien. Saludos!

mario fernando robayo restrepo

beautifullly

If the adjective ends in l, add -ly

beautifully

Jorge Enrique Pérez Escobar

Thanks to f1 driver Esteban Ocon I will never forget the difference between hard and hardly.

Ocon uses the incorrect word choice to great effect

Nidia Carolina Meza Hernandez

fast -> fastly left -> leftly hard -> hard right -> rightly outside -> outsidely straight -> straightly late -> lately wel -> welly little -> littly early -> earlily

Maydy Julisa Nicté

Marvin Alvarado

These adverbs don't need to add -ly because have the same form as adjectives. It says so in the last paragraph

Gabriel Beltrán Sánchez

Hace un año

My father is very carefully working.

The movie way beautifully interesting.

The last two presidents in México, basically are the same.

Eduardo Jose

You answer de questions right You can run fast this exam was hard

Darwin Josué Flores López

honestly i like your comment

Mili Q.

She looks happily married to him.
Hopefully, they won the world cup.
these songs are incredibly beautiful.

José M. Veintimilla

General rule: add -ly after the adjective honest: honestly
If the adjective ends in consonant + y, change the y to an i and add -ly happy: happily
If the adjective ends in ic, add -ally magic: magically
If the adjective ends in le, change the le to -ly possible: possibly
If the adjective ends in l, double the l and add -ly hopeful: hopefully

Manuel Avila

Great recap! Thanks for your comments, more than effective. If we learn these rules, then we will have a greater forward and will improve our learning.

John Arley Murillo Vergara

Hace 8 meses

To be honest, we don’t need to understand everything for learning this 🥹

Fernando Tovar Monraz

Some sunshine are Beautifully special on autumn

My mom is very carfully when she cooks

some english topic are easilly to undersatand

Astrid Hurtado

excellent class 👍

but i use to hear the expression ‘’ hardly … like hardly ever "

You are right! I have heard that expression to.

Keila Ivonne Lepe

Hace 3 años

The kids cry dramatically for the toys. This is a dramatic movie.

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