How to form Adverbs from Adjectives – English Grammar Lesson

Finished watching the lesson, now its time to test how much you have learned from this grammar lesson.

1. She __________ to arrive tonight.

 supposed to

 is supposed to

2. They are not supposed to enter without a ticket means,

 They are prohibited from entering

 They are allowed to enter

3. We are supposed to reach on time means,

 We are restricted from reaching on time

 We are expected to reach on time

4. He ___________ to call me this evening.

 Is supposed to

 Was supposed to

5. You ______________________ take me to dinner, but you didn’t.

 Were supposed to

 Are not supposed to

6. The new mall is supposed to be very big, it means:

 It is believed to be big

 It is restricted from being big

7. I ________________ tell you Maria’s secret.

 Not supposed to

 Am not supposed to

8. They are expected to be here any minute. It means,

 They are not allowed to be here

 They are expected to be here

9. We __________ use the internet for personal reasons at work.

 Are not supposed to

 Supposed to

10. You are expected to be formally dressed to work, so..

 You are supposed to wear formal clothes

 You are supposed to wear casual clothes

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For most of us forming adverbs can be tricky. In this English Grammar lesson you will some tips to forms adverbs and spell them correctly. Adverbs describe verbs ( actions) however are formed from adjectives. Below are some rules in order to form adverbs correctly.

The basic rule is that ‘ly’ is added to the end of the adjective.

Examples:
Quick – Quickly
Sudden – Suddenly
Special – Specially

Adjectives that end with ‘e’, we simply add ‘ly’ to form adverbs

Examples:
Nice- Nicely
Polite – Politely

However, there are few exceptions where the adjectives end with ‘e’ but to form adverbs ‘e’ is replaced by ‘ly’

Examples:
True – Truly
Whole – Wholly
Due – Duly
Full – Fully

Adjectives that end in ‘y’ we remove the ‘y’ and add ‘ily’

Examples:
Crazy – crazily
Happy – Happily
Lazy – Lazily
Hungry – Hungrily

If the adjectives end with ‘le’ we replace the final ‘e’ with ‘y’ to form adverbs

Examples:
Terrible -Terribly
Comfortable – Comfortably
Incredible – Incredibly
Possible – Possibly

Adjectives ending with ‘ic’ we simply add ‘ally’

Examples:
Ironic – Ironically
Realistic – Realistically
Enthusiastic – Enthusiastically

Hope these tips are helpful to you to form adverbs and to spell them correctly.