Adding -ly - Learning English
We often make an adverb by adding -ly to an adjective, for example: quick > quickly.
Spelling Rule
Just add -ly to the end of the adjective:
Just add -ly to the end of the adjective:
- coy > coyly
- loud > loudly
- beautiful > beautifully
- senseless > senselessly
- intelligent > intelligently
Exceptions
| If the adjective ends in: | do this: | and add: | For example: |
| -ll | nothing | -y | full > fully |
| consonant + -le | remove the final -e | -y | terrible > terribly |
| -y (except 1-syllable adjectives) | remove the -y | -ily | happy > happily |
| Note: 1-syllable adjectives ending in -y are regular, except: day > daily gay > gaily | |||
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