Primary Longman Elect 5 A Chapter 1 Adverbs
Primary Longman Elect 5 A Chapter 1 Adverbs
Adverbs We use adverbs to describe an action. We usually add ly to an adjective to form an adverb. The adverb comes after the verb in a sentence. The baby is crawling slowly. verb adverb
Adverbs When the adjective ends with –y, we change the y to i, then add ly. The girl is laughing happily.
Adverbs Sometimes the adjective and the adverb are the same. The boy is late.
Adverbs Adjectives Spelling rules Examples Usually add ly softly quickly rudely Adjectives ending with -y change y to i, then add ly noisy noisily happy happily Others no change early fast late OR change the whole word good well
Practice 1 patiently 2 quickly 3 noisy noisily 4 loudly 5 politely 6 rudely 7 quietly 8 softly
Practice happily. (happy) 1 May is laughing _______
Practice fast 2 My sister can swim _______. (fast)
Practice noisily. (noisy) 3 Ronnie is eating _______
Practice softly on the 4 Dana is talking _______ phone. (soft)
Practice May I speak to Grandpa, please? politely. (polite) 5 Alice is speaking _______
Practice well 6 Ben can play football _______. (good)
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