Forming Adverbs from Adjectives

Here are some guidelines on forming adverbs from adjectives:

1. In a large number of the cases, the adverb can be formed by simply adding ‘-ly’ to the adjective.

2. If the adjective ends in with ‘y’, replace the ‘y’ with an ‘i’ and add ‘-ly’.

3. If the adjective ends with ‘-le’, replace the ‘e’ at the end with ‘y’.

4. If the adjective ends with ‘-ic’, add ‘-ally’.

An exception to this rule is ‘public’, whose adverbial form is ‘publicly’.

5. Some adjectives do not change form at all.

6. In the case of the adjective ‘good’, the corresponding adverb is ‘well’.