Adverbs of Manner

Adverbs of manner describe a verb. They tell us how someone does something.

She sings beautifully.

Beautifully is an adverb of manner.

Adverbs of Manner – Spelling and Construction

To make an adverb, we add -ly to the end of the adjective: loud > loudly

Exceptions

If the adjective ends in: -ll

Add –y

full > fully

If the adjective ends in: -consonant + -le

Remove the final –e

Add –y

terrible > terribly

If the adjective has more than 1 syllable and ends in: -y

Remove the –y

Add –ily

happy > happily

Adverbs of Manner – Word Order

Adverbs of manner usually go after the verb.

He drove carefully.

If there is a direct object, we put the adverb of manner after the direct object.

He drove the car carefully.

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