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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 |
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Plural Nouns and third person -s