Even those who claim that the English language is difficult cannot help but agree that the adverbs in the English language are incredibly easy to understand. They are simple to build, and there are very few exceptions to the rules.

You cannot begin to explain the construction of adverbs without understanding what they are all about. It is not difficult for us, Russian-speaking people, to learn to use this part of speech, primarily because the Russian language already has similar words that are built on the same principle.

If we turn to the Russian dialect, then it means a sign of the action of an object, its quality and condition. It answers the following questions: How? When? Why? How many? Where? Where? how long? An adverb can refer to an adjective and even another adverb, describing their characteristics. In a word, this part of speech is very capacious, without it the Russian language would be significantly impoverished.

English adverbs

Using adverbs is not a very difficult task, because we cope with it very well in our native speech. Adverbs in the English language are not fundamentally different from their Russian “brothers”, so their assimilation is very accessible and does not require much effort.

All adverbs in the English language are divided into three main groups, namely: simple (consisting of one word that just needs to be learned, like any other English), complex and derivative. Let's take a closer look at them.

Types of adverbs in English

• Simple adverbs that are represented in one word, and no endings or suffixes need to be added to them, for example: often, now, never.
• Derived adverbs, or adverbs formed by adding a suffix or ending. Such suffixes are: ly, ward(s), like. For example, cold+ly - coldly - cold, slow+ly - slowly - slowly. Examples of the use of other suffixes are as follows: backwards - back, clockwise - clockwise.
• Complex adverbs consisting of two words that are written either separately or together. For example, sometimes - sometimes, everywhere - everywhere, everybody - everyone, everyone, forever - forever.

After studying the table, you will understand that there is nothing simpler than adverbs in the English language! The table is presented below.

Exceptions

Words that strongly resemble adverbs still exist in the English language. However, there are not many of them, and they are not difficult to remember.

For example, the word hardly very similar to an adverb, although in fact in translation it means “barely”, whereas the word hard is a simple adverb and is translated as “diligently.”

There are also a number of words that look just like adjectives, but are actually adverbs. Among these words are the following: friendly - friendly, silly - stupid, lovely - cute, olderly - elderly.

A completely logical question arises: how not to get confused and start using an adverb instead of an adjective in speech and vice versa?

In fact, everything is very simple: you just need to remember that in English everything is very clear, and every word has its place in a sentence. If the word causing doubt comes before a noun, it is an adjective; if it comes before a verb, then it is an adverb. For a clearer understanding, here are some examples:

They are so freindly people! - They are such friendly people! In this case, a noun is described, which means friendly- is an adjective.

He is driving very quickly - He drives the car very quickly. In this example quickly characterizes a verb, being, in turn, an adverb.

Adverb as an adverb

Adverbs can be divided not only according to their structure, but also according to the type of circumstance by which they are expressed.

• Temporal adverbs express temporal characteristics, for example: now - now, now, rarely. Adverbs of time in English are responsible for time indicators and are a very important part of speech.
• Adverbs indicating location: behind - behind, there - there, here - here.
• Adverbs that characterize how an action occurs: loadly - loud, sadly - sad, quietly - quiet.
• Adverbs characterizing quantity and degree: little - little, quite - completely.

Without such words, speech would look poor and meager, but, fortunately, they exist and greatly decorate the English language!

Matching adverbs and adjectives

Very often, adverbs are completely similar to adjectives, differing only in their place in the sentence, which helps to determine what is in front of us in this case.

For example, cheap- is both an adjective (“cheap”) and an adverb (“cheap”).

Let's look at examples:

• This car was very cheap. - This car was very cheap. In this case cheap refers to a noun, respectively, being an adjective.
• I have eaten very cheap - I ate very cheap. In this sentence, cheap characterizes an action and is an adverb.

Comparing adverbs

It turns out that English adverbs can also be compared, like adjectives.

The principle of operation is the same, namely: there are the same two degrees of comparison - comparative and superlative, which are formed in exactly the same way as in the case of adjectives. Isn't this a gift?

• The comparative degree can be obtained by adding the ending -er to the adverb if the word is simple. For example, hard+-er - harder. And of course, an example of use in a sentence: You should study harder and harder to learn French. - To learn French, you have to study harder and harder. If the adverb is long, then it is added more. For example: You look more happily than yesterday. -You look happier than yesterday.
• formed by analogy with the same degree as adjectives, namely by adding the ending -est for short words and most- for long ones. For example: he has run the fastest - He ran the fastest. Just don’t forget about the definite article the! Its presence is mandatory before the excellent
• However, even here there are exceptions. Let's look at them in table form:

As can be seen from the table, all exceptions almost exactly repeat the exceptions

Adverbs in the English language can and should be memorized and used for better assimilation.

Shall we practice? Yes, this is simply necessary! In order, write the degrees of comparison for the following adverbs:

1. slowly;
2. easily;
3. perfectly;
4. little;
5. fast.

No doubt you did great. Congratulations! Using adverbs in English should no longer cause difficulties, for which you can be congratulated!

As you know, in the English language there are independent and auxiliary parts of speech.

Adverb (Adverb) refers to independent parts of speech, that is, independent. Let's take a closer look at this part of speech.

Let's get down to business!

What is an English adverb?

Adverb ( adverb) is an independent and independent part of speech, indicating a sign of an action or the various circumstances under which the action takes place.

The main questions of an adverb are: “how?” - " how?", "how?" - " in what way?", "Where?" - " where?", "Why? - " why?", "When?" - " when?", "in what degree?" - " to what degree?»

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All adverbs in English can be divided into two categories: by form and by meaning. The forms of adverbs are:

• simple ( simple): “now”, “today” etc. (now, today, etc.);
• derivatives ( derived). They are formed from qualitative adjectives, to which the suffix “-ly” is added: “usual” - “usually” (usual - usually);
• complex ( compound): "sometimes" (sometimes);
• compound ( composite): “at least” (finally).

According to their meaning, adverbs are divided into groups.

Table of groups of adverbs in English

Group	Which question does it answer?	Adverbs	Example
Adverbs of Manner Adverbs of manner	How? How?	slowly readily fast quickly carefully	He eats slowly. He eats slowly. She helped me readily. She helped me willingly. Batman drives his car fast. Batman drives his car quickly.
Adverbs of Place Adverbs of place	Where? Where?	there at home everywhere outside	Granny told me to sit there. Grandma told me to sit there. I have looked for my cat everywhere. I looked everywhere for my cat. I left my car outside the yard I left my car outside.
Adverbs of Time Adverbs of time	When? When?	yesterday now today tomorrow	He called me yesterday. He called me yesterday. She is reading newspaper now. She is reading a newspaper now. They will meet tomorrow morning. They will meet tomorrow morning.
Adverbs of Frequency Adverbs of frequency	How often? How often?	rarely once always often never sometimes	I visit him daily. I visit him daily. We rarely go to the theatre. We rarely go to the theater. I often visit my family in another city. I often visit my family in another city.
Adverbs of Degree Adverbs of degree	How much? How much? To what degree? To what extent?	rather a bit very quite	I entirely agree with you. I completely agree with you. Laura is very beautiful. Laura is very beautiful. The film was quite interesting. The film was quite interesting.

How and when adverbs are used

Adverbs can give characteristics:

• actions: He is running quickly. - He runs fast.
• sign: She is very witty. - She is very witty.
• another adverbs: It's too late. - Too late.
• entire offer: Honestly, we did a great job. - Honestly, we did a great job.

In addition, adverbs in English can connect separate sentences. Such adverbs include the words: “ therefore», « then», « however», « nevertheless», « still», « yet», « besides», « moreover», « otherwise», « else" Or even whole sentences (subordinate and main clauses as part of a complex: “ when», « where», « how», « why».

For example:

It was very difficult to start my own business. I continued nevertheless and never looked back.- Starting your own business was very difficult. However, I continued and never looked back.

I don’t care why you are late again.“I don’t care why you were late again.”

Adverbs “when”, “where”, “why”, “how” can serve as a question word:

Where is that boy?-Where is this boy?
When did you come?- When did you arrive?

Adverbs can reflect the speaker’s personal attitude to the topic of conversation, in which case they are called “adverbs of point of view” ( viewpoint adverb).

Foolishly, I agreed to help him.- Out of stupidity, I agreed to help him.
Clearly, he is mistaken.- Obviously, he is mistaken.
Actually, I share your opinion.- In general, I share your point of view.

Formation of adverbs in English

In English, most adverbs in English are formed by adding the ending “- ly" For example: "lone" - " lonely"(lonely - lonely), "slow" - " slowly"(slow - slowly)

Please pay attention to some nuances:

If the word ends with "- y", then we change "-y" to "- i" and also add the ending "- ly" As a result, we get the ending “- ily" For example: “easy” - “ easily"(easy - easy), "happy" - " happily"(happy - happily).

If a word ends in "-le", then "-le" is simply replaced with "-ly".
For example: "simple" - " simply"(simple - simple), "able" - " ably"(skillful - skillfully).

Exception words to the rules. Usually these are adverbs that answer the questions: “ When?», « Where?», « How many?. For example: " late" - "late", " little" - "A little", " well" - "Fine", " far" - "far", " fast" - "fast".

Be careful, and if you are in doubt about a word, you can always check yourself by opening a dictionary.

Place of an adverb in an English sentence

The place of adverbs in sentences depends on the words that surround this adverb and directly on its classification:

• Adverbs of manner ( adverbs of manner) are located before the main verb, after the auxiliary verb or at the end of the sentence.

He opened the door quietly. / He quietly opened the door. - He quietly opened the door.
She is greatly respected by other colleagues. - She is very respected by her colleagues.

• Adverbs of degree ( adverbs of degree) will come before an adjective, adverb or main verb, but after an auxiliary verb. Such adverbs include: “ absolutely», « completely», « totally», « very», « quite», « rather", etc.

She is extremely beautiful. - She is incredibly beautiful.
We almost finished this project. - We are almost finished with this project.

• Adverbs of frequency ( adverbs of frequency) is usually placed before the main verb, but after auxiliary verbs, including “to be”. These are adverbs such as " always», « often», « usually», « rarely», « rarely».

I am always pleased to see you.- I'm always glad to see you.
He has always been cruel to her.- He was always cruel to her.

• If we are talking about adverbs of place and time ( adverbs of place and time), then their usual location is at the end or beginning of a sentence. If a sentence contains both adverbs of place and time, the adverb of place comes first. We place some monosyllabic words (soon, now, then) before the main verb, or after auxiliary ones (including “to be”).

I will call you tomorrow.- I'll call you tomorrow.
There is a supermarket nearby.- There is a supermarket nearby.
I will soon let you know whether I want to move or not.- I will let you know soon whether I want to move or not.

• An adverb that defines the entire sentence is usually placed at the beginning or end of the sentence.

Unfortunately, I failed to cope with this work.- Unfortunately, I couldn’t cope with this job.
I will be at work at 8 a.m. probably.- I'll probably be at work by eight in the morning.

What to do if there are two or more adverbs in a sentence? We arrange them according to this scheme: adverb of manner - adverb of place- adverb of time.

She has been reading a book intensely in her bed all day long.- All day she read carefully in her bed.

• And if the sentence contains one of verbs of motion (go, come, leave, etc.)? In this case, the order will be like this: adverb of place - adverb of manner - adverb of time.

I was going there quickly yesterday.- I walked quickly there yesterday.

Flat adverbs

« Flat adverbs", they are " bare adverbs" or adverbs without grammatical indicator- these are adverbs whose form coincides with the corresponding adjectives. Some of them: " far», « fast», « fine», « hard», « high», « long», « low», « near», « quick», « slow», « straight"etc.

Let's look at the most common examples:

• Far(far). This is an adverb doesn't have forms " -ly».

You will go far in your career.- You will go far in your career.

• Fast(fast). Another adverb without the usual equivalent with “-ly”: drive fast(drive quickly).
• Flat(evenly, decisively). Both forms are similar, but distinct:

I was turned down flat.- I was categorically refused.
I was flatly refused.- I was categorically refused.

• Hard(strongly, firmly). This adverb and its “-ly” form have completely different meanings:

He hit him hard.- He hit him hard.
He hardly hit him.- He barely hit him.

• Kind(gently, kindly). "Kind" and "kindly" have slightly different meanings:

Be kind. - Be kind/kind.

Think kindly of them.- Think kindly of them.

• Quick(fast). This adverb is interchangeable with its “-ly” form: “come quick” and “come quickly” mean the same thing (come soon).
• Smart(quickly, deftly). It is shaped with "-ly". The meanings of the shapes are slightly different.

Kids like to play smart now and choose transformers.- Today, children love to play wisely and choose transformers.
He loves dressing smartly.- He likes to dress elegantly.

• Slow(slowly). “Slow” and “slowly” are interchangeable: “drive slow” and “drive slowly” mean the same thing.

Degrees of comparison of adverbs in English

Depending on what we are comparing, we can distinguish 2 degrees of comparison:

1. Comparative- We compare objects based on common features. For example: He jumps higher than his sister.

2. Excellent— we compare objects in order to identify the object with the most pronounced feature. For example: He jumps the highest.

To form comparative And excellent degree of comparison for adverbs with the suffix “- ly", necessary add words « more» ( less) or " most» ( least), which are translated as more/less and most/least, to the positive degree of a given word. For example: openly -more/ less openly - most/ least openly (open - more / less open - most / least open).

Monosyllabic adverbs like " fast», « soon" etc. form degrees of comparison, like their corresponding adjectives, that is, using the suffixes “- er» / «- est»:
soon - sooner - soonest(soon).

In a particular number of adverbs in general no degree comparisons. These include " before», « here», « very" and others.

And there is also a group of formation of adverbs in the English language, which are an exception, since they do not form degrees of comparison according to the rules. They need to be learned:

• far - farther - farthest(far);
• far - further - furthest(far);
• badly - worse - worst(Badly);
• little - less - least(few);
• much - more - most(a lot of);
• well - better - best(Fine).

Conclusion

Adverbs in English are independent and independent parts of speech that determine the nature of the action. According to their form they are divided into 4 groups: simple, derivatives, complex And composite. By value they are divided into: adverbs of image actions, adverbs of place, adverbs of time in English, adverbs of frequency in English And adverbs of degree. Adverbs are formed by adding the suffix " -ly” to an adjective, but there are also forms that need to be remembered. Adverbs can appear at the beginning, in the middle, or at the end of a sentence, and have comparative and superlative degrees of comparison, just like adjectives.

We hope this article has cleared all your doubts on this topic. Good luck in your studies and your clear English.

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About such a part of speech as an adverb ( adverb) in English, we have already spoken. You can find basic information regarding the functions of adverbs, their forms and degrees of comparison in the article “”. In this material we will focus on formation of adverbs in English. And, of course, we’ll talk about certain nuances that you should pay attention to when studying this topic.

Let me remind you in a nutshell: an adverb is an independent part of speech that indicates a sign of an action or various circumstances under which this action is carried out. Therefore, an adverb refers to a verb.

She came home late. - She came home late.

I can speak English fluently. – I can speak English fluently.

• Terrible – terribly(terrible - terrible)
• Momentary – momentarily(instant - for a moment)
• Practical – Practically– (practical – practically)
• Week – weekly(week – weekly)
• Right – right(correct - correct)
• Exceeding – exceedingly(exceeding - extremely)
• Rare – rarely(rare - rarely, infrequently)

But do not forget that this rule for the formation of adverbs in the English language is not unshakable. There are many adjectives in this language with the suffix - ly , so be careful.

• Kindly– kind (adverb in the same form, translated “kindly”, “kindly”).
• Mannerly- polite.
• Painterly– picturesque.
• Queenly– regal.

Just like words ghastly And kindly, in the English language there are other words that have the same form of adjective and adverb. The main thing is to understand the difference in meaning and use both adjectives and adverbs correctly: fast – fast, hard – hard, early – early, late – late, long - long. To distinguish between adjectives and adverbs that are the same in form, it is necessary to determine their function in a sentence. We remember that an adverb will define a verb (adjective or other adverb), but an adjective has to define a noun.

The economy is progressing fast. – The economy is developing rapidly.

She is a fast worker. - She works quickly.

And some adverbs have two forms - one is the same as the adjective, and the second with a suffix ly. For example: slow - slowly.

In English there are two forms of adverbs (as in adjective and - ly) may differ in meaning. What I'm talking about? Here are examples:

1. Close- close, closely- closely, intently, attentively
   

   Please, don’t add other sentences, stick close to the text. – Please do not add other sentences, strictly adhere to the text.

   He asked me closely about what I had done. “He asked me in detail about what I was doing.

2. High– high, highly- very, very
   

   Do you think it’s dangerous to climb high into the mountains? – Do you think it’s dangerous to climb high into the mountains?

   This new enterprise needs highly skilled foreign specialists. – This new enterprise needs highly qualified foreign specialists.

3. Hard- a lot, persistently, hardly- barely, with difficulty
   

   You always feel when someone looks hard at you. “You always feel when someone doesn’t take their eyes off you.”

   We hardly ever go to the cinema. – We almost never go to the cinema.

4. Late- late, lately- last time
   

   She came back home late. - She returned home late.

   Have you been reading anything interesting lately? – Have you read anything interesting lately?

5. Near- close, nearly- almost
   

   The chemist’s is quite near. - The pharmacy is very close.

   I'm nearly through with the book. – I almost finished reading the book.

Talking about adding a suffix - ly for the formation of adverbs in the English language, it is impossible not to mention some spelling laws in this case:

1. If the word ends in - le, when forming an adverb we throw out the letter e and add instead - ly only y: simple – simply. If the word from which the adverb is formed ends with any other letter before the final e, then the word remains unchanged, i.e. e don’t throw it out, but after it add the suffix - ly: polite – politely, desperate – desperately. The exception is the word true – truly.
2. If a word ends with a consonant and is followed by a letter y, then we remove this letter and add ily: hearty – heartily.
3. If there is a letter at the end of a word l, this does not mean that from the suffix - ly the same letter needs to be removed. On the contrary, now there will be two of them: original – originally.
4. If the word ends in -ic, we usually add the suffix - ally: tragic– tragically.

Another suffix that forms adverbs in English is the suffix ward (s): backward(s) - back, leeward- in the wind.

And one more small nuance. Remember that verbs be ( to be), look ( look), smell ( smell), sound ( sound), feel ( feel) and have taste ( taste) require the use of an adjective after themselves, not an adverb: She looks beautiful. Your new perfume smells nice.

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An adjective has a “closest” relative, an adverb. Unlike his brother who works with nouns, he almost always lives and acts “in tandem” with the verb. Today we are talking about how this happens in the English language and what adverbs are like in form and content.

What is an adverb?

To understand what an adverb is, let’s turn to our native language and consider two examples:

We spent time in the museum.

Yesterday we had a wonderful and educational time at the museum.

At first glance, each sentence conveys the same information about the time spent together in the museum. But the difference between them is obvious: in the first, a concise, dry description of the event is offered, and in the other, the speaker’s attitude to what happened is stated and the time of the described action is indicated. Thus, the sentence begins to play with different colors, becomes more informative and emotionally rich. Such metamorphoses became possible solely thanks to the adverbs “yesterday”, “wonderful” and “cognitive”, which describe the nature of the action. But this is in Russian. What happens to adverbs in English?

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In relation to the adverb, the English language is no different from Russian. In his system, it occupies the same position: an adverb (Adverb) is an independent, independent part of speech that denotes a sign of an action, that is, it clearly explains, clarifies, describes the action or indicates the time and reasons for its commission:

This author is widely known in Europe - This author is widely known in Europe.

Tom usually has his breakfast early in the morning at home - Tom usually has breakfast early in the morning.

Mary reads very slowly - Mary reads very slowly.

As can be seen from the examples, this part of speech is characterized by irrepressible curiosity. The adverb answers all possible questions: Where?

Where? (at home – at home), When? - When? (in the morning - in the morning, early - early), How? - How? (slowly - slowly), To what extent? - To what degree? (usually - usually) and others. A peculiarity of adverbs in the English language is the subtleties of determining the place of an adverb in an English sentence. It depends on the context - the surrounding words and its classification by content.

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English grammar offers two classifications of adverbs: by form and content. The division of this part of speech by meaning is described in the table “Adverbs in English”:

Semantic group	Place in sentence	Example
Adverb of place (Adverb of place)	End or beginning of a sentence (A big mall is nearby - A large supermarket is nearby)	Here (here), there (there), where (where), far (far), above (above), near (near) and others
Adverb of time (Adverb of time)	End or beginning of a sentence (Yesterday Ann was in Great Britain - Yesterday Anna was in Great Britain)	Yesterday (yesterday), when (when), recently (lately), now (now), then (then), already (already) and others
Adverbs of degree	Before an adjective, other adverb or main verb, but always after an auxiliary verb (My sister is rather young to understand these rules - My sister is too young to understand these rules)	Rather (too), a bit (a little), totally (completely), quite (quite), completely (completely) and others
Adverbs of manner	At the end of a sentence, before the main verb or after the auxiliary verb (His friend was waiting for him quietly - His friend was waiting for him quietly)	Quietly (quiet), slowly (slow), fast (fast), well (good), badly (bad) and others
Adverbs of frequency (Adverbs of frequency)	Before the main verb or after the auxiliary (We usually go for a walk in the evening - We usually go for a walk in the evening)	Usually (usually), rarely (rarely), often (often), always (always) and others

It is not uncommon to use two or more adverbs in one sentence. Then, regarding their location in the text, the following rule applies: in the first place - the adverb of manner of action, in the second - the adverb of place, and in the last place - the adverb of time (We were walking slowly in the park all day long - We slowly walked in the park all day ).

Form

The external component is no less important than the internal. According to their form, English adverbs are divided into the following types:

• Simple (consisting of one base): often (often), again (again), well (good);
• Derivatives (formed from qualitative adjectives by adding the suffix -ly): quickly (quickly), clearly (clearly), partly (partially);
• Complex (consisting of two roots): everywhere (everywhere), something (something), twofold (double, doubly);
• Compounds (consisting of two words - official and significant): at once (immediately, immediately), in vain (in vain), in fine (finally).

The suffix -ly is a formal part of the English adverb. But this long list has its exceptions: a word containing -ly can refer to an adjective (lonely, kingly, daily).

What have we learned?

Today in an article for grade 7 we talked about adverbs in English. The topic is voluminous, but quite interesting. There are two classifications of adverbs: by form and content. In addition, the rules for using adverbs in a sentence were considered, remembering which, it is easy to use them in speech and do it competently.

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Adverbs in English characterize verbs, adjectives and other adverbs.
They answer the question “How?” in the vast majority of cases.
How to form an adverb from different parts of speech and are there any unusual ways to form them?

Adverbs are formed from adjectives using a suffix, also by conversion and adding roots and several words.

He makes out documents as soon as possible. - He completes the paperwork as quickly as possible.
She sang beautifully. - She sang beautifully.
My wife is extremely nice. - My wife is extremely sweet.

Adverb groups

According to the method of formation, there are 4 types of adverbs.
It is enough to know a few frequency adjectives and simple adverbs to start using cognate adverbs.
The main types of formation of adverbs in the English language will suggest the best option for use.

Adverb type	Simple	Complex	Derivative	Composite
Method of education	Without adding the suffix -ly by conversion.	By adding two roots.	By adding the suffix -ly to an adjective.	By combining words (adverb + adverb or preposition)
Examples	well (good) where (where) when (when) here (here) how (now) soon (soon) after (after) easy (easy) late (late) much (a lot) little (little, little) why (why) fast (fast) low	everywhere (everywhere) inside (inside) moreover (moreover) sometimes (sometimes) always (always) already (already) somewhat (to some extent)	honestly (honestly) pleasantly (pleasantly) Friendly (friendly) easily (easy) suddenly (unexpectedly, suddenly) rarely (rarely) carefully (carefully) casually (casually) cheerfully (fun) happily (happily) slowly (slowly) clumsily (clumsily)	at first (first) as well as (just like) in vain (in vain) so far (so far) since that (since then) at once (immediately) by all means (at any cost) at least (at least)

Note:

1) Derived adverbs formed from adjectives with “l” at the end have a double “l”.
Usual (usual) - usually (usually), occasional (random) - occasionally (from time to time).

2) Adverbs formed from adjectives ending in -y change “y” to “i” and add the suffix -ly after it.
Happy (happy) - happily (fun, happily), easy (easy) - easily (easy).

3) Adverbs formed from adjectives ending in -ic end in -ically.
Heroic (heroic) - heroically (heroically), realistic (realistic) - realistically (realistic).

4) Adjectives starting with -le, forming an adverb, change the letter “e” to “y”: probable (possible) - probably (possible).

5) Exceptions.
The adverbs late, fast, hard, early are formed from adjectives by conversion and remain unchanged.
The adverb well does not have the same root as the adjective good. Bad is an adjective.
The adverb badly means “very, bad, extremely” and is often used incorrectly even by native speakers, especially in oral speech - hence the confusion.
Also in oral speech (Spoken English) speakers use a simplified version of adverbs that coincide in form with adjectives:
cheap (cheap), quick (fast), slow (slow), loud (loud) and others.

Characterizing adjectives, verbs and other adverbs using adverbs

Using the example of one sentence, it is easy to understand how adverbs can characterize different parts of speech.

We understood the rules surprisingly well in spite of them to be very difficult. - We understood the rules surprisingly well, despite the fact that they were very complex.

Special cases

These are cases involving coincidences, exceptions, and unusual ways of forming adverbs.

Adjectives have the same form as adverbs.	low (low, low) friendly (friendly, friendly) daily (daily, every day) early (early, early) fast (fast, quickly) straight (straight, straight) silly (stupid, stupid) lonely (lonely, lonely) fatherly (fatherly) far (far, far away)	How do carriers act? By substituting the word “way” you turn the adjective into an adverb. He behaved in a silly way. - He behaved stupidly (stupidly). My uncle supports me in a fatherly way. - My uncle supports me in a fatherly way.
Adverbs that are formed from nouns by adding the suffix -ly.	part - partly (part - partially) light - lightly (light - light, easy)	Its role in a sentence can easily help you determine the part of speech. This is due to location: an adjective is always associated with a noun.
Adverbs that are formed from participles.	decided - decidedly (decided - decisively)	The main task: do not confuse the participle with the past tense verb.
By adding the suffix -ward(s) a small number of adverbs are formed.	towards (towards, towards) backwards (backward, in the opposite direction)	This suffix has a limited number of words. Therefore, it is enough to know this small amount and use them.
Adverbs that have the same form as question words.	why (why) where (where) how (how) when (when)	Used in sentences as question words. When will you come home? - When will you come home?

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So, for the word formation of adverbs in the English language, there are 4 main ways of obtaining them from other parts of speech, as well as several exceptions for a certain number of adverbs.

This is how it happened historically in the language.
To understand the basics and learn how to form adverbs, you must first of all know frequently used adjectives.