Adverbs tell us about a verb. They express how someone does something or how something happens.
For example:
My mom drives slowly.
Verbs: The band played badly yesterday.
Adjectives: It was a really bad band.
Other adverbs: Some boys behaved very badly.
Whole sentences: Unfortunately, we were unable to extinguish the fire.
1. Adjectives and adverbs that have the same form:
early early
extra extra
fast fast
far far
hard hard
late late
little little
long long
low low
short short
straight straight
daily, weekly, monthly, yearly daily, weekly, monthly, yearly
2. Not all word that end with –ly are adverbs. Some adjectives end with –ly too:
friendly
lovely
lonely
likely
silly
ugly
lively
elderly
3. Irregular formation
good well
The band is good. The band plays well.
4. Words with different meanings:
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hard = hart, fast, schwer It is hard to walk when the road is wet. |
hardly = kaum, fast nicht I can hardly understand you. |
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free = kostenlos The ticket is free. |
freely = unbehindert, frei (ohne Einschränkung) You can walk freely because you no longer need a wheelchair. |
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late = spät, verspätet, zu spät You were late for work. |
lately = in letzter Zeit I have been so busy lately. |
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short = kurz We only drove for a short time. |
shortly = bald, in Kürze We will be there shortly. |