All of the nouns in the following list form their plural in the regular way with a single sibilant sound spelled -s. Depending on the nature of the final sound in the singular form of the noun, the -5 can be pronounced either /s/ or /z/. | Adverbs 195 honest jealous last quick sad slow soft suspicious honestly jealously lastly quickly sadly slowly softly suspiciously Even adjectives formed from the present and past participle of verbs can be changed to adverbs by adding -ly. Here are some examples PRESENT PARTICIPLE Adjectives Adverbs amusing amusingly frightening frighteningly interesting interestingly laughing laughingly pleasing pleasingly revealing revealingly PAST PARTICIPLE Adjectives Adverbs assured assuredly bemused bemusedly learned learnedly marked markedly reported reportedly Exercise Change the adjective in the underlined phrase into a single-word adverb. Then rephrase the sentence using the adverb in place of the underlined phrase. honestly He answered the question in an honest manner. 1. He drove home in a safe manner. 2. She completed the Haydn piano sonata in a perfect manner. 196 Verb Phrases 3. The audience applauded in a warm manner. 4. They did the job in a barely adequate manner. 5. We acted in a reasonable manner. 6. We went out of the children s room in a very quiet manner. 7. They have always done their work in a highly capable manner. 8. I have always tried to behave in a proper manner. 9. The rain was falling in a soft manner. 10. The meal was prepared in an excellent manner. 11. He talked to the group in a quite engaging manner. 12. She took care of her children in a devoted manner. 13. He framed the terms of the discussion in a clear manner. 14. He replaced the money in a telling manner. 15. She turned away from the accident in a disgusted manner. The spelling of -ly adverbs is largely what we would expect when we add a suffix beginning with a consonant. Adjectives ending in a final silent e retain the e. For example Adjectives Adverbs accurate accurately complete completely desperate desperately entire entirely Adjectives that end in a consonant y change the y to i before the -ly suffix. For example Adjectives fussy hardy merry mighty Adverbs fussily hardily merrily
