1049. Change an Adjective to an Adverb

You can change an adjective to an adverb by adding the letters -ly.
The car is slow. The word slow is an adjective describing the car.
The car drove slowly. The word slowly is an adverb telling more about the action of driving.

Here are more examples of words that can change from an adjective to an adverb:
quick – quickly
careful – carefully
quiet – quietly
hopeful – hopefully
bright – brightly

Add the letters -ly to some adjectives to turn them into adverbs.

It’s your turn. Change the adjective in this sentence into an adverb. The slow train pulled into the station. The train moved ______into the station. Did you figure it out? Good for you!

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