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Regular adverbs are those adverbs that are formed by adding -ly to an adjective. This addition usually causes no changes in the word and it is a simple matter of placing -ly at the end of the adjective.

slow > slowly
loud > loudly
great > greatly
perfect > perfectly
sincere > sincerely

However there are some cases where a few changes take place.

1. the adjective ends in -y in which case the -y changes into -i before -ly is added

speedy > speedily
angry > angrily
ready > readily

2. the adjective ends in -able, -ible, or -le in which case the -e changes into -y

gentle > gently
humble > humbly
probable > probably

3. the adjective ends in -ic in which case simply add -ally

economic > economically
basic > basically
ergonomic > ergonomically

Exception: public > publicly, and not * publically.


See Also

Irregular Adverbs

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