Adjectives in -ly ----------------------------------------------------------------- Typical mistakes: He spoke to me very friendly. She sang lovely. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Many adjectives can be made into adverbs by adding -ly. Compare the following sentences: The engine is very quiet. > It runs very quietly. He is a wonderful guitarist. > He plays wonderfully. But some words that end in -ly are adjectives, not adverbs. For example: friendly, lovely, lonely, likely, ugly, deadly, cowardly, silly. These words cannot be used as adverbs. Examples: He spoke to me in a very friendly way. Her singing was lovely (or she sang beautifully). Other words that end in -ly can be both adjectives and adverbs. Examples are daily, weekly, monthly, yearly, early. A daily paper is published daily, we get up early to catch an early train. Adjectives and adverbs with the same form, adverbs with two ...