In many cases, adjectives are changed into adverbs by adding the suffix “-ly” to an adjective. For example: slow -> slowly If the adjective ends in “-y,” replace the “-y” with “i” and add “-ly.” lucky -> luckily If the adjective ends in “-able,” “-ible,” or “-le,” replace the “-e” with “-y.” gentle -> gently If the adjective ends in “-ic,” add “-ally.” Exception: public -> publicly comic -> comically Note that some adverbs have the same form as the adjective: “early,” “fast,” “hard,” “high,” “late,” “near” and “straight.”