Here are some rules/tips to help you form adverbs from adjectives and spell them correctly.
Rule 1:
In most cases, an adverb is formed by adding "-ly" to an adjective:
For examples:
- cheap -cheaply
- quick - quickly
- slow - slowly
- anxious - anxiously
- calm - calmly
- brave - bravely
- careful - carefully
- careless - carelessly
- certain - certainly
- correct - correctly
- curious - curiously
- eager - eagerly
- excited - excitedly
- extreme - extremely
- fortunate - fortunately
- furious - furiously
- generous - generously
- glad - gladly
- honest - honestly
- immediate - immediately
- jealous – jealously
...
Rule 2:
If the adjective ends with "y", replace the "y" with an "i" and add "-ly":
For examples:
- ready - readily
- merry - merrily
- easy - easily
- angry - angrily
- busy - busily
- happy - happily
- hungry - hungrily
- lazy - lazily
- noisy - noisily
...
Rule 3:
If the adjective ends with "-le", replace "e" at the end with "y":
For examples:
- understandable - understandbly
- forcible - forcibly
- gentle - gently
- possible - possibly
...
Rule 4:
If the adjectives ends with "-ic", add "-ally":
For examples:
- Idiotic - idiotically
- Tragic - tragically
- Basic - basically
...
Excepting:
- public - publicly
Rule 5:
Some adjectives do not change form at all:
- fast - fast
- hard - hard
- late - late
- early - early
- monthly - monthly
- daily - daily
- near - near
- far - far
- right - right
- wrong - wrong
- straight - straight
- low - low
- high - high
...
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