Regular and irregular adverbs

An adverb describes a or , giving information about where, when or how something is done.

To make an adverb, take the form of an adjective and add -ment. For example:

heureuse (feminine singular of heureux – happy) becomes heureusement (happily, also used to say luckily)
claire (feminine singular of clair – clear) becomes clairement (clearly)

If an adjective ends in a vowel, use the form and add -ment. For example:

If an adjective ends in -ant or -ent, remove the ending and add -amment or -emment. For example:

The adjectives bon (good), mauvais (bad) and meilleur (better) are when they become adverbs. Instead of adding -ment, they become new words.

Adjective	Adverb	Example
bon (good)	bien (well)	Il joue bien du piano. (He plays the piano well.)
mauvais (bad)	mal (badly)	Hier, il a mal joué parce qu’il était malade. (Yesterday, he played badly because he was ill.)
meilleur (better)	mieux (better)	J’espère qu’il va mieux jouer demain. (I hope he will play better tomorrow.)

Adjective	bon (good)
Adverb	bien (well)
Example	Il joue bien du piano. (He plays the piano well.)

Adjective	mauvais (bad)
Adverb	mal (badly)
Example	Hier, il a mal joué parce qu’il était malade. (Yesterday, he played badly because he was ill.)

Adjective	meilleur (better)
Adverb	mieux (better)
Example	J’espère qu’il va mieux jouer demain. (I hope he will play better tomorrow.)

Work out the adverbs for the following adjectives.

Question

Facile

Évident

Joli

Malheureux