Read carefully the following sentences taken from the lesson


(a) I gently lifted him up and brought him to my room.
(b) All were pleasantly astonished at his antics.

In the first sentence the word ‘gently’ is an Adverb which is derived from the Word (Adjective) ‘gentle’. The new word has been made by adding the suffix’- ly’ to it. Similarly, in the second sentence ‘pleasantly’ is an Adverb which is derived from the Adjective ‘pleasant’ by adding the suffix ‘-ly’ to it.