Some adverbs have different meanings from their corresponding adjectives:

• Close / Closely:

  • Close (adjective): Near in space.

  • Closely (adverb): In a manner that is physically near or in a close relationship.

• High / Highly:

  • High (adjective): To a great height. 

  • Highly (adverb): Extremely.

• Deep / Deeply:

  • Deep (adjective): Extending far down from the top or surface.

  • Deeply (adverb): To a great depth; profoundly; thoroughly.

• Direct / Directly:

  • Direct (adjective): Extending or moving from one place to another by the shortest way.

  • Directly (adverb): Exactly, precisely; immediately.

• Late / Lately:

  • Late (adjective): Happening or being after the usual or expected time.

  • Lately (adverb): Recently; not long ago.

• Hard / Hardly:

  • Hard (adjective): With a lot of effort; severely. 

  • Hardly (adverb): Scarcely; almost not.

• Right / Rightly:

  • Right (adjective): Direction; correctly. 

  • Rightly (adverb): Correctly in my opinion. 

• Wide / Widely:

  • Wide (adjective): Extending over a large area or distance.

  • Widely (adverb): To a great degree; extensively.

• Near / Nearly:

  • Near (adjective): At or to a short distance away.

  • Nearly (adverb): Almost, not quite.

• Free / Freely:

  • Free (adjective): Without paying. 

  • Freely (adverb): In a free manner; without hindrance or restraint.