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Level 1 Part 4 Adjectives to Adverbs

2:4 Adjectives to adverbs
A Many adverbs are formed by adding ly to adjectives: unusual, unusually; immediate, immediately; slow, slowly (i) y changes to i: ready, readily. (ii) e is retained: extreme, extremely. Exceptions: true, truly; due, duly; whole, wholly. (c) able/ible drop the e and add y: probable, probably; flexible, flexibly (d) vowel + l follow the usual rule: original, originally; final, finally Exceptions The adverb of good is well.

Exercise 1
Complete the adverbs from the adjectives: bad capable clear complete dramatic early especial extreme fair faithful good

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great hard particular proper quick recent rough sharp sincere steady subsequent sudden usual

Exercise 2
Adjectives modify nouns, e.g. Newton was a great influence. Adverbs modify verbs, e.g. Newton influenced him greatly, or, He was greatly influenced by Newton. Complete with either adverbs or adjectives: A __________________ rise in house prices should restore consumer confidence. Can you give me a __________________ idea of how many? Charles had been a __________________ servant of the company for many years. steady/steadily

rough/roughly faithful/faithfully

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Charles' manager had had a __________________ influence upon him. __________________ weather conditions had kept a lot of people home that week. He's not particularly __________________, is he? great/greatly Extreme/Extremely effective/effectively

His __________________ run of good luck recent/recently seemed to be over. House prices have fallen __________________ during the last quarter. I hate it when they schedule __________________ meetings! I think I handled that very __________________. I've been __________________ influenced by several of my previous mentors. It doesn't seem to be working __________________. Laptops have come down in price __________________. Petrol prices have risen __________________ this year. Profits have declined __________________ over the last twelve-month period. Sales do tend to dip __________________ in the run-up to Christmas. dramatic/dramatically

early/early good/well great/greatly proper/properly recent/recently steady/steadily sharp/sharply

slight/slightly

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She was a __________________ and __________________ worker. Speak __________________ and __________________ after the tone. The computers cut out very __________________. The exhibition is __________________ held in Gothenburg. The manager was hoping for a __________________ turnaround in his department's fortunes. The new facilities were __________________ destroyed in the storm. The situation in the West Bank is __________________ volatile at present. The staff could __________________ wait. The torn packaging pointed to the goods having been __________________ handled. The trade fair will be held in Newcastle as __________________ this year. The trainee's performance proved to be __________________ during his trial period. The work assignments were divided up as __________________ as possible. quick/quickly; efficient/efficiently slow/slowly; clear/clearly sudden/suddenly usual/usually quick/quickly

complete/completely

extreme/extremely

hard/hardly rough/roughly

usual/usually poor/poorly

fair/fairly

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Their manager offered the staff member sincere thanks all her __________________ efforts. There had been a __________________ drop in sales after the winter break. You have to get up __________________ to catch me out! recent/recently clear/clearly early/early

Exercise 3
Being systematic means doing things systematically. Being thorough means doing things thoroughly. Complete the adverbs from the adjectives from Vocabulary Builder 1: analytical authoritative beneficial conceptual constitutional contextual contractual creative definable derivative economic economical environmental evident

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financial functional identifiable individual interpretive legal methodical periodic significant similar specific structural theoretical

Exercise 3
Being effective means doing things effectively. Being dishonest means doing things dishonestly. Complete the adverbs from the adjectives from The Business - Qualities: careless collaborative conscientious consistent devoted ethical faithful

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flexible genuine honest inefficient insensitive irresponsible moral open persistent practical productive punctual sensible sincere spontaneous thorough unfair unpredictable unreliable unsteady