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The machine’s out of order.
It’s a waste of time doing that.
She couldn’t make her mind up /She couldn’t make up her mind.
Could you take care of the children?
I’m not in the mood to go out /I’m not in the mood for going out.
I prefer coffee to tea. Please remain in your seats /Please remain seated.
You have the right to vote.
It’s (all) the same to me.
I had no intention of interrupting the meeting.
The guide drew our attention to the paintings.
John never gave an explanation for why he left / John never gave an explanation for leaving.
I’ve no money left / I haven’t any money left.
I met Marcia in 2004. I really look up to someone like that.
We shouldn’t have said that.
ADVERBS
ADVERBS
+ LYadjective
PERFECTLY+ LYPERFECT
QUICK + LY QUICKLY
COMMON + LY COMMONLY
ADVERBS
MAGIC*
EASILY*EASY*
TERRIBLE* TERRIBLY*
TRUE* TRULY*
SPELLING VARIATIONS:
MAGICALLY*
SHY SHYLY
PUBLIC PUBLICLY
Polysyllabic adjectives ending in -Y
Monosyllabic adjectives ending in -Y
DRY DRILY*
ADVERBS
HAPPILYHAPPY
POSSIBLE POSSIBLY
SPELLING VARIATIONS:
Some practice:
WRY WRYLY
TRAGIC TRAGICALLY
CLUMSY CLUMSILY
SENSIBLE SENSIBLY
ADVERBS
HARD
LATELATE
EARLY EARLY
IRREGULAR FORMS:
HARD HARDLY means ‘a malapena’
FAST FAST
FAR FAR
GOOD WELL
VERB
NOUN ADJECTIVES ADVERBS
doubt
increase
suffice
doubtdoubtfulundoubteddoubtless
doubtfully
undoubtedly
doubtlessly
increase increasing increasingly
sufficiencysufficient
insufficientsufficientlyinsufficiently
VERB
NOUN ADJECTIVES ADVERBS
compare
maintain
XXX
stable
comparisoncomparativecomparable
incomparable
comparatively
comparably
incomparably
maintenance maintained
stabilisestably
unstablystability
unstable
VERB
NOUN ADJECTIVES ADVERBS
intend
ready
diverse
intentionintended
unintendedunintentional
intentionally
unintentionally
ready readily
diversify diversity diversely
intentional
readiness
VERB
NOUN ADJECTIVES ADVERBS
remove
XXX
attract
removalremoved
unattractivelyattractively
removable
attraction attractiveunattractive
unremovableunremoved
VERB + SUFFIX = ADJECTIVE
-ED
-ING
maintain
increase
maintained
increasing
-IVE attract attractive
-ANT
-ENT
also used to form NOUNS: understand > understanding
suffice sufficient
resist resistant
-ABLE remove removable
-IBLE access accessible
NOUN + SUFFIX = ADJECTIVE
-FUL
-LESS
doubt
doubt
doubtful
doubtless
-Y filth filthy
-AL
Other suffixes
mountain mountainous
-IC
intention intentional
-ISH child childish
-OUS
base basic
Word formation
For questions 1–8, read the text below.
Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line.
There is an example at the beginning (0).
READING AND USE OF ENGLISH – PART 3
You must change the given words.
The record in the UK is held by a yew in Scotland that is thought to be between 4,000 and 5,000 years old. However, such trees are becoming increasingly rare and the Totteridge specimen was considered of (1) …………………… [suffice] importance to be named in 1999 as one of the 41 ‘great trees’ in London.
In Totteridge, in north London, there is a yew tree estimated to be between 1,000 and 2,000 years old. This tree, however, is a mere youngster in (0) …………………… [compare] with others of the species.
nouncomparison
adjectivesufficient
Like many yews, the Totteridge tree (2) ……………..… [doubt] predates the buildings around it and its exact age is unknown. adverb
undoubtedly
doubtlessly
With the best of (4) ……………………… [intend], ancient yew sites are often tidied up with no benefit to the tree.
The Totteridge tree needs little maintenance. Some of its outer branches hang down so low that they have taken root. But this is part of the tree’s natural architecture and contributes to its (3) ………………..…... [stable] in high winds. noun
stability
noun
Dead branches are not (5) ……………… [ready] shed by the tree and their wood harbours a multitude of insects, an inseparable part of the old tree’s natural (6) ……………… [diverse].
adverb
diversity
intentions
noun
readily
After all, the decaying, twisted and (8) …………….…… parts give the tree character.
Something of the tree’s history is lost with the (7) ………….…… [remove] of dead wood. nounremoval
adjective
unattractive
to work regular hours
scheduletimetable
nine-to-five
to go into the family business
continue
hand down
take over
to make use of their
qualifications
grades
degree
graduate
to help people experiencing
difficulties
society
support
assist
to take on a challenge
achieve
prove
overcome
to gain experience in a particular field
skill
knowledge
spend time
to use their creative abilities
talent
imagination
originality
to obtain financial rewards
wage
pay
salary
ambitious
aimspromotion
plans
extrovert
outgoing
talk
loud
idealistic
beliefs
views
opinions
conscientious
efforthardworking
careful
pessimistic
worry
worse
fail
emotional
express
feelings
outburst
sociable
chatmeet
friendly
open-minded
receptive
listen
balanced