Word formation
4 10.5.2 Fill in the correct word derived from
the word in brackets.
We can add the suffixes -ly (intelligent - intelligently),
-ily (angry - angrily), -ally (basic - basically) to adjectives
to make adverbs.
1 Oliver climbed the mountain ................. (EASY)
2 There are ............................... eight multiple
intelligences. (PROBABLE)
3 .................., we missed the heavy rain. (LUCKY).
4 The audience applauded the actors
.......... (ENTHUSIASTIC)
5 I've never seen David dance so
.................. before. (ENERGETIC)
6 I'm .......
........... sorry to hear about
your problem. (TERRIBLE)
Answers & Comments
1 easily
2 probably
3 luckily
4 enthusiastically
5 energetically
6 terribly