Word Formations Flashcards
(101 cards)
1
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NOUN: ___________
VERB: analyze
ADJECTIVE: _________
ADVERB: __________
A
NOUN: analysis
VERB: analyze
ADJECTIVE: analytical
ADVERB: analytically
2
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NOUN: identity
VERB: _____________
ADJECTIVE: ________
ADVERB: __________
A
NOUN: identity
VERB: identify
ADJECTIVE: identifiable
ADVERB: identifiably
3
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NOUN: editor
VERB: _____________
ADJECTIVE: ________
ADVERB: __________
A
NOUN: editor
VERB: edit
ADJECTIVE: editorial
ADVERB: editorially
4
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NOUN: ____________
VERB: economize
ADJECTIVE: ________
ADVERB: __________
A
NOUN: economy
VERB: economize
ADJECTIVE: economic
ADVERB: economically
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NOUN: ____________
VERB: ____________
ADJECTIVE: individual
ADVERB: __________
A
NOUN: individual
VERB: individuate
ADJECTIVE: individual
ADVERB: individually
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NOUN: ____________
VERB: acquire
ADJECTIVE: ________
A
NOUN: acquisition
VERB: acquire
ADJECTIVE: acquisitive
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Q
NOUN: resource
ADJECTIVE: ________
ADVERB: __________
A
NOUN: resource
ADJECTIVE: resourceful
ADVERB: resourcefully
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Q
NOUN: tradition
ADJECTIVE: ________
ADVERB: __________
A
NOUN: tradition
ADJECTIVE: traditional
ADVERB: traditionally
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Q
NOUN: participation
VERB: ____________
ADJECTIVE: ________
A
NOUN: participation
VERB: participate
ADJECTIVE: participation
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NOUN: ____________
VERB: ____________
ADJECTIVE: conceptual
ADVERB: __________
A
NOUN: concept
VERB: conceive
ADJECTIVE: conceptual
ADVERB: conceptually
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NOUN: ____________
VERB: ____________
ADJECTIVE: hypothetical
A
NOUN: hypothesis
VERB: hypothesize
ADJECTIVE: hypothetical
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Q
NOUN: symbol
VERB: ____________
ADJECTIVE: ________
A
NOUN: symbol
VERB: symbolize
ADJECTIVE: symbolic
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NOUN: ____________
VERB: ____________
ADJECTIVE: investigative
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NOUN: investigation
VERB: investigate
ADJECTIVE: investigative
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NOUN: sustenance
VERB: ____________
ADJECTIVE: ________
ADVERB: __________
A
NOUN: sustenance
VERB: sustain
ADJECTIVE: sustainable
ADVERB: sustainably
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NOUN: ____________
VERB: ____________
ADJECTIVE: emergent
A
NOUN: emergency
VERB: emerge
ADJECTIVE: emergent
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Q
NOUN: specifics
VERB: ____________
ADJECTIVE: ________
A
NOUN: specifics
VERB: specify
ADJECTIVE: specific
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Q
NOUN: __________
VERB: remove
ADJECTIVE: ________
A
NOUN: removal
VERB: remove
ADJECTIVE: removable
18
Q
NOUN: ethics
ADJECTIVE: ________
A
NOUN: ethics
ADJECTIVE: ethical
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Q
NOUN: implication
VERB: ____________
ADJECTIVE: ________
A
NOUN: implication
VERB: imply
ADJECTIVE: implied
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Q
NOUN: ____________
VERB: ____________
ADJECTIVE: evolutionary
A
NOUN: evolution
VERB: evolve
ADJECTIVE: evolutionary
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Q
NOUN: ____________
VERB: flex
ADJECTIVE: _________
A
NOUN: flexibility
VERB: flex
ADJECTIVE: flexible
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Q
NOUN: ____________
VERB: deviate
ADJECTIVE: _________
ADVERB: __________
A
NOUN: deviation
VERB: deviate
ADJECTIVE: deviant
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Q
NOUN: margin
VERB: ____________
ADJECTIVE: _________
A
NOUN: margin
VERB: marginalize
ADJECTIVE: marginal
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Q
NOUN: pursuit
VERB: ____________
ADJECTIVE: _________
ADVERB: __________
A
NOUN: pursuit
VERB: pursue
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NOUN: pursuit
VERB: ____________
NOUN: pursuit
VERB: pursue
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NOUN: ___________
VERB: damage
ADJECTIVE: _________
ADVERB: __________
NOUN: damage
VERB: damage
ADJECTIVE: damaged
ADVERB: damagingly
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NOUN: abuse
VERB: _________
ADJECTIVE: _________
ADVERB: __________
NOUN: abuse
VERB: abuse
ADJECTIVE: abusing
ADVERB: abusively
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NOUN: accommodation
VERB: __________
ADJECTIVE: _________
ADVERB: __________
NOUN: accommodation
VERB: accommodate
ADJECTIVE: accommodating
ADVERB: accommodatingly
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NOUN: reflection
VERB: __________
ADJECTIVE: _________
ADVERB: __________
NOUN: reflection
VERB: reflect
ADJECTIVE: reflective
ADVERB: reflectively
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NOUN: imagination
VERB: __________
ADJECTIVE: _________
ADVERB: __________
NOUN: imagination
VERB: imagine
ADJECTIVE: imaginable
ADVERB: imaginably
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NOUN: ________
VERB: legalize
ADJECTIVE: _________
ADVERB: __________
NOUN: legalization
VERB: legalize
ADJECTIVE: legal
ADVERB: legally
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NOUN: identity
VERB: __________
ADJECTIVE: _________
NOUN: identity
VERB: identify
ADJECTIVE: identifiable
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NOUN: illustration
VERB: __________
ADJECTIVE: _________
ADVERB: __________
NOUN: illustration
VERB: illustrate
ADJECTIVE: illustrative
ADVERB: illustratively
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NOUN: election
VERB: __________
ADJECTIVE: _________
ADVERB: __________
NOUN: election
VERB: elect
ADJECTIVE: elective
ADVERB: electively
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NOUN: __________
VERB: manipulate
ADJECTIVE: _________
ADVERB: __________
NOUN: manipulation
VERB: manipulate
ADJECTIVE: manipulative
ADVERB: manipulatively
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NOUN: __________
VERB: deduct
ADJECTIVE: _________
ADVERB: __________
NOUN: deduction
VERB: deduct
ADJECTIVE: deductible
ADVERB: deductively
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NOUN: temptation
VERB: __________
ADJECTIVE: _________
ADVERB: __________
NOUN: temptation
VERB: tempt
ADJECTIVE: tempting
ADVERB: temptingly
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NOUN: penetration
VERB: __________
ADJECTIVE: _________
ADVERB: __________
NOUN: penetration
VERB: penetrate
ADJECTIVE: penetrative
ADVERB: penetratively
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NOUN: permission
VERB: __________
ADJECTIVE: _________
ADVERB: __________
NOUN: permission
VERB: permit
ADJECTIVE: permissive
ADVERB: permissively
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NOUN: coherence
VERB: __________
ADJECTIVE: _________
ADVERB: __________
NOUN: coherence
VERB: cohere
ADJECTIVE: coherent
ADVERB: coherently
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NOUN: __________
VERB: indicate
ADJECTIVE: _________
ADVERB: __________
NOUN: indication
VERB: indicate
ADJECTIVE: indicative
ADVERB: indicatively
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NOUN: __________
VERB: include
ADJECTIVE: _________
ADVERB: __________
NOUN: inclusion
VERB: include
ADJECTIVE: inclusive
ADVERB: inclusively
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NOUN: __________
VERB: conclude
ADJECTIVE: _________
ADVERB: __________
NOUN: conclusion
VERB: conclude
ADJECTIVE: conclusive
ADVERB: conclusively
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NOUN: circulation
VERB: __________
ADJECTIVE: _________
NOUN: circulation
VERB: circulate
ADJECTIVE: circulatory
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NOUN: ___________
VERB: __________
ADJECTIVE: informative
ADVERB: __________
NOUN: information
VERB: inform
ADJECTIVE: informative
ADVERB: informatively
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NOUN: ___________
VERB: admire
ADJECTIVE: _________
ADVERB: __________
NOUN: admiration
VERB: admire
ADJECTIVE: admirable
ADVERB: admirably
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NOUN: ___________
VERB: ___________
ADJECTIVE: emphatic
ADVERB: __________
NOUN: emphasis
VERB: emphasize
ADJECTIVE: emphatic
ADVERB: emphatically
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NOUN: enchantment
VERB: ___________
ADJECTIVE: ___________
ADVERB: __________
NOUN: enchantment
VERB: enchant
ADJECTIVE: enchanting
ADVERB: enchantingly
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NOUN: behavior
VERB: ___________
ADJECTIVE: ___________
NOUN: behavior
VERB: behave
ADJECTIVE: behavioural
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NOUN: haste
VERB: ___________
ADJECTIVE: ___________
ADVERB: __________
NOUN: haste
VERB: haste
ADJECTIVE: hasty
ADVERB: hastyly
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NOUN: __________
VERB: permit
ADJECTIVE: __________
ADVERB: __________
NOUN: permission
VERB: permit
ADJECTIVE: permissive
ADVERB: permissively
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NOUN: environment
ADJECTIVE: __________
ADVERB: __________
NOUN: environment
ADJECTIVE: environmental
ADVERB: environmentally
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NOUN: __________
VERB: __________
ADJECTIVE: predictive
ADVERB: __________
NOUN: prediction
VERB: predict
ADJECTIVE: predictive
ADVERB: predictively
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NOUN: __________
VERB: __________
ADJECTIVE: specific
ADVERB: __________
NOUN: specification
VERB: specify
ADJECTIVE: specific
ADVERB: specifically
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NOUN: __________
VERB: hazard
ADJECTIVE: __________
ADVERB: __________
NOUN: hazard
VERB: hazard
ADJECTIVE: hazardous
ADVERB: hazardously
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NOUN: __________
VERB: conceptualize
ADJECTIVE: __________
ADVERB: __________
NOUN: conception
VERB: conceptualize
ADJECTIVE: conceptual
ADVERB: conceptually
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NOUN: __________
VERB: flex
ADJECTIVE: __________
ADVERB: __________
NOUN: flexibility
VERB: flex
ADJECTIVE: flexible
ADVERB: flexibly
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NOUN: __________
VERB: __________
ADJECTIVE: speculative
ADVERB: __________
NOUN: speculation
VERB: speculate
ADJECTIVE: speculative
ADVERB: speculatively
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NOUN: glory
VERB: __________
ADJECTIVE: __________
ADVERB: __________
NOUN: glory
VERB: glorify
ADJECTIVE: glorious
ADVERB: gloriously
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NOUN: diligence
ADJECTIVE: __________
ADVERB: __________
NOUN: diligence
ADJECTIVE: diligent
ADVERB: diligently
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NOUN: reduction
VERB: __________
ADJECTIVE: __________
NOUN: reduction
VERB: reduce
ADJECTIVE: reducible
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NOUN: entertainment
VERB: __________
ADJECTIVE: __________
ADVERB: __________
NOUN: entertainment
VERB: entertain
ADJECTIVE: entertaining
ADVERB: entertainingly
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NOUN: __________
VERB: __________
ADJECTIVE: simple
ADVERB: __________
NOUN: simplification
VERB: simplify
ADJECTIVE: simple
ADVERB: simply
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NOUN: __________
VERB: __________
ADJECTIVE: competitive
ADVERB: __________
NOUN: competition
VERB: compete
ADJECTIVE: competitive
ADVERB: competitively
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NOUN: __________
VERB: __________
ADJECTIVE: complete
ADVERB: __________
NOUN: completion
VERB: complete
ADJECTIVE: complete
ADVERB: completely
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NOUN: __________
VERB: __________
ADJECTIVE: comprehensive
ADVERB: __________
NOUN: comprehension
VERB: comprehend
ADJECTIVE: comprehensive
ADVERB: comprehensively
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NOUN: __________
VERB: __________
ADJECTIVE: comparative
ADVERB: __________
NOUN: comparison
VERB: compare
ADJECTIVE: comparative
ADVERB: comparatively
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NOUN: __________
VERB: __________
ADJECTIVE: apprehensive
ADVERB: __________
NOUN: apprehension
VERB: apprehend
ADJECTIVE: apprehensive
ADVERB: apprehensively
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NOUN: __________
VERB: __________
ADJECTIVE: __________
ADVERB: desperately
NOUN: desperation
VERB: despair
ADJECTIVE: desperate
ADVERB: desperately
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NOUN: consciousness
ADJECTIVE: __________
ADVERB: __________
NOUN: consciousness
ADJECTIVE: conscious
ADVERB: consciously
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NOUN: __________
VERB: __________
ADJECTIVE: argumentative
ADVERB: __________
NOUN: argument
VERB: argue
ADJECTIVE: argumentative
ADVERB: argumentatively
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NOUN: __________
VERB: __________
ADJECTIVE: __________
ADVERB: dominantly
NOUN: domination
VERB: dominate
ADJECTIVE: dominant
ADVERB: dominantly
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NOUN: __________
VERB: __________
ADJECTIVE: constructive
ADVERB: __________
NOUN: construction
VERB: construct
ADJECTIVE: constructive
ADVERB: constructively
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NOUN: __________
VERB: __________
ADJECTIVE: astonishing
ADVERB: __________
NOUN: astonishment
VERB: astonish
ADJECTIVE: astonishing
ADVERB: astonishingly
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NOUN: __________
VERB: __________
ADJECTIVE: mournful
ADVERB: __________
NOUN: mourning
VERB: mourn
ADJECTIVE: mournful
ADVERB: mournfully
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NOUN: __________
VERB: __________
ADJECTIVE: protective
ADVERB: __________
NOUN: protection
VERB: protect
ADJECTIVE: protective
ADVERB: protectively
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NOUN: __________
VERB: __________
ADJECTIVE: interpretative
ADVERB: __________
NOUN: interpretation
VERB: interprete
ADJECTIVE: interpretative
ADVERB: interpretatively
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NOUN: __________
VERB: __________
ADJECTIVE: __________
ADVERB: extensively
NOUN: extension
VERB: extend
ADJECTIVE: extensive
ADVERB: extensively
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NOUN: __________
ADJECTIVE: __________
ADVERB: distinctly
NOUN: distinction
ADJECTIVE: distinct
ADVERB: distinctly
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NOUN: __________
VERB: __________
ADJECTIVE: __________
ADVERB: vulgarly
NOUN: vulgarity
VERB: vulgarize
ADJECTIVE: vulgar
ADVERB: vulgarly
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NOUN: __________
VERB: __________
ADJECTIVE: __________
ADVERB: attractively
NOUN: attraction
VERB: attract
ADJECTIVE: attractive
ADVERB: attractively
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NOUN: __________
VERB: __________
ADJECTIVE: __________
ADVERB: hesitatingly
NOUN: hesitation
VERB: hesitate
ADJECTIVE: hesitating
ADVERB: hesitatingly
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NOUN: __________
VERB: __________
ADJECTIVE: __________
ADVERB: explosively
NOUN: explosion
VERB: explode
ADJECTIVE: explosive
ADVERB: explosively
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NOUN: __________
VERB: __________
ADJECTIVE: __________
ADVERB: irritatingly
NOUN: irritation
VERB: irritate
ADJECTIVE: irritating
ADVERB: irritatingly
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NOUN: __________
VERB: __________
ADJECTIVE: __________
ADVERB: correspondingly
NOUN: correspondence
VERB: correspond
ADJECTIVE: corresponding
ADVERB: correspondingly
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TRICKS:
We already know that you can fill in the gaps using nouns, -age, -al, -ance, – ence, -cy,-dom, -hood, -iety, -ity, -ness.
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We already know that you can fill in the gaps using nouns, -age, -al, -ance, – ence, -cy,-dom, -hood, -iety, -ity, -ness.
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TRICKS:
| Verb suffixes are usually ...ize, …en, …fy
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| Verb suffixes are usually ...ize, …en, …fy
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| You can also use adjectives, see the suffixes …al, …able, …ful, …ic, …ive, …less, …ous, …y
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| You can also use adjectives, see the suffixes …al, …able, …ful, …ic, …ive, …less, …ous, …y
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| You can use adverbs, usually ending with the …ly, …ily or …ally suffix. See our post on adverbs.
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| You can use adverbs, usually ending with the …ly, …ily or …ally suffix. See our post on adverbs.
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The trick with “the”. The is a definite article and we know that afterwards we will have either a noun or a superlative adjective. For example, It was the feeling of fear that really got to me.
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The trick with “the”. The is a definite article and we know that afterwards we will have either a noun or a superlative adjective. For example, It was the feeling of fear that really got to me.
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| The trick with “a/an”. These are indefinite articles and they are followed by a noun.
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| The trick with “a/an”. These are indefinite articles and they are followed by a noun.
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The trick with “and”. When we use and we almost always use the same word type before and after and. For example, I was excited and interested by the prospect.
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The trick with “and”. When we use and we almost always use the same word type before and after and. For example, I was excited and interested by the prospect.
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The trick of “adjective + noun”. We can take for granted that if we have an adjective, it will be followed by a noun. It also works the other way around, if you have a gap before a noun, you can be sure that it is an adjective. For example, I have a very advanced level of English.
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The trick of “adjective + noun”. We can take for granted that if we have an adjective, it will be followed by a noun. It also works the other way around, if you have a gap before a noun, you can be sure that it is an adjective. For example, I have a very advanced level of English.
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The “auxiliary” trick. If you have a gap after an auxiliary, it is almost always an adverb. For instance, I am rarely on time for class as I can never get up in time.
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The “auxiliary” trick. If you have a gap after an auxiliary, it is almost always an adverb. For instance, I am rarely on time for class as I can never get up in time.
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The “possessive ‘s” trick. After the Genetive or Possessive case, we always use a noun. This noun can be singular or plural. For example, it was my teacher’s intention to correct the exams immediately.
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The “possessive ‘s” trick. After the Genetive or Possessive case, we always use a noun. This noun can be singular or plural. For example, it was my teacher’s intention to correct the exams immediately.
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| The “very/really” trick. A adjective always follows very or really.
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| The “very/really” trick. A adjective always follows very or really.
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| The “a lot of” trick. A NOUN almost always follows a lot of or a quantifier.
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| The “a lot of” trick. A NOUN almost always follows a lot of or a quantifier.
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| The “so” trick. An adjective usually follows so.
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| The “so” trick. An adjective usually follows so.
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| The “possessive adjective” trick. A noun will follow my, your, his, her, their, our
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| The “possessive adjective” trick. A noun will follow my, your, his, her, their, our
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(C1 ADVANCED)The “inversion” trick. If there is a gap at the beginning of a sentence, before an auxiliary, it will be an adverb. For example, Rarely do I make mistakes in exams.
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(C1 ADVANCED)The “inversion” trick. If there is a gap at the beginning of a sentence, before an auxiliary, it will be an adverb. For example, Rarely do I make mistakes in exams.
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NOUN: allergy
ADJECTIVE: __________
ADVERB: __________
NOUN: allergy
ADJECTIVE: allergic
ADVERB: allergically
