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B Spelling rules Rule 1: Adverbs of manner Adverbs of manner tell us how a person or thing does something. How does she sing? She sings beautifully. How does the company work? It works efficiently. This type of adverb is usually formed by adding the letters ly to the adjective form. She is kind. She speaks kindly. Some adverbs are irregular: good – well fast – fast Task 1
Correct the sentences. There is one error related to adjective / adverb use in each sentence. He is very efficiently.
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1 She plays well tennis.
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2 She is a kindly girl.
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3 They run fastly, don’t they?
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4 Michael sings beautiful.
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5 I enjoy very much studying English.
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Rule 2: Affixation
There are two types of affixes: prefixes and suffixes. Prefixes are added to the beginning of a word, suffixes to the end. Sometimes there is a change to the spelling of the original word. beauty – beautiful If you understand prefixes and suffixes, you can guess the meaning of words you don’t know. You can also create new words more easily. Prefixes normally affect the meaning of a word: un = not, e.g. He’s unfriendly. re = again, e.g. Please rewrite this essay. Suffixes normally affect the word class: ness changes an adjective into an abstract noun, e.g. Money can’t buy happiness. er / or changes a verb to a noun, e.g. The workers are on strike.
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