Vocabulary - adverbs

Changing -ic adjectives to adverbs

When an adjective ends in -ic, make the adverb by adding -ally to the ending. Notice then, that the adverb is spelt with ll.

Example: dramatic -+ dramatically

Complete the sentences (1 - 6) by changing the adjectives below into adverbs.

economic 
genetic 
logic 
periodic
sympathetic 
tragic

1 My uncle doesn't visit all the time, but he comes here _____
2 _____ , my grandfather died of malaria when he was just 38.
3 If X + 7=20, _____ X must be 13.
4 _____ , the country looks good: unemployment is low and there are lots of jobs.
5 Many people buy organic vegetables because they are worried about _____ modified food.
6 If you are a doctor, you need to listen _____ to your patients' problems.