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Adverbs

Complete the text with adverbs from the box. One adverb is not used.

Unlike Istanbul, there are _____________ few earthquakes in Izmit. _____________, earthquakes happen in summer but they could _____________ happen at any time. Izmit needs to take steps to protect itself, ____________ in the area of improving the safety of its buildings. Now, most engineers are ____________ building earthquake-protected buildings.

More adverbs

 You can usually make adverbs from nouns by adding –ly.

Be careful, however-not all adverbs end in –ly. Also not all adverbs have nouns and or adjectives(e.g. perhaps)

Complete the table below. You may want to check their meaning in your dictionary.