UPM-FBMK/ SEM 1, 2011-2012/PPG/ BBI 2409/ SDL 2

SDL 2 EX 1

Exercise 1

Complete the following table

NOUN / VERB / ADJECTIVE / ADVERB
accident, accidentally, accidental
anger, angry, angrily, anger
careless, carelessness, carelessly
attend, attentive, attention, attentively
strong, strengthen, strongly, strength

Exercise 2

Complete the following table

NOUN / VERB / ADJECTIVE / ADVERB
popularity / 1 / 2 / 3
4 / ---- / 5 / kindly
6 / sadden / 7 / 8
efficiency / --- / 9 / 10

Exercise 3

Fill in the blanks with either a noun, verb, adjective, or adverb forms of the words in parentheses.

(correct/correction/correctly)

1.  a. He ______defined the terms.

b. The answer sounded ______.

c. Please do your ______before you submit your assignment.

(quick/quickly)

2.  a. She ______adjusted the fees.

b. She adapted ______to any situation.

(perfect/perfection/perfectly)

3.  a. This drawing is ______.

b. You have copied this picture ______.

c. The teacher expects nothing but ______from his students.

(danger/dangerous/dangerously/)

4.  a. It was a ______lake to swim in.

b. The man was ______drunk.

c. The gas smelled ______.

d. The big holes on the road posed a ______to motorists.

(perform/performer/performance)

5.  a. She ______magnificently at the concert.

b. Her magnificent ______won her the first prize.

c. She is a well-known ______of classical music.

(beauty/beautiful/beautifully)

6.  a. Her voice sounds ______.

b. She sang the song ______.

c. She was known both for her ______and her talent as a singer.

(strength, strengthen, strong, strongly)

7.  a. Calcium supplements can ______bones and teeth.

b.  She objected ______to my suggestions.

c.  His greatest ______is the ability to remain cool even in the most trying situation.

d.  She is as ______as a horse.

Exercise 4

Fill in the blanks with either a noun, verb, adjective, or adverb forms of the words in parentheses.

Eg: The (experiment) experimental theatre in Universiti Putra Malaysia is specially

designed to hold drama and theatre presentations.

1.  The awe-inspiring (perform) ______of Michelle Yeoh in The Touch has attracted a lot of media attention.

2.  Raman often (fantasy) ______that he is a millionaire.

3.  The students were glad that their swimming (instruct) ______had given

them very helpful ______on life-saving techniques.

4.  The (enrol) ______for the BBA course this semester has increased.

5.  In order to compete in the marketplace, we need to (special) ______.

6.  All (deserve) ______employees will be sent for special training.

7.  He was one of the most (influence) ______figures in the local art scene.

8.  Students with less than 80 percent (attend) ______will be barred from the final exam.