40 In each of these sets, there are two words that don’t go together with the word in bold. Cross them out. a to increase / improve / avoid / decrease / change / suggest significantly b to be extremely correct / pleased / concerned / finished / frustrated / relieved / fascinating c to be highly efficient / incorrect / successful / effective / popular / simple d to be seriously depressed / annoyed / sustainable / concerning / natural 13 UNIT 05 | Wild world Revision: Adverbs of degree You need adverbs of degree to complete these three short texts. Study the options below and decide if only one word is correct or if more than one word can be used to complete the sentence. Circle the correct option, then write a correct word in the gap. If more than one word is possible, pick one word to write in the gap. 1 seriously / particularly / both words are OK 2 seriously / particularly / both words are OK LANGUAGE 12 3 really / extremely / quite / all three words are OK 4 really / extremely / both words are OK 5 really / quite / extremely 6 highly / significantly / both words are OK 7 highly / significantly / both words are OK 8 pretty / very / rather / all three words are OK 9 pretty / very / rather / all three words are OK 10 pretty / very / rather / all three words are OK “So many species of plants and animals are (1) endangered today. I’m (2) sad about all the flowers and birds we will never see again.” “Banning cars from the city centre has turned out to be a (6) successful measure. The air quality in our region has improved (7) because of it.” “I get (3) a kick out of taking part in climate protests. Before I did that, I sometimes got (4) frustrated about climate change because I wasn’t doing anything to solve the problem. Now I (5) feel I am making a difference.” “Writing haiku is a (8) special hobby. These poems are short, so you have to choose every word (9) carefully. At the beginning, this is (10) difficult, but you soon become better at it.” Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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