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Exercise
Construct adverbs from the following adjectives.
| Adjective |
Adverb |
Adjective |
Adverb |
| heureux |
take the feminine form of the adjective and add the ending -menthappy
fortunately |
secret |
take the feminine form of the adjective and add the ending -mentsecret
secretly |
| normal |
take the feminine form of the adjective and add the ending -mentnormal
normally |
gentil |
spelling change in the adverb formkind
kindly/nicely |
| parfait |
take the feminine form of the adjective and add the ending -mentperfect
perfectly |
précis |
some adjectives that don’t end in -e still construct their adverb with -émentexact
exactly |
| facile |
take the feminine form of the adjective and add the ending -menteasy
simply |
bon |
adjective with an irregular adverb formgood
well |
| doux |
take the feminine form of the adjective and add the ending -mentsoft
softly |
prudent |
adjectives ending in -ant and -ent form their adverbs with -amment and -emmentcareful
carefully |
Complete the gaps with the adverbs of the adjectives in brackets.
- Thomas a été (vrai) gentil avec moi.vrai forms its adverb with the masculine form + -mentThomas was really nice to me.
- Elle a (poli) accepté son invitation.poli forms its adverb with the masculine form + -mentShe politely accepted her invitation.
- Quand tu seras parti, tu vas (énorme) me manquer.some adjectives that don’t end in -e still form their adverb using -émentWhen you leave, I will miss you a lot.
- En ce moment, ils sont (constant) à la piscine.adjectives ending in -ant and -ent form their adverbs with -amment and -emmentThey’re always at the pool lately.
- Nous avons (mauvais) compris l’exercice.some adjectives have an irregular adverb form
mauvais → malWe understood the exercise wrong.
