adjective · neutral
additional
/əˈdɪʃənəl/ad·DI·tion·al
Band 6-7speakingtask2
added, extra; more than what was already present or expected
Examples
“Students were asked to provide additional information on their application forms.”
“An additional fee may be charged for late submissions.”
“We need additional evidence to support the claim.”
Band 8 sentence
“Additional research is required to determine long-term effects, particularly in diverse populations.”
Collocations
- additional information
- additional cost/fee
- in addition to
Word family
additional adjectiveadditionally adverbaddition noun
Common mistakes
Additional to the report, we included graphs.→In addition to the report, we included graphs.
We need more additional data.→We need additional data.
Say it for a higher band
5more→6extra→7+additional
Synonyms
extra
supplementary
Easily confused
extra
“She ordered an extra slice of cake.”
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