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    The document discusses typical adjective endings such as -able, -al, -ful, -ic, and -ive and provides examples of words that take these endings. It also describes some rules for forming adjectives, such as dropping the final 'e' when adding -al or -y. Additionally, it explains that adjectives can be formed from nouns, verbs, and other adjectives, and provides examples like "accident" becoming "accidental" and "enjoy" becoming "enjoyable". The document concludes with exercises asking the reader to form adjectives based on given nouns, verbs, and other adjectives.

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    The document discusses typical adjective endings such as -able, -al, -ful, -ic, and -ive and provides examples of words that take these endings. It also describes some rules for forming adjectives, such as dropping the final 'e' when adding -al or -y. Additionally, it explains that adjectives can be formed from nouns, verbs, and other adjectives, and provides examples like "accident" becoming "accidental" and "enjoy" becoming "enjoyable". The document concludes with exercises asking the reader to form adjectives based on given nouns, verbs, and other adjectives.

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    The document discusses typical adjective endings such as -able, -al, -ful, -ic, and -ive and provides examples of words that take these endings. It also describes some rules for forming adjectives, such as dropping the final 'e' when adding -al or -y. Additionally, it explains that adjectives can be formed from nouns, verbs, and other adjectives, and provides examples like "accident" becoming "accidental" and "enjoy" becoming "enjoyable". The document concludes with exercises asking the reader to form adjectives based on given nouns, verbs, and other adjectives.

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    Typical adjective endings

    Some adjectives can be identified by their endings. Typical adjective endings


    include:

    1. -able/-ible understandable, capable, readable, incredible


    2. -al mathematical, functional, influential, chemical
    3. -ful beautiful, bashful, helpful, harmful
    4. -ic artistic, manic, rustic, terrific
    5. -ive submissive, intuitive, inventive, attractive
    6. -less sleeveless, hopeless, groundless, restless
    7. -ous gorgeous, dangerous, adventurous, fabulous
    Sometimes when adding these endings changes have to be made. Here are
    some rules for forming adjectives and their exceptions:

    Add Exceptions Word Adjective

    Nature Natural
    -al If ending with an ‘e‘, drop it
    Function Functional

    Ice Icy
    -y If ending with an ‘e‘, drop it
    Oil Oily

    Beauty Beautiful
    -ful If ending with a ‘y‘, replace with an ‘i‘
    Peace Peaceful

    Mystery Mysterious
    -ous/-ious If ending with a ‘y‘, drop it
    Danger Dangerous

    History Historic
    -ic If ending with a ‘y‘, drop it
    Rust Rustic
    Forming adjectives from nouns and verbs
    Adjectives can be formed from different words. They can be formed from nouns:

    Noun Adjective

    accident accidental

    danger dangerous

    length long

    star starry

    wind windy

    From verbs:

    Verb Adjective

    enjoy enjoyable

    help helpful

    obey obedient

    play playful
    Verb Adjective

    talk talkative

    Or even from other adjectives:

    Adjective Adjective

    comic comical

    correct corrective

    elder elderly

    red reddish

    sick sickly

    Examples of forming adjectives


    1. Our house color is a kind of yellow. → We live in a yellowish house.
    2. He often acts like a child. → He often acts in a childish way.
    3. The event was a big success. → We enjoyed a successful event.
    4. We enjoyed the sound of the drum’s rhythm. → We enjoyed the
    drum’s rhythmicsound.
    5. She adopted a dog without a home. → She adopted a homeless dog.
    6. Look out, that plant is poison. → Look out for that poisonous plant.
    7. It looks like it will rain today. → It looks like we’ll have rainy weather today.
    8. She always acts with courtesy. → She always behaves in a courteous manner.
    9. Her hair is pretty. → She has the prettiest hair.
    10. We go for a walk each day. → We go for a daily walk.

    Forming adjectives exercises


    1. Choose the adjective from each of the following groups of words:

    A. inventive, invent, invented


    B. curiosity, curious, curiousive
    C. proliferate, prolific, proud
    Answers 1: A – inventive B – curious C – prolific

    2. Form adjectives from the following nouns:

    A. smell
    B. chill
    C. width
    Answers 2: A – smelly B – chilly C – wide

    3. Form adjectives from the following verbs:

    A. interested
    B. amazed
    C. annoyed
    Answers 3: A – interesting B – amazing C – annoying

    4. Form adjectives from the following verbs. Some words may be formed into more than
    one adjective:

    A. escape
    B. improve
    C. damage
    Answers 4: A – escaped, escaping B – improved, improving C – damaged,
    damaging

    5. Form longer adjectives from the following adjectives. Some words may be formed into
    more than one adjective:

    A. funny
    B. incorrect
    C. blue
    Answers 5: A – funnier, funniest B – incorrectly C – bluest, bluer, blueish
    6. Form adjectives from the following nouns:

    A. magic
    B. fool
    C. lady
    Answers 6: A – magical B – foolish C – ladylike

    7. Form two adjectives from each of the following nouns:

    A. life
    B. power
    C. friend
    Answers 7: A – lifelike, lifeless B – powerful, powerless C – friendly,
    friendless

    8. Form adjectives from each of the following nouns:

    A. cost
    B. war
    C. month
    Answers 8: A – costly B – warlike C – monthly

    9. Form adjectives from each of the following nouns:

    A. poison
    B. courtesy
    C. mystery
    Answers 9: A – poisonous B – courteous C – mysterious

    10. Form adjectives from each of the following nouns:

    A. athlete
    B. photograph
    C. science
    Answers 10: A – athletic B – photographic C – scientific

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