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    The document discusses forming adjectives from different parts of speech including nouns, verbs, and other adjectives. It provides typical adjective endings like -able, -al, -ful, -ic, and -less. When adding these endings, some words may drop letters like an 'e' or change letters like replacing a 'y' with an 'i'. Examples are given of forming adjectives from nouns like "accident" to "accidental" and from verbs like "enjoy" to "enjoyable". Exercises provide practice forming adjectives from given words.

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    The document discusses forming adjectives from different parts of speech including nouns, verbs, and other adjectives. It provides typical adjective endings like -able, -al, -ful, -ic, and -less. When adding these endings, some words may drop letters like an 'e' or change letters like replacing a 'y' with an 'i'. Examples are given of forming adjectives from nouns like "accident" to "accidental" and from verbs like "enjoy" to "enjoyable". Exercises provide practice forming adjectives from given words.

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    The document discusses forming adjectives from different parts of speech including nouns, verbs, and other adjectives. It provides typical adjective endings like -able, -al, -ful, -ic, and -less. When adding these endings, some words may drop letters like an 'e' or change letters like replacing a 'y' with an 'i'. Examples are given of forming adjectives from nouns like "accident" to "accidental" and from verbs like "enjoy" to "enjoyable". Exercises provide practice forming adjectives from given words.

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    Forming adjectives

    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

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    Sometimes when adding these endings changes have to be made. Here are
    some rules for forming adjectives and their exceptions:

    Add Exceptions Word Adjective


    Add Exceptions Word Adjective

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


    Function Functional

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


    Oil Oily

    -ful If ending with a ‘y‘, replace Beauty Beautiful


    with an ‘i‘ Peace Peaceful

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


    ious Danger Dangerous

    -ic If ending with a ‘y‘, drop it History Historic


    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
    Verb Adjective

    obey obedient

    play playful

    talk talkative

    Or even from other adjectives:

    Adjective Adjective

    comic comical

    correct corrective

    elder elderly

    red reddish
    Adjective Adjective

    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 rhythmic sound.
    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: A – inventive B – curious C – prolific


    2. Form adjectives from the following nouns:
    A. smell
    B. chill
    C. width

    Answers: A – smelly B – chilly C – wide


    3. Form adjectives from the following verbs:

    A. interested
    B. amazed
    C. annoyed

    Answers: 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: 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: A – funnier, funniest B – incorrectly C – bluest, bluer, blueish


    6. Form adjectives from the following nouns:

    A. magic
    B. fool
    C. lady

    Answers: A – magical B – foolish C – ladylike


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

    A. life
    B. power
    C. friend

    Answers: 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: A – costly B – warlike C – monthly


    9. Form adjectives from each of the following nouns:

    A. poison
    B. courtesy
    C. mystery

    Answers: A – poisonous B – courteous C – mysterious


    10. Form adjectives from each of the following nouns:

    A. athlete
    B. photograph
    C. science

    Answers: A – athletic B – photographic C – scientific

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