sábado, 16 de febrero de 2019

WORD FORMATION Tips - How can I create adjectives?

 Before trying the third part of the exam we need a little help.

Here you have a list of suffixes you will need in order to build ADJECTIVES.




ADJECTIVE SUFFIXES
 MEANING
 EXAMPLES
-able, -ible
capable of being
edible, fallible, incredible, audible
-al
having the form or character of
fiscal, thermal, herbal, colonial
-esque
in a manner of or resembling
picturesque, burlesque, grotesque
-ful
notable for
handful, playful, hopeful, skilful
-ic, -ical
having the form or character of
psychological, hypocritical, methodical, nonsensical, musical
-ious, -ous
characterised by
pious, jealous, religious, ridiculous
-ish
having the quality of
squeamish, sheepish, childish
-ive
having the nature of
inquisitive, informative, attentive
-less
without
meaningless, hopeless, homeless
-y
characterised by
dainty, beauty, airy, jealousy

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