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Most adjectives which end in -ful make the negative with -less. But, not all. Note also
that we can make adverbs from these adjectives with -fully or -lessly. For example,
carefully and carelessly.
Look at the information in the table for 1-2 minutes and try to remember the words.
Then click below to hide the information and try to answer the questions at the
bottom.
The words in this table all use -ful and -less to make the adjectives.
Noun
care
harm
help
hope
pain
power
use
thought
taste
Verb
care
harm
help
hope
pain
power
use
think
taste
Adjective
careful/careless
harmful/harmless
(un)helpful/helpless
hopeful/hopeless
painful/painless
powerful/powerless
useful/useless
thoughtful/thoughtless
tasteful/tasteless
The adjectives in this table take -ful or -less, but not both.
Noun
count
end
home
peace
play
price
success
truth
worth
Verb
count
end
play
price
succeed
worth
Adjective
countless/countable
endless
homeless
peaceful
playful
priceless
(un)successful
(un)truthful/(un)true
worthless
Write the correct adjective or adverb for each of these questions. You will need to
use -ful/-less or -fully/-lessly. Some answers will also need un-.
1. What a lovely present! That was very
2. He drives really
of you. (THINK)
3. He's told me
(SUCCEED)
5. "I didn't eat your chocolate," she said
(TRUE)
6. It's
. England will never win the World Cup football again. (HOPE)
lawyer. (POWER)
. (HELP)
. (PAIN)
painting by Van Gogh.
and elegant.
(TASTE)
15.I bought some shares in the company 5 years ago, but unfortunately now they
are
. (WORTH)
16.His speech went on
PHRASAL VERBS
Look at the phrasal verbs and their definitions for 1 minute and try to remember as
many as possible. Then click to hide the information and try to answer the questions.
Phrasal Verb
Meaning
help/support sb
hit/kick sb
repeatedly
explode
end a relationship
mention sth
a topic is mentioned
leave my bed
stop a habit
become older/an
adult
arrive
be sick
Part 1: Multiple Choice ClozeChoose the best word to complete the following sentences.
1.
2.
3.
I couldn't ______ up with the work my teacher gave me - it was too difficult.
back
end
bring
keep
4.
"Tell your boss you want more money. I'll _____ you up.
bring
back
look
put
5.
She's sensitive about her weight, so only talk about it if she _____ it up.
makes
gets
brings
comes
Open Cloze
The missing word could be the verb (e.g. bring/brought/bringing), the pronoun (e.g.
it) or the particle (e.g. up).
1.
2.
3.
it up on the Internet.
up.
4.
Did Tom tell you about his new job? No, it never
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
Simon was attacked on the way home last night. The robbers beat
badly.
10. It's bad manners to
13. I
up.
up.
up