ADJECIVE WORD FORMATION

Some typical suffixes:

(1) NOUN + ... ful (meaning full of, having)…….…….meaningful, powerful

(2) NOUN + ... less (meaning without.)………….……….… useless, cloudless

(3) VERB + …able / ible ……………………………….…………drinkable, washable

(4) VERB + ive /ative………………………………………………. passive, productive

(5) NOUN + ous ……………………………………………..…………….furious, delicious

(6) VERB /NOUN+ (l)y …………………………….……………………… touchy, elderly

(7) NOUN + ish …………………………………..…………………….. feverish, snobbish

(8) NOUN + like ……………………..………………..……… business-like, cat–like

(9) NOUN + en …………………………………......................... wooden, woollen

(10)NOUN / VERB + ant/ent………………............………fragrant, triumphant

(11)VERB/NOUN/ADJECTIVE + ate ………………………..alternate, deliberate

(12)NOUN+ ic/ical/ics..............................................classical, comical

1) Don’t be in such a ..…(fever) haste.

2) Her parents are getting … (old) now, so she is more tied.

3) She is very … (touch) about her age.

4) There is an … (hour) bus service from Ljubljana to Maribor.

5) The shock the news have given him showed in his … (ash) complexion.

6) What time would suit you? Oh, let’s say … (eleven).

7) We’ve drifted apart since he became so … (snob)

8) You may have … (brain) ideas but you also need to be more … (business) if you want
to succeed.

9) That is very … (coward), leaving the others to face his music.

10) Brian is getting quite a …. (school) reputation with all the articles he published.
11) The figures in Madame Tussaud`s are so … (live) they are easily mistaken for real
people.

12) After an … (adventure) life in different parts of the world, he thought it is time to
settle down.

13) One feature of the flat we specially liked was the … (space) kitchen.

14) Both drivers were killed …ly (instant)

15) Her … (frequent) bouts of sickness left her feeling very run down.

16) Those two are as … (mischief) as monkeys – I never knew what they’ll get up to next.

17) Hmm. Sounds as a pretty … (fish) story to me.

18) We are all bored listening to his … (child) stories.

19) You do not have to study all the books on … (child) psychology to raise a child.

20) I love running my hands through the cat’s … (silk) fur.

21) He has lost his … (gold) watch yesterday.

22) The seaside on the photos looked really … (picture)

23) For goodness sake! Be … (sense)

24) He had the … (sense) hands of a surgeon.

25) I ´ll miss her when she leaves. She is the most … (effect) secretary I’ve ever had.

26) They were rolling in money and led a very … (luxury) life.

27) I wasn’t very … (success) I’m afraid.

28) It’s time you get a more … (rely) car – the old boneshaker of yours is forever braking
down.

29) I’ll have to make …(temporal) arrangements for the children when my wife goes to
hospital.

30) She is fortunate having a very … (practice) husband.

31) Jaws and Star Wars were among the most … (popularity) films ever screened.

32) Just now she does not have the time to be very …(social); she is too busy studying.

33) He devoted all his energies to …(social) welfare.

 34) I think he could be more …(respect) towards his parents.

Complete the following sentences with a word derived from the one between brackets.

1. German cars are known for their…. (to rely)

2. We look forward to receiving your price…. (to list)
3. Payment will be effected on …of the goods. (to receive)
4. A five per cent discount for regular customers is not really…. (to accept)
5. We are looking for a candidate with real …..capacities (to manage)
6. Let me introduce you to Helen, the …management (to assist)
7. It's tough being an ……..these days. The questions interviewers ask! (to apply)
8. I could hit myself. I ….made the same mistake twice. (to succeed)

1. Meeting other people, for me, is a basic…. (to need)

2. I usually have a sore head after an ……..night of drinking and smoking. (to exceed)
3. They must have forgotten to ….the curriculum vitae to this letter. (to enclose)
4. Check if there is a fee. (to cancel)
5. …..must be filed within 5 working days. (to complain - plural noun)
6. If your terms are……, we may consider placing regular orders. (to satisfy)
7. Could you send us ……..10 brochures for distribution among our staff? (to add)
8. In the past three months I have been working as a ……. (to train)

1. not honest = ………honest

2. not responsible = ……….responsible
3. not favourable = ……….favourable
4. not agreeable = ….……agreeable
5. not interesting = ……….interesting
6. not acceptable = ………..acceptable
7. not possible = ………..possible
8. not interested = ………..different