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    Adjectives are words used to describe nouns. There are several suffixes that can be added to words to form adjectives, including -y, -ly, -like, -ish, -ful, -able/-ible, and -less. Participles can also be used as adjectives by adding -ing or -ed. When using multiple adjectives, there is an recommended order to list them from most general to most specific.

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    Adjectives

    Words that are used to describe nouns.

    Formations of adjectives
    Most of adjectives have no particular form or ending such as right, wrong, big, small, etc. However there are number of suffixes (endings which attached to the words) which can help you to understand the meaning of adjectives. -y : air (airy), cloud (cloudy), dirt (dirty). -ly : brother (brotherly), coward (cowardly). -like : childlike, god (godlike). -ish : child (childish), fool (foolish)

    -ful : beauty (beautiful), care (careful). -able/ible : contempt (contemptible), division (divisible). Believe (believable), accept (acceptable) -less : aim (aimless), care (careless), hope (hopeless). -ive : administer (administrative), attract (attractive)

    Participles as adjectives
    -ing : amaze (amazing), amuse (amusing) -ed : amaze (amazed), amuse (amused)

    Order of Adjectives If you have more than one adjectives, you should make it into this order.
    Value Beautiful Nice Famous Important Dirty Tall Size Small Little Enormous Heavy Light Age/temp erature Old Young New Original Cold Hot shape Round Square Triangular Circular L-shaped Color Red Blue Black White Light-blue Origin French Indonesia n London Domestic Urban Rural Material Iron Wooden Cotton Plastic Metal

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