E N G L I S H D E PA R T M E N T / I E S F C O .

D E Q U E V E D O

ADJECTIVE SUFFIXES
Exercises
1.- Write down an adjective (or adjectives) formed from these nouns or verbs.

thought

dirt

pain

comfort

attract

care

fame

knowledge

creaye

danger

suit

rely

fog

politics

sun

wash

home

enjoy

music

break

use

industry

drink

2.- Fill the gaps with suitable adjectives from exercise 1.

1.- You must be very _______________ when you drive in wet weather.
2.- It was so _______________ this morning that I couldnt see more than 20 metres in
front of me.
3.- Everyone in my country has heard of her; shes very ____________________ .
4.- The people in the tourist information office were very ____________________ and
answered all our questions without any problems.
5.- This is a very ____________________ road; there were at least three serious
accidents on it last year.
6.- It was very ____________________ when I hit my leg against the corner of the table.
7.- This bag is very ____________________ because I can use it for work or when I go
on holiday.
8.- We have never had any problems with our TV in ten years; It has been very
____________________ .
9.- The factory is in the middle of the ____________________ part of the city, surrounded
by other factories.
10.- I made some coffee but it was horrible. In fact, my sister said it was
____________________ .
11.- It seems terrible to me that there are so many ____________________ people living
in a city with thousands of empty houses.

3.- How many of these words can form opposites with the suffix -less?.

painful

wonderful

useful

careful

beautiful

tactful

awful

thoughtful

Can you think of words which means the opposite of the words without -less?.