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    This document provides examples and exercises for forming descriptive adjectives in English. It begins with choosing the correct adjective form (-ed or -ing) in sample sentences. Next, it asks the reader to rewrite sentences using the suffix "-less". The third section has the reader create adjectives from sample nouns using the suffixes "-less" and "-ful", and write a sentence for each. The final section rewrites phrases and sentences to put the descriptive quality before the noun instead of in a relative clause. The document provides practice with commonly used adjective formations in English descriptive writing.

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    This document provides examples and exercises for forming descriptive adjectives in English. It begins with choosing the correct adjective form (-ed or -ing) in sample sentences. Next, it asks the reader to rewrite sentences using the suffix "-less". The third section has the reader create adjectives from sample nouns using the suffixes "-less" and "-ful", and write a sentence for each. The final section rewrites phrases and sentences to put the descriptive quality before the noun instead of in a relative clause. The document provides practice with commonly used adjective formations in English descriptive writing.

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    Adjective Formation - Resspuestas

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    This document provides examples and exercises for forming descriptive adjectives in English. It begins with choosing the correct adjective form (-ed or -ing) in sample sentences. Next, it asks the reader to rewrite sentences using the suffix "-less". The third section has the reader create adjectives from sample nouns using the suffixes "-less" and "-ful", and write a sentence for each. The final section rewrites phrases and sentences to put the descriptive quality before the noun instead of in a relative clause. The document provides practice with commonly used adjective formations in English descriptive writing.

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    ADJECTIVE FORMATION ( FOR DESCRIPTIVE TEXTS)

    CON RESPUESTA
    1.- Adjectives in - ed/-ing Choose the right adjective. Example: It was shocking/shocked to see how the whole village flooded because of the tsunami
    1.- The film was really boring/bored because it had a very predictable ending 2.- When Pam farted in front of the class we were all very embarrassed/ embarrassing 3.- I found the whole situation very disappointing/ disappointed. 4.- My parents get very excited/exciting when they see their grandchildren 5.- No wonder everyone was speechless after such shocked/ shocking news. 6.- Once the horror film ended, none of us could sleep. We were all terrified/terrifying 7.- The last few weeks have been exhausting / exhausted at work. So now, I only feel like resting at home 8.- My mother is out of a job and my father is retired . What a worrying/worried prospect! 9.- For many people its very annoying/annoyed to listen to the music some kids play loud on the bus. 10.- We were amazed/amazing at the way the policeman talked to the old lady

    2.- Rewrite the following sentences by using the suffix less


    I have no money. Im broke: IM PENNILESS , IM MONEYLESS I dont know what to say IM SPEECHLESS. There are lots of people who have no house to live in.- THERE ARE LOTS OF HOMELESS ( PEOPLE) This film seems to have no end THIS FILM SEEMS ENDLESS Once upon a time there was king with no mercy ONCE UPON A TIME THERE AS A MERCILESS KING He lost all his teeth in an accident HE GOT TOOTHLESS IN AN ACCIDENT Maria has no hope at all.- MARA FEELS HOPELESS

    3.- Create adjectives and their opposite from the nouns in the box + the suffixes less and ful. Then write a sentence with each of the adjectives.
    NOUN + LESS ( lack of...) of...) NOUN + FUL (abstract noun) Noun Harm Peace Use Hope Care Power Adjective 1 Harmful PEACEFUL USEFUL HOPEFUL CAREFUL POWERFUL Adjective 2 harmless PEACELESS USELESS HOPELESS CARELESS POWERLESS Your sentence with 1 of the adjectives. Dont worry about the dog. Its harmless. We all joined the peaceful demonstration This tool is very useful We are hopeful that things will turn out fine in the end Paul is so careless that he makes silly mistakes China is becoming more and more powerful

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    4.- Rewrite these phrases or sentences without changing the meaning. Follow the example: Example: A man with wavy hair= A wavy-haired man.

    A girl with long hair= A LONG-HAIRED GIRL A boy with blue eyes= A BLUE-EYED BOY Men with fat bodies=FAT-BODIED MEN. A car with 5 doors= A FIVE DOORED CAR I dont like boys with a big nose= I DONT LIKE BIG-NOSED BOYS Yesterday I met a soldier with one arm= YESTERDAY I MET A ONE-ARMED SOLDIER A boy with a round face = A ROUND-FACED BOY A baby with a big head= A BIG-HEADED BABY Women with fat bodies = FAT-BODIED WOMEN People with an absent mind =ABSENT-MINDED PEOPLE I hate people with a hard heart = I HATE HARD-HEARTED PEOPLE The story is about a bull with two heads =THE STORY IS ABOUT A TWO-HEADED BULL My father has got curly hair =MY FATHER IS CURLY-HAIRED She cant see very well because her eyes are crossed = SHE CANT SEE VERY WELL BECAUSE SHE IS CROSS-EYED. I have a house with 3 toilets = I HAVE A THREE-TOILETED HOUSE We booked a room with two beds = WE BOOKED A TWO-BEDDED ROOM. I dont understand people with a narrow mind = I DONT UNDERSTAND NARROW-MINDED PEOPLE

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