Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Word Formation Theory
Word Formation Theory
Some adjectives can be identified by their endings. Typical adjective endings include:
They can be formed from nouns: From verbs: Or even from other adjectives:
Noun Adjective Verb Adjective Adjective Adjective
accident accidental enjoy enjoyable comic comical
danger dangerous help helpful correct corrective
length long obey obedient elder elderly
star starry play red reddish
talk playful
wind windy talkative sick sickly