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Word-formation:

Adjectives
Зборобразување: Придавки
Suffixes to form adjectives
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These are some of the suffixes you can add to nouns and verbs to form adjectives:

-al, -able, -ible, -(i)ous, and


-ful.
universe (n.) → universal person (n.) → personal

believe (v.) → (un)believable adore (v.) → adorable

sense (n.) → sensible terror (n.) → terrible

luxury (n.) → luxurious adventure (n.) → adventurous

colour (n.) → colourful pain (n.) → painful


EXERCISE 1 – Now make adjectives from the given words,
using the suffixes: -al, -able, -ible, - (i)ous, and –ful.

● enjoy → ● form → __________


__________ ● rely → __________
● use → __________ ● nation → __________
● music → __________ ● count → __________
● change → __________ ● care → __________
● beauty → __________ ● danger → __________
● comfort → __________ ● doubt → __________
● harm → __________
Exercise 2 - Underline the correct word:
1. This coffee is not drinkable / drinkal.
2. These rules are formally / formal.
3. My sofa is very comfortless / comfortable.
4. The situation on the roads is dangerous / dangerable.
5. It is a national / nationful holiday.
6. Do you know all the musicly / musical instruments?
7. My granny is a very careful / carely person.
8. Your actions are harmful / harmly.
Exercise 3 - Fill in the correct words
with suffixes :
1. Look! This armchair is very comfortable (comfort).
2. My friend is a _________ (beauty) girl.
3. The injection was _________ (pain).
4. Be _________ (care)! It is slippery here.
5. The situation was rather __________ (danger).
6. This rule is very __________ (use).
7. These prices are ___________ (reason).
8. This snake is ___________ (poison).
9. Tom is ___________ (success); he has bought a new car.
10. The weather is ___________ (change) here.

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