Adjectives made from nouns

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a) –ish sometimes means “with the qualities of” e.g. boyish

Put each of the following words in its correct place in the sentences below.

childish / girlish / amateurish / piggish / monkish

1 He lives in one small room and he hasn’t many needs. He leads an almost _______ life.

2 He is usually a very fine actor, but last night he was terrible, really ________.

3 He’s nearly eighteen but he still has very _______ attitudes and interests.

4 He behaved very badly at lunch. He really has _______ manners.

5 She still wears rather young, _______ fashions.

b) –ish often means ‘rather’, ‘about’, ‘more or less’ e.g. yellowish (more or less yellow), eightish (about eight), slowish (rather slow).this use of –ish is colloquial, so is not often used in written English.

Put each of the following words in its correct place in the passage below, in which a man who has witnessed a crime describes to a police officer what he saw.

smallish / sevenish / twentyish / fairish / greenish / darkish / tallish

Well, it happened very quickly, officer. I was just leaving my office. It was fairly late, perhaps (a) _______ and I couldn’t see very well because it was already getting (b) _______. A man came out of the bank. He had (c) _______ hair. His age, well, he was (d) ________ or may be twenty – five. I couldn’t guess his height, but he was (e) ________. He had a suitcase and he got into a car, not a very big one, (f) ________ in fact. The colour? I think it was (g) ________. Sorry I can’t be more exact.

2.10 –ful / – less

– ful means ‘having’, ‘with’ e.g. careful, colourful

– less means ‘without’ ‘lacking’ e.g. careless, windowless

Put each of the following words in its correct place in the sentences below.

thoughtful / harmful / successful / friendless / thoughtless / harmless / beautiful / waterless

1 The Sahara Desert is a vast ________ area which runs from east to west across Africa.

2 Smocking is ________ to your health.

3 This present is just what I want and need. How _______ of you.

4 I hope you are ________ in your exams.

5 Don’t be afraid of the dog. He’s ________.

6 It was very ________ of you to play the radio so loud so late at night.

7 She’s very ________. Three artists have painted her.

8 I was alone and ________ in a strange city.

2.11 –ly The addition of –y or – ly to a noun often makes an adjective, e.g. a windy night, fatherly advice, a daily newspaper. Put each of the following words in its correct place in the sentences below.

Salty / grassy / scholarly / rainy / friendly / ghostly / weekly /yearly

1 It’s a very academic, _________ book.

2 It’s been dry for two weeks but I think next weekend will be ________.

3 We found a nice _________ place by the river for our picnic.

4 Julia will help you. She’s a very pleasant, ________ girl.

5 The water of the lake was rather ________, like sea- water.

6 A ________ figure in white suddenly appeared before us.

7 He makes _________ visits to his firm’s head office in Paris, usually in April.

8 “Time” is an American ________ news magazine.

2.12 –ous In each space below put an adjective ending in – ous made from the noun in brackets below the phase.

1 a ______ plant (poison)

2 a ______ organization (religion)

3 an ______ journey (adventure)

4 a _______ movement (nerves)

5 a _______ country (mountain)

6 a _______ story (humour)

7 a _______ escape (miracle)

8 a _______ machine (danger)

9 a ________ sunset (glory)

10 an ________ politician (ambition)

11 a _________ soldier (courage)

12 a_________ earthquake (disaster)

13 a ________ film star (fame)

14 an _________ student (industry)

15 an ________ disease (infection)

16 a ________ disappearance (mystery)

17 a _______ army (victory)

18 a _______ person (suspicion)

2.13 –ic Make adjectives ending in – ic from the following nouns, making any necessary spelling changes, then put them in their correct places in the sentences below.

poetry / art / drama / sympathy / climate / photography / democracy / energy / science / alcohol

1 Whisky of course is an _________ drink.

2 She paints and draws. She’s very _______.

3 Sweden and Brazil have different weather. They’re in different _________ zones.

4 They have free elections. It’s a ________ country.

5 I feel very fit and ________ today.

6 She bought a camera and other ________ equipment.

7 She likes physics, chemistry and other ________ subjects.

8 He was very patient and ________ when I told him my problem.

9 She has a very imaginative, _______ style of writing.

10 The big doors suddenly opened and he entered. It was very ________.

2.14 –ical Make adjectives ending in – ical from the following nouns, making any necessary spelling changes, then put them in their correct places in the sentences below.

psychology / grammar / crisis / music / politics / medicine / alphabet / clerk / theatre / practice

1 He speaks English fluently but with some ________ mistakes.

2 The index at the back of a book is in ________ order.

3 I never go to concerts. I’m not at all ________.

4 He’s very _________. He can make and repair almost anything.

5 She could make a lot of money in films, but she is more interested in a _______ career.

6 He’s interested in ________ affairs. He might enter parliament.

7 Physically he was unhurt, but he suffered ________ damage.

8 He treated her injury although he had no ________ qualifications.

9 The doctors say her condition is now _________.

10 She wants a ________ job. She has always liked office work.

2.15 In each space below put an adjective made from the noun in brackets after the phrase.

1 a ________ dress (fashion)

2 a ________ army (triumph)

3 an ________ letter (affection)

4 a ________ table (circle)

5 _______ interests (literature)

6 a ________ house (suburb)

7 a ________ shape (triangle)

8 a ________ child (trouble)

9 a ________ chair (comfort)

10 a ________ business (profit)

11 a ________ athlete (muscle)

12 a ________ painting (value)

13 a ________ worker (skill)

14 a ________ state (socialism)

15 a ________ attempt (success)

16 a ________ friend (trust)

17 a ________ day (memory)

18 a ________ place (peace)

19 a ________ person (knowledge)

20 a ________ country (distance)

2.16 –proof – proof means ‘safe against’, ‘able to resist’ e.g. a fireproof door.

Put each of the following words in its correct place in the sentences below.

waterproof / soundproof / bulletproof / heatproof / shockproof / childproof / foolproof

1 The windows of the President’s car were made of _______ glass in case of an assassination attempt.

2 Our tent wasn’t completely _______ and the rain came through.

3 The soldiers were given _______ watches.

4 These dishes are ________. You can put them in the oven.

5 The bank’s security system is completely _______. It can’t possibly go wrong.

6 The car locks should be _______, otherwise my young sons will open them during a journey and fall out.

7 The recording studio was completely ________.

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