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Apart from these, there are some other ways to form adjectives.
l By dropping -e and adding -y. l By simply adding -ful.
ease — easy care — careful
taste — tasty hate — hateful
l By changing -y to -i and adding -ful. l By adding -al.
mercy — merciful classic — classical
duty — dutiful logic — logical
l By adding -ive. l By adding -ic.
impress — impressive artist — artistic
progress — progressive robot — robotic
l By changing -y to -i and adding -ous. l By adding -less.
envy — envious sense — senseless
glory — glorious worth — worthless
l By adding -ous. l By dropping -e and adding -al.
danger — dangerous nature — natural
mountain — mountainous culture — cultural
l By adding -able. l By dropping -y and adding -ic.
reason — reasonable photography — photographic
favour — favourable choreography — choreographic
Test Yourself
IV. Write the adjective form of the following.
1. danger ___________________ 2. duty ___________________
3. artist ___________________ 4. comic ___________________
5. reason ___________________ 6. talk ___________________
7. hope ___________________ 8. nature ___________________
9. hate ___________________ 10. sense ___________________
Degrees of Comparison
Adjectives not only depict the quality of a noun but also tell us the degree of that quality. Adjectives
of quality have three degrees:
1. Positive degree 2. Comparative degree 3. Superlative degree
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