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Let’s Learn Formation of Adjectives

Adjectives are formed from nouns, verbs and other adjectives by making some changes.

Noun Adjective Verb Adjective Adjective Adjective
absence absent tire tiresome white whitish

hope hopeful play playful correct corrective
expense expensive talk talkative comic comical

accident accidental help helpful danger dangerous

Some other ways to form adjectives are:

� by dropping -e and adding -y. � by adding -al.

ease ― easy classic ― classical
taste ― tasty logic ― logical
� by simply adding -ful. � by adding -ive.

care ― careful impress ― impressive
hate ― hateful progress ― progressive
� by changing -y to -i and adding -ful. � by adding -ic.

mercy ― merciful artist ― artistic
duty ― dutiful robot ― robotic
� by changing -y to -i and adding -ous. � by adding -less.

envy ― envious sense ― senseless
glory ― glorious worth ― worthless
� by adding -ous. � by dropping -e and adding -al.

danger ― dangerous nature ― natural
mountain ― mountainous culture ― cultural
� by adding -able. � by dropping -y and adding -ic.

reason ― reasonable photography ― photographic
favour ― favourable choreography ― choreographic

Practice Time 3

Rewrite the given sentences by changing the highlighted phrases into adjectives.

1. They concluded that his death was a case of accident. Adjectives

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2. It was a night full of music.

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3. Her room was full of mess.
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