6 Adjectives
6.1 Formation of adjectives
6.1A Adjectives formed with suffixes: ‘enjoy/enjoyable’ [> LEG 6.2. App 8.1]
study: | Many adjectives relate to verbs or nouns have a characterstic ending (or suff)
8) | We enjoyed the pany. The party was very enjoyable.
able (capable of being): manageable ible (Ike -able): pemissibie
“ful full of: boastful an (tistrical period, et.) Victorian
se: energetle “ish (have the qualiy of} foolish, reddish
ive (capable of being): atractive ly (have this qualty): ena > 7.16)
“ant: hesitant ous: humorous
‘And note ing forms used as adjectives: running water» 22A, 638, 16.54}
Write: Supply the right acjectival forms, Refer othe box above only when you have to
1 tm atractoa by this scheme. | find it very... Armee
2 A class of forty can be managed. I's just ABOU
2 know | hesitated belare agreeing. | couldn't help being
4 dont know where you fing all hat enorgy. You're temensousl
5 This pioce of future was made in the reign of Veto WS sue.
6 don't know how to descrive the colour ofthe ky. I's almost red, sor of
7 Ive never met anyone who boasts as he does. He's extremely.
8 What level of radiation can be permitted? How much radiation is. >
9 The storys ful of humour ve rarely read anything thats so
6.1B Adjectives formed with prefixes: ‘possible/impossible’ {> Lec 62, App 8.2)
[prefix (29. im) added o an adjective generally has a negative effec:
| think it's possible to solve the problem. think i's impossible fo salve the problem,
‘un uncooked, unimaginable lm: Immoral, impractical
ine incapable, nbuman dis dishonest, disagreeable
4s Mogal,Megibve Irs responsive, regular
‘And note pre- (pre-war) and hyper- hyperactive), wich do not create opposites but modily
the meaning ofthe word in some way,
‘Write: Supply the right acjactival forms. Refer othe box above only when you have to
1K suspect he isn't honest. In fact, | think he's quite... AMroned®,.
2 This arrangement sn" srcty legal. Some people would regard it as
8 Sometimes she doesn't behave in a responsible manner. She's qui
4 Such a situation is barely imaginable, i's quite :
5 Bob's not very capable. He's. s ‘of making sound decisions.
6 This fish hasnt been cooked enough. ITs
7 This scheme isn very practical. fact, i's quite
8 This dates from before the war. It's