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A pet which makes a great companion is a ____________ pet. |
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A pet which makes a great companion is a companionable pet. |
Exercise 159 Complete each sentence with the adjective formed from the noun highlighted in purple.
Exercise 158 Complete each sentence with the adjective formed from the noun in bold.
| Example: | A job which receives no thanks is a ________ job. |
| Answer: | A job which receives no thanks is a thankless job.
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Exercise 157 Complete each sentence with the adjective from the noun in bold
Example: News that brings delight is _______ news.
Answer: News that brings delight is delightful news.
Exercise 156 Complete each sentence with the adjective fromed from the noun in bold
Example: A sky filled with haze is a ___ sky.
Answer: A sky filled with haze is a hazy sky.
Exercise 155 Complete each sentence with the adjective formed from the noun highlighted in purple.
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A face covered with spots is a _____ face. |
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A face covered with spots is a spotty face. |
Exercise 154 Complete each sentence with the adjective formed from the noun highlighted in purple.
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A sea in heavy storm is a _____ sea. |
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A sea in heavy storm is a stormy sea. |
43.15 Forming adjectives
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There are numerous adjectives which end with an ly. The suffix ly means in a certain way, like or resembling, happening or done at regular times: |
43.13 Forming adjectives
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We can add ic to some nouns to make them adjectives. It is a suffix that means like, having to do with, related to or made of, causing or producing: |
43.12 Forming adjectives
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We can form many adjectives by adding able to a noun. The suffix able means capable of , worthy of, having or likely to: |
43.11 Forming adjectives
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For certain nouns that end with a y or e, the last letter is replaced with an i before we add the suffix ous. |
43.10 Forming adjectives
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The following adjectives end with an ous: |
43.9 Forming adjectives
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We drop the last letter e before we add the suffix al to these nouns: |
43.7 Forming adjectives
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Many adjectives can be formed by adding ish to a noun. The suffix ish means somewhat, in the manner or nature of, kind of or sort of. |
43.5 Forming adjectives
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Sometimes, we double the last letter before adding the suffix y to a noun. We do this when the noun has one syllable, one vowel and one consonant at the end of the word: |
43.3 Forming adjectives
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Less is a common suffix we add to a noun. We will see how a suffix can change or add meaning to a word: |
43.2 Forming adjectives
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We can form many adjectives by adding full to a noun. |
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