THE RULES TO FORM THE ADJECTIVES
Rule 1: Some adjectives end in –y:
a dirty
street
a noisy
room
an oily
pot
a sleepy
passenger
a sunny
day
a
stormy sea
a
muddy path
Rule 2: Some adjectives end in –ive:
an active
child
an attractive
hat
a creative
toy
an expensive
necklace
talkative
pupils
Rule 3: Some adjectives end in –ing:
a caring
nurse
an interesting
book
loving
parents
matching
clothes
a smiling
face
a
cunning fox
a
dazzling sunshine
Rule 4: Some adjectives end in –ly:
a costly
diamond ring
an elderly
woman
lively
kittens
a lonely
boy
a lovely
girl
a weekly
magazine
a daily
newspaper
a friendly
police officer
Rule 5: Some adjectives end in –able/ible:
Credible
evidence
Before
you set your targets, make sure that they are achievable.
There
are any number of miracle cures on the market for people gullible enough
to buy them.
She's
a very capable woman/worker/judge.
His
writing is almost illegible.
It would
be sensible to take an umbrella.
Nelson
Mandela is a truly remarkable man.
He's
got a horrible cold.
Rule 6: Some adjectives end in –al:
an annual
event/visit/holiday
functional
clothing
Every
individual has rights which must never be taken away.
a
logical choice/conclusion
Government
support will be essential if the project is to succeed.
Rule 7: Some adjectives end in –ic:
a terrific
opportunity
a cubic
shape
He's
a bit manic - I wish he'd calm down.
The
property has a certain rustic charm.
Rule 8: Some adjectives end in –ous:
an
adventurous story
a famous
person
a
generous man
a courageous
decision
a
dangerous event
a
tremendous help
a
fabulous view
Rule 9: Some adjectives end in –en:
For
example:
a woolen
sweater
a wooden
table
a broken
chair
golden hair
He
table, as always, was laden with food.
The
story's about a man smitten with love for his wife's cousin.
a
written exam
a
stolen bike
frozen
yogurt
a hidden
valley
Rule 10: Some adjectives end in –ish:
childish
behavior
a foolish
act
Here
is a list of some more adjectives ending in –ish:
Apish
Swish
Aguish
Bluish
Boyish
Danish
Dovish
Elfish
Elvish
Garish
Impish
Latish
Lavish
Modish
Mulish
Oafish
Oddish
Offish
Oldish
Owlish
Palish
Polish
Rakish
Uppish
Babyish
Beamish
Bearish
Biggish
Blueish
Bookish
Boorish
Brutish
Bullish
Caddish
Cattish
Coltish
Currish
Dampish
Darkish
Doltish
Donnish
Duncish
English
Faddish
Fairish
Fattish
Flemish
Fogyish
Foolish
Foppish
Girlish
Gnomish
Goodish
Grayish
Greyish
Hawkish
Hellish
Hoggish
Hottish
Huffish
Knavish
Largish
Leftish
Longish
Loutish
Lumpish
Mannish
Mawkish
Mobbish
Monkish
Moorish
Peckish
Peevish
Pettish
Piggish
Pinkish
Prudish
Puckish
Raffish
Reddish
Roguish
Ruttish
Saltish
Selfish
Sickish
Slavish
Softish
Sottish
Sourish
Stylish
Swinish
Tallish
Tannish
Voguish
Waggish
Waspish
Whitish
Wimpish
Wolfish
Blackish
Blimpish
Blockish
Brackish
Brainish
Brattish
Brownish
Childish
Churlish
Clannish
Cliquish
Cloddish
Clownish
Clubbish
Dandyish
Devilish
Dwarfish
Feverish
Fiendish
Freakish
Frumpish
Ghoulish
Greenish
Liverish
Orangish
Prankish
Priggish
Puppyish
Purplish
Roughish
Roundish
Sheepish
Shortish
Shrewish
Sissyish
Skittish
Sluggish
Sluttish
Smallish
Snappish
Snobbish
Squarish
Steepish
Sweetish
Thievish
Ticklish
Tigerish
Toadyish
Vaporish
Vixenish
Womanish
Yokelish
Youngish
Baboonish
Bitterish
Hoydenish
Kittenish
Squeamish
Tomboyish
Unselfish
Unstylish
Yellowish
Amateurish
Bounderish
Buffoonish
Coquettish
Heathenish
Outlandish
Vinegarish
Nightmarish
Standoffish
Dilettantish
Schoolboyish
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