When forming adjectives, we have a few typical suffixes:

 

SUFFIX	EXAMPLE	EXAMPLE SENTENCE
…ABLE	ENJOYABLE	Sport is enjoyable.
…AL	PRACTICAL	Languages are practical.
…FUL	USEFUL	My hammer is useful.
…IC	SPECIFIC	The topic is specific.
…IVE	ACTIVE	I am very active.
…LESS	USELESS	You are useless.
…OUS	DANGEROUS	Tigers are dangerous.
…Y	ICY	The bridge is icy.

 

Adjectives can be formed from different types of words by adapting the suffix. Study the examples

 

Noun into adjective:

PRACTICE – PRACTICAL

LENGTH – LENGTHY

TIME – TIMELY

 

Verb into adjective:

USE – USEFUL/USELESS

HELP – HELPFUL/HELPLESS

SPEND – EXPENSIVE

 

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