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Ex. 1. Go over the list of nouns derived from adjectives and group them according to the suffixes used

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absent — absence perfect — perfection

beautiful — beauty popular — popularity

certain — certainty possible — possibility

confident — confidence present — presence

convenient — convenience quiet — quietness

cruel — cruelty real — reality

curious — curiosity sad — sadness

dark — darkness safe — safety

elegant — elegance shy — shyness

equal — equality sick — sickness

fluent — fluency similar — similarity

foolish — foolishness stupid — stupidity

frequent — frequency tidy — tidiness

generous — generosity tired — tiredness

happy — happiness ugly — ugliness

ill — illness violent — violence

independent — independence weak — weakness

patient — patience wicked — wickedness

Ex. 2. Complete the sentences using nouns formed front the adjectives in brackets.

1.... is one of the world's great problems. (poor) 2. I think it shows... of character to admit you are wrong. (strong) 3. Summer came and the... became quite oppressive. (hot) 4. I was told that you have a... for a computer operator. (vacant) 5. The... of the road is not great enough to take large trucks. (wide) 6.... is the mother of invention. (necessary) 7.... on the screen is one of the most topical issues. (violent) 8. If you want to find a good job you should gain more.... (confident) 9.The... of the water in this lake is more than twelve metres. (deep) 10. He is famous for his.... He gives large sums of money to charity. (generous) 11. I am sure that his... was caused by overwork. (ill) 12. After staying in England for a couple of months he spoke English with greater.... (fluent) 13. Please have a little.... We'll have to wait for another hour. (patient) 14. The... of this bus service is about one every ten minutes. (frequent)/

 

Adjectives from Nouns and Verbs. Verbs from Nouns and Adjectives

The typical suffixes forming adjectives from nouns and verbs and those forming verbs from nouns and adjectives

-able -ant -ate -ent -ful -ible -ic -(ic)al -ive to break — breakable indignation — indignant to consider — considerate to depend — dependent power — powerful to respond — responsible energy — energetic practice — practical profession — professional to attract — attractive   -less -ly -ory -ous -y power — powerless friend — friendly to introduce — introductory danger — dangerous rain — rainy  
-en - ify - ise/ize strength — to strengthen short — to shorten   terror — to terrify simple — to simplify   memory — to memorize

Note the meaning of the suffixes -ful and -less:

-ful means "having", "with", e.g. beautiful, careful, harmful, peaceful.

-less means "without", "lacking", e.g. careless, friendless, harmless.

Note that the suffix -ly is used both in adverbs and adjectives.

Note that the verbs in the list below do not follow the above pattern:

breath — to breathe large — to enlarge

belief— to believe proof—to prove

courage — to encourage relief— to relieve

danger — to endanger rich — to enrich


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