Turing nouns into Adjective The University of Faisalabad Notes.pptx

Expository writing

1. Changing a Noun to an Adjective

2. Noun & Adjective A noun is a person, place or thing; an adjective modifies or describes the noun . Forming adjectives from nouns Adding Suffixes The simplest way, and the best general rule, to turn a noun into an adjective is to add suffixes to the end of the root word. The most common suffixes used to create adjectives are - ly , - able , - al , - ous , - ary , - ful , - ic , - ish , - less, -like and -y . Other noun to adjective suffixes can include - ial , and - ical .

3. SUFFIX ADJECTIVES EXAMPLES  - able, - ible comprehensible, understandable, comfortable - al, - ial facial, industrial, comical, natural - ful beautiful, colorful , hopeful ,   - ic heroic , manic, robotic, strategic - ical comical , philosophical, hysterical

4. SUFFIX ADJECTIVES EXAMPLES  - ish girlish, selfish, yellowish, childish - ive , - ative attractive, competitive, sensitive, creative -less childless, doubtless , priceless - eous , - ious , - ous outrageous, ferocious, adventurous -y, - ly angry, hungry, cloudy - ent , -ant confident, competent, efficient, dominant