GO FOR GOLD 3 SUFFIXES: CHANGING NOUNS TO ADJECTIVES
SUFFIXES
CHANGING NOUNS TO ADJECTIVES
We can change a noun to an adjective by adding a suffix.
friend ] friendly
1 Change these nouns to their adjectives by adding the suffixes.
-ish -ly
child ] _______________________________ friend ] _______________________________
fool ] _______________________________ love ] _______________________________
self ] _______________________________ week ] _______________________________
baby ] _______________________________ dead ] _______________________________
style ] _______________________________ wool ] _______________________________
-y -ous
fun ] _______________________________ poison ] _______________________________
rain ] _______________________________ danger ] _______________________________
dirt ] _______________________________ courage ] _______________________________
anger ] _______________________________ fame ] _______________________________
noise ] _______________________________ religion ] _______________________________
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2 Add a suffix to the words in bold to complete the sentence.
a) danger Those cliffs were quite ______________________________________
b) fame The Mona Lisa is a ______________________________________ painting.
c) week Our ______________________________________ visit to the farm was cancelled.
d) adventure Miss Blake’s __________________________________________ stories always kept us
entertained.
e) friend William is a ______________________________________ boy.
3 Change these nouns to adjectives.
NOUN ADJECTIVE
sadness
kindness
laziness
history
athlete
beauty
care
hope
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ANSWERS
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Change these nouns to their adjectives by adding the suffixes.
- ish childish, foolish, selfish, babyish, stylish
-ly friendly, lovely, weekly, deadly, woolly
-y funny, rainy, dirty, angry, noisy
-ous poisonous, dangerous, courageous, famous, religious
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Add a suffix to the words in bold to complete the sentence.
a) dangerous b) famous c) weekly d) adventurous
e) friendly
Change these nouns to adjectives
NOUN ADJECTIVE
sadness sad
kindness kind
laziness lazy
history historic
athlete athlete
beauty beautiful
care careful/careless
Hope hopeful/hopeless
