Monday, October 7, 2019

Adjective Suffixes

In Unit 1 in our textbook we had a look at adjective suffixes. A suffix is a particle that is added to a word to form a new word with a different meaning or function. Here are some suffixes that are commonly added to nouns in order to form adjectives.

Adjective Suffixes
-able, -iblecapable of beingedible, presentable, abominable, credible 
-alpertaining toregional, grammatical, emotional, coastal
-esquereminiscent ofpicturesque, statuesque, burlesque
-fulnotable forfanciful, resentful, woeful, doubtful
-ic, -icalpertaining tomusical, mythic, domestic
-ious, -ouscharacterized bynutritious, portentous, studious 
-ishhaving the quality offiendish, childish, snobbish
-ivehaving the nature ofcreative, punitive, divisive, decisive 
-lesswithoutendless, ageless, lawless, effortless
-ycharacterized bysleazy, hasty, greasy, nerdy, smelly
Taken from https://www.thoughtco.com/

If you  add -ly to an adjective, you'll create an adverb:
  • Calm - calmly
  • Beautiful - beautifully
  • Logical - logically

"The Logical Song", by Supertramp, features a good number of adjectives and adverbs created with these suffixes.

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