Answer Key

Word formation

Adjective suffixes (3)

Use the words in brackets to form adjectives. Use the following suffixes: 
-ive, -ant, -ent, -ary, – ory, -ate, -ian
  1. I am going to a talk on new trends in the  [Brazilian] (Brazil) economy. 
  2. That was just an  [introductory] (introduction) part. 
  3. Their final results were really  [impressive] (impress). 
  4. Their trip is  [dependent] (depend) on weather. 
  5. The most  [important] (importance) thing about this job is to be  [accurate] (accuracy). 
  6.  [desperate] (despair) Housewives is an American television comedy-drama series created by Marc Cherry. 
  7. On Friday afternoon there is a great workshop on  [effective] (effect) teaching methods. 
  8. John is not really a  [considerate] (consider) critic. He‘s not very sensitive. 
  9. The Convention and its  [explanatory] (explanation) Report have been adopted by the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe. 
  10.  [possessive] (possess) adjective is usually used to describe a noun, and it comes before it, like other adjectives. 

Some adjectives for you to remember:

-ive Possessive, impressive, detective, creative, descriptive, attractive, repetitive, effective, manipulative, sensitive
-ant / -ent Dependent, different, excellent, evident, impotent, important, brilliant, arrogant, vacant, innocent, dominant, confident
-ary / -ory Introductory, compulsory, preparatory, contemporary, explanatory
-ate Fortunate, desperate, adequate, considerate, deliberate, accurate,elaborate, moderate, delicate
-ian Canadian, Brazilian, Indian