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
- I am going to a talk on new trends in the [Brazilian] (Brazil) economy.
- That was just an [introductory] (introduction) part.
- Their final results were really [impressive] (impress).
- Their trip is [dependent] (depend) on weather.
- The most [important] (importance) thing about this job is to be [accurate] (accuracy).
- [desperate] (despair) Housewives is an American television comedy-drama series created by Marc Cherry.
- On Friday afternoon there is a great workshop on [effective] (effect) teaching methods.
- John is not really a [considerate] (consider) critic. He‘s not very sensitive.
- The Convention and its [explanatory] (explanation) Report have been adopted by the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe.
- A [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 |