2.2 FORMATION OF ADJECTIVES


            1) We can add certain letter to nouns and verbs to form adjectives.
            2)  Adjectives can be formed by adding

            a. `-al’, `-ial’
            Nature-natural                        ceremony-ceremonial

            b. `-an’, `-en’
            Malaysia-Malaysian    eat-eaten
           
            c. `-ant’,`-ent’
            Importance-important            evidence-evident
           
            d. `-able’
            accept-acceptable       predict-predictable
           
            e. `-ible’
            horror-horrible            sense-sensible
           
            f. `-iant’, `-ient’
            radiance-radiant         patience-patient

            g. `-ive’
            defence-defensive      act-active
           
            h. `-y’
            taste-tasty       green-greeny

            i. `-ful’, `-less’
            care-carefull/careless  use-usefull/useless

            j. `-ous’
            fame-famous   humor-humorous

            k. `-ious’
            ambition-ambitious     envy-envious

            l. `-ate’
            fortune-fortunate        passion-passionate

            m. `-ary’
            station-stationary        element-elementary

            n. `-some’
            trouble-troublesome   awe-awesome

            o. `-like’
            lady-ladylike   life-lifelike

            p. `-ish’
            child-childish  yellow-yellowish

            q. `-ing’
            interest-interesting      amaze-amazing

            r. `-ed’
bore-bored      damage-damaged