Adjective-Forming Suffixes REVISION TEST I Choose the correct suffix in the box to make these adjectives -ous -able -ing -ish -ful - less amaz desper _ music _ attract master _ -en - ive -y -ate -al gold 11 child danger 12 help _ thought _ 13 understand _ manage _ 14 life-chang _ 10 mountain 15 rain 15 II Fill in the blanks with a suitable word from those above It is extremely to be in a car and not be wearing a seat belt Parts of this school are in need of repair I don’t like Jeremy for his _ behaviour It was very _ of Adam to send Ann some flowers on her birthday Some decisions we made are _ and others have had very little effect on how we live The debt has been reduced to a level The company has made us a highly preposition The day when people celebrate 50 years of marriage is called a wedding Their reaction is perfectly _ in the circumstances 10 I think that my sister is doing an job with those children 11 Switzerland is a country, with some of Europe’s tallest peaks 12 According to the weather forecast, the _ season will come late this year 13 Many newly-born animals are _ and cannot move at1all 14 He was a man of a _ character and won great5 influence As aadjectives, centreA, Boston New York III 15 Make using right suffixes Choose B or rivals C and write these adjectives 15 EXPENSE A- ful B -en C -ive MANAGE A-able B-ful C-ous THRILL _ A -ful B -able C -ing DISASTER _ A -ful B -ous C -ful FROST A- ful B-y C -able BEAUTY _ A - ent B - ful C - less INDUSTRY _ A- ive B -able C -al GIRL A –ent B-ive C- ish MARKET A –able B-ful C-ous 10 HELP A-able B-less C-y 10 0 Total: 404 KEY Exercise I amazing golden 11 childish desperate dangerous 12 helpful/less musical attractive thoughtful/less manageable 13 understandable 14 life-changing masterful 10 mountainous 15 rainy Exercise II dangerous desperate manageable attractive 11 mountainous 12 rainy childish golden 13 helpless thoughtful understandable 14 masterful life-changing 10 amazing 15 musical Exercise III C expensive A manageable B beautiful C industrial C thrilling B disastrous C girlish A marketable B frosty 10 B helpless