Foundation of Formation of adjective
Adjective is very important part of English grammar. They can be formed by noun and verb also.From noun & verb
From noun
Some nouns can transform into adjectives
.1. Some adjectives can be form from nouns by adding the proper suffixes.
Eg. I. Power + full-- powerful
2. Gold+ en --- golden
3. Glory+ ous --- glorious
4. Mission + ary -- missionary
2. Some adjectives can be formed from verbs by adding the proper suffixes.
Eg
1. Need + less = needless
2. Need+ y = needy
3. Negate + ve = negative
4. Neglect + full = neglectful
3. Some adjectives can be formed from nouns by dropping the proper suffixes.
Eg.
1. Usefulness - ness = useful
2. Difficulty-y = difficult
3. Bravery - y = brave
4. Cruelty -y = cruel
4. Some adjectives can be formed from verbs by dropping the suffix --- en.
Eg.
1. Quieten- en = quiet
2. Sadden - en = sad
5. Some adjectives can be formed from verbs by dropping the prefixes.
Eg.
1. Belittle - be = little
2. Be fool- be = fool
3. Enlarge - en = large
4. Enrich - en = rich
6. Adjectives can be formed from adverbs by dropping the suffix --- ly.
Eg.
1. Slowly - ly = slow
2. Really - ly = real
3. Beautifully - ly = beautiful
4. Carefully - ly = careful
The table of adjective formation
Some more examples :
From verbs
Verb Adjective
1. Attend attentive / attendant
2. Concentrate concentrative
3. Dust dusty
4. Continue continuous
5. Lower low
6. honorable honor
7. Play playful
8. Sleep sleepy
9. Manage manageable
10. Need needy
Form nouns
Noun Adjective
1. Ability able
2. Air airy
3. Sun sunny
4. Bravery brave
5. Centre central
6. Cloud cloudy
7. Anxiety anxious
8. Comfort comfortable
9. Depth deep
10. East eastern
11. Emotion emotional
12. Fame famous
13. Occasion occasional
14. Might mighty
15 nature natural
16. Safety safe
17. Pain painful
18. Poet poetic
19. Rain rainy
20. Wonder wonderful
From Adverbs
Adverb adjectives
1. Abruptly abrupt
2. Angrily angry
3. Annually annual
4. Clearly clear
5. Bitterly bitter
6. Boldly bold
7. Anxiously anxious
8. deeply deep
9. Differently different
10. Eagerly eager
11. Cleverly clearly
12. Easily easy
13. Excitedly excited
14. Quickly quick
15. Happily happy
16. Innocently innocent
17. Logically logical
18. Merrily merry
19. Neatly neat
20. Painfully painful
From verbs
Verb Adjective
1. Attend attentive / attendant
2. Concentrate concentrative
3. Dust dusty
4. Continue continuous
5. Lower low
6. honorable honor
7. Play playful
8. Sleep sleepy
9. Manage manageable
10. Need needy
Form nouns
Noun Adjective
1. Ability able
2. Air airy
3. Sun sunny
4. Bravery brave
5. Centre central
6. Cloud cloudy
7. Anxiety anxious
8. Comfort comfortable
9. Depth deep
10. East eastern
11. Emotion emotional
12. Fame famous
13. Occasion occasional
14. Might mighty
15 nature natural
16. Safety safe
17. Pain painful
18. Poet poetic
19. Rain rainy
20. Wonder wonderful
From Adverbs
Adverb adjectives
1. Abruptly abrupt
2. Angrily angry
3. Annually annual
4. Clearly clear
5. Bitterly bitter
6. Boldly bold
7. Anxiously anxious
8. deeply deep
9. Differently different
10. Eagerly eager
11. Cleverly clearly
12. Easily easy
13. Excitedly excited
14. Quickly quick
15. Happily happy
16. Innocently innocent
17. Logically logical
18. Merrily merry
19. Neatly neat
20. Painfully painful
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