Monday, 20 April 2020

English Suffixes - Adjective Makers

Level: C1

-ed having: gifted, talented, wretched, learned
-en made of: wooden, golden, woollen, earthen
-ful full of: hopeful, fruitful, joyful
-ish somewhat like: boorish, reddish, girlish
-less free from, without: fearless, shameless, hopeless, senseless, boundless
-ly like: manly, godly, sprightly
-some with the quality of: wholesome, meddlesome, gladsome, quarrelsome
-ward inclining to: forward, wayward
-y with the quality of: wealthy, healthy, windy, slimy, greedy, needy, thirsty, dirty
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