Adjectives made from nouns

2.11 –ly The addition of –y or – ly to a noun often makes an adjective, e.g. a windy night, fatherly advice, a daily newspaper. Put each of the following words in its correct place in the sentences below.

Salty / grassy / scholarly / rainy / friendly / ghostly / weekly /yearly

1 It’s a very academic, _________ book.

2 It’s been dry for two weeks but I think next weekend will be ________.

3 We found a nice _________ place by the river for our picnic.

4 Julia will help you. She’s a very pleasant, ________ girl.

5 The water of the lake was rather ________, like sea- water.

6 A ________ figure in white suddenly appeared before us.

7 He makes _________ visits to his firm’s head office in Paris, usually in April.

8 “Time” is an American ________ news magazine.

2.12 –ous In each space below put an adjective ending in – ous made from the noun in brackets below the phase.

1 a ______ plant (poison)

2 a ______ organization (religion)

3 an ______ journey (adventure)

4 a _______ movement (nerves)

5 a _______ country (mountain)

6 a _______ story (humour)

7 a _______ escape (miracle)

8 a _______ machine (danger)

9 a ________ sunset (glory)

10 an ________ politician (ambition)

11 a _________ soldier (courage)

12 a_________ earthquake (disaster)

13 a ________ film star (fame)

14 an _________ student (industry)

15 an ________ disease (infection)

16 a ________ disappearance (mystery)

17 a _______ army (victory)

18 a _______ person (suspicion)

2.13 –ic Make adjectives ending in – ic from the following nouns, making any necessary spelling changes, then put them in their correct places in the sentences below.

poetry / art / drama / sympathy / climate / photography / democracy / energy / science / alcohol

1 Whisky of course is an _________ drink.

2 She paints and draws. She’s very _______.

3 Sweden and Brazil have different weather. They’re in different _________ zones.

4 They have free elections. It’s a ________ country.

5 I feel very fit and ________ today.

6 She bought a camera and other ________ equipment.

7 She likes physics, chemistry and other ________ subjects.

8 He was very patient and ________ when I told him my problem.

9 She has a very imaginative, _______ style of writing.

10 The big doors suddenly opened and he entered. It was very ________.

2.14 –ical Make adjectives ending in – ical from the following nouns, making any necessary spelling changes, then put them in their correct places in the sentences below.

psychology / grammar / crisis / music / politics / medicine / alphabet / clerk / theatre / practice

1 He speaks English fluently but with some ________ mistakes.

2 The index at the back of a book is in ________ order.

3 I never go to concerts. I’m not at all ________.

4 He’s very _________. He can make and repair almost anything.

5 She could make a lot of money in films, but she is more interested in a _______ career.

6 He’s interested in ________ affairs. He might enter parliament.

7 Physically he was unhurt, but he suffered ________ damage.

8 He treated her injury although he had no ________ qualifications.

9 The doctors say her condition is now _________.

10 She wants a ________ job. She has always liked office work.

2.15 In each space below put an adjective made from the noun in brackets after the phrase.

1 a ________ dress (fashion)

2 a ________ army (triumph)

3 an ________ letter (affection)

4 a ________ table (circle)

5 _______ interests (literature)

6 a ________ house (suburb)

7 a ________ shape (triangle)

8 a ________ child (trouble)

9 a ________ chair (comfort)

10 a ________ business (profit)

11 a ________ athlete (muscle)

12 a ________ painting (value)

13 a ________ worker (skill)

14 a ________ state (socialism)

15 a ________ attempt (success)

16 a ________ friend (trust)

17 a ________ day (memory)

18 a ________ place (peace)

19 a ________ person (knowledge)

20 a ________ country (distance)

2.16 –proof – proof means ‘safe against’, ‘able to resist’ e.g. a fireproof door.

Put each of the following words in its correct place in the sentences below.

waterproof / soundproof / bulletproof / heatproof / shockproof / childproof / foolproof

1 The windows of the President’s car were made of _______ glass in case of an assassination attempt.

2 Our tent wasn’t completely _______ and the rain came through.

3 The soldiers were given _______ watches.

4 These dishes are ________. You can put them in the oven.

5 The bank’s security system is completely _______. It can’t possibly go wrong.

6 The car locks should be _______, otherwise my young sons will open them during a journey and fall out.

7 The recording studio was completely ________.