Суффиксы прилагательных

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Суффиксы прилагательных

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СУФФИКСЫ ПРИЛАГАТЕЛЬНЫХ,
ОБРАЗОВАННЫХ ОТ СУЩЕСТВИТЕЛЬНЫХ
-ful (выражает наличие качества beautiful,
colourful)
-less (выражает отсутствие качества:
colourless, useless)
-al (central, formal)
-y (cloudy, dirty)
-ic (poetic, patriotic)
-ish-ese (выражает национальную
принадлежность: Scottish, English, Chinese
ary (elementary)
ous (famous)

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Исключением
является суффикс -ly,
так как данный суффикс служит для
образования наречий. Однако есть
ряд прилагательных и довольное
распространенных, которые
образованы при помощи этого
суффикса, например: friendly
(дружелюбный), lovely (прелестный)

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СУФФИКСЫ ПРИЛАГАТЕЛЬНЫХ,
ОБРАЗОВАННЫХ ОТ ГЛАГОЛОВ
-able /-ible (выражает возможность
подвергнуться действию, указанному
глаголом:
to change – changeable (менять – изменчивый);
to eat – eatable (есть – съедобный)
-ive (active, talkative)
-ent /-ant (different, observant)

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СУФФИКСЫ ПРИЛАГАТЕЛЬНЫХ,
ОБРАЗОВАННЫХ ОТ ГЛАГОЛОВ
Качество
ing (reading, missing)
ed (educated)

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PRACTICE 1. TRANSLATE INTO RUSSIAN.
The
suffix -ful means
«be full of» e.g. beautiful means
«be full of» beauty.

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She
was very thankful for our help.
She likes colourful clothes.
She is a very forgetful girl.
We are not sure that our team will win, but
we are hopeful.
They lived a peaceful, happy life.
He was always as helpful as possible.

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The suffix —ous means «ful of» which comes
from French e.g. danger + ous = dangerous
fame
— …,
humour — …,
courage — …,
poison — …,

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USE THE WORDS IN THE SENTENCES.
We don’t know if these chemicals are
____________ to people.
She became ____________as a writer.
I like to read ___________stories.
There are a lot of ________ snakes in the
jungle.
He was a ____________soldier.

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PRACTICE 2.1. TRANSLATE INTO RUSSIAN.
The
suffix -less means «without» e.g.
hopeless means «without» hope.

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a
moonless night,
a cloudless sky,
a noiseless machine,
numberless heroes,
a heartless woman,
a homeless cat,
a leafless tree,
a nameless author,
a endless war,
a sleepless night

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PRACTICE 4. THE SUFFIX -Y.
A. Translate into Russian.
windy
day,
sunny weather,
cloudy sky,
sleepy child,
dreamy girl,
icy wind,
healthy food

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B. FORM ADJECTIVES FROM THE NOUNS AND
TRANSLATE THEM.
sand
—…,
rock — … ,
grass — … ,
water- … ,
fog (g) — …

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C. PUT THE ADJECTIVES FROM B INTO THIS
SENTENCES TO MAKE THEM COMPLETE.
This … land is very good for farming. Cows
and sheep can feed here all the year round.
On such … mornings it’s very difficult to drive,
as you can’t see the road clearly.
Holidaymakers love the … beaches in the
south of Australia.
The picture shows the … mountains of
Scotland.
…places have a lot of water in all seasons.

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PRACTICE 5. TRANSLATE INTO RUSSIAN THE
ADJECTIVES, ENDING WITH THE SUFFIX —IC.
scientific
expedition,
domestic animal,
academic year,
Olympic games,
basic knowledge

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PRACTICE 6. MAKE UP ADJECTIVES WITH THE
HELP OF SUFFIX -AL AND TRANSLATE THEM.
music-…,
industry
– …,
culture – …,
region – …,
tradition – …,
nature – …,
nation – …,
agriculture – …,
comic – …

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PRACTICE 7. СУФФИКСЫ НАЦИОНАЛЬНОСТЕЙ
-(i)an, -ese:
Scotland — …,
Spain — …,
Finland — …,
America — …,
Italy — …,
Japan — … ,
China — … ,
-ish,

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PRACTICE 8. THE SUFFIX – ABLE.
eat
— …,
drink — …,
comfort — … ,
read — … ,
respect — ….

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B. USE THE WORDS IN THE SENTENCES:
Though
the cup is made of thin glass it is
not ……….(break).
Everybody respects him. He is very ……..
(respect).
I can’t read the book. It is not ……(read).
The nouns are divided into …………. and
un…………… (count).

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PRACTICE 9. FORM THE WORDS WITH THE
SUFFIX –IVE.
create
—…,
impress — … ,
progress — …,
act — … ,
mass — … ,

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PRACTICE 10. READ THE ADJECTIVES AND SPELL
THE SUFFIXES USED IN FORMING THEM.
ОБРАЗЕЦ changeable — The adjective
changeable is formed with the help of the suffix
-able.
successful,
cloudless, collective,
central, dangerous, faultless,
misty, courageous, aggressive,
national, breakable