Exercise 11. A: Four Adjective Suffixes
Directions: Study the four suffixes and the examples below. Change each word in column A
to an adjective by adding a suffix and write the new word in column B. You may have to
change, drop, or add letters before adding the suffix to some words.
Suffix From
Example -ful Old English wonderful, merciful
-less Old English hopeless, senseless
-able Latin readable, capable
-ese Latin Japanese, Siamese
A B A B
1. Portugal Portuguese 11. child
2. misery miserable 12. Burma
3. awe 13. consider
4. move 14. count
5. China 15. Congo
6. remark 16. master
7. Canton 17. speech
8. service 18. wish
9. penny 19. end
10. grate 20. bounty