Ways to derivate adjectives
from different parts of speech
 Noun / Adjective + ish :
Spanish, British, /
blueish, reddish, yellowish
 Noun / Verb / Adjective + Some :
awesome, lonesome
 Verbs Adjectives
Amuse ) amused
Please ) + ed : - pleased
Inhabit ) inhabited
 Amuse ) amusing
 Excite ) + ing : exciting
 Amaze ) amazing
 Interest + ing : interesting
 Please + ant : pleasant
 Compete + ent : competent
Comfort -able Comfortable
Person -al Personal
America -an American
wood -en Wooden
North -ern Northern
care -ful Careful
Friend -less Friendless
poet -ic Poetic
 History -ical Historical
 China-ese Chinese
England -ish English
Day -ly Daily
Danger -ous Dangerous
Trouble -some Troublesome
Cloud -y Cloudy
Dis- qualified Disqualified
Ir- responsible Irresponsible
 In- capable Incapable
 Im- patient Impatient
 Un- pleasant Unpleasant
A - Sleep (N/V) Asleep

Adjective derivation

  • 1.
    Ways to derivateadjectives from different parts of speech
  • 2.
     Noun /Adjective + ish : Spanish, British, / blueish, reddish, yellowish  Noun / Verb / Adjective + Some : awesome, lonesome
  • 3.
     Verbs Adjectives Amuse) amused Please ) + ed : - pleased Inhabit ) inhabited
  • 4.
     Amuse )amusing  Excite ) + ing : exciting  Amaze ) amazing  Interest + ing : interesting  Please + ant : pleasant  Compete + ent : competent
  • 5.
    Comfort -able Comfortable Person-al Personal America -an American wood -en Wooden North -ern Northern care -ful Careful
  • 6.
    Friend -less Friendless poet-ic Poetic  History -ical Historical  China-ese Chinese England -ish English Day -ly Daily Danger -ous Dangerous Trouble -some Troublesome Cloud -y Cloudy
  • 7.
    Dis- qualified Disqualified Ir-responsible Irresponsible  In- capable Incapable  Im- patient Impatient  Un- pleasant Unpleasant A - Sleep (N/V) Asleep