This document discusses word formation with various suffixes added to adjectives, including -al, -y, -ic, -ing, -ous, -ful, -less, -ible/-able, and -ive. It provides examples of words that can and cannot be used with each suffix, explaining the rules of adjective formation in English.

1. Word formation
Adjectives
(practice)
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2. Word formation
Adjectives
Suffixes
-al
-y
-ic
-ing
-ous
-ful
-less
-ible/-able
-ive

3. Which word cannot be used
with the suffix -al
sense direct nation
classic nature point
live politics education
person myth select
native culture lyrics
practice reason critic
finance optic collect

4. Which word cannot be used
with the suffix -al
sensual direct national
classical natural point
live political educational
personal mythical select
native cultural lyrical
practical reason critical
financial optical collect

5. Which word cannot be used
with the suffix -y
scare teach chill
colour witty hair
fat luck wonder
office noise brain
mist help wave
insist thirst bush
trick wax order

6. Which word cannot be used
with the suffix -y
scary teach chilly
colour wit hairy
fatty lucky wonder
office noisy brainy
misty help wavy
insist thirsty bushy
tricky waxy order

7. Which word cannot be used
with the suffix -ous
horror danger fame
fury skill mystery
science glamour poison
miracle caprice reason
industry persist prosper
envy fashion scandalous
manage prestige courage

8. Which word cannot be used
with the suffix -ous
horror dangerous famous
furious skill mysterious
science glamourous poisonous
miraculous capricious reason
industrious persist prosperous
envious fashion scandalous
manage prestigious courageous

9. Which word cannot be used
with the suffix -ing
horrify overwhelm science
annoy humour disgust
athlete excite bore
terrify interest pain
power tire shock
simple exhaust amaze
understand equip confuse

10. Which word cannot be used
with the suffix -ing
horrifying overwhelming science
annoying humour disgusting
athlete exciting boring
terrifying interesting pain
power tiring shocking
simple exhausting amazing
understanding equip confusing

11. Which word cannot be used
with the suffix -ful
watch strange fear
happy awe power
harm cheer create
fashion flavour purpose
pain depend joy
insist truth peace
grate delight order

12. Which word cannot be used
with the suffix -ful
watchful strange fearful
happy awful powerful
harmful cheerful create
fashion flavourful purposeful
painful depend joyful
insist truthful peaceful
grateful delightful order

13. Which word cannot be used
with the suffix -less
success fat count
end change easy
harm home evidence
strong spot taste
sand sleep age
fault word peace
sound beauty stain

14. Which word cannot be used
with the suffix -less
successless fat countless
endless changeless easy
harmless homeless evidence
strong spotless tasteless
sand sleepless ageless
faultless wordless peace
soundless beauty stainless

15. Which word cannot be used
with the suffix -ible/-able
period accept comfort
value reason number
fashion humour forget
disgrace suit terror
sense talent enjoy
agree avail rule
success vary convert

16. Which word cannot be used
with the suffix -ible/-able
period acceptable comfortable
valuable reasonable number
fashionable humour forgetable
disgrace suitable terrible
sensible talent enjoyable
agreeable available rule
success variable convertible

17. Which word cannot be used
with the suffix -ive
destruct persuade guilt
insist correct addict
resent initiate possess
talk execute talent
parent expense sense
relate support steal
compare test offense

18. Which word cannot be used
with the suffix -ive
destructive persuasive guilt
insist corrective addictive
resent initiative possessive
talkative executive talent
parent expensive sensitive
relative supportive steal
comparative test offensive