Лекция: 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

1It’s a very academic, _________ book.

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

3We 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.

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

8“Time” is an American ________ news magazine.

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

1a ______ plant (poison)

2a ______ organization (religion)

3an ______ journey (adventure)

4a _______ movement (nerves)

5a _______ country (mountain)

6a _______ story (humour)

7a _______ escape (miracle)

8a _______ machine (danger)

9a ________ sunset (glory)

10an ________ politician (ambition)

11a _________ soldier (courage)

12a_________ earthquake (disaster)

13a ________ film star (fame)

14an _________ student (industry)

15an ________ disease (infection)

16a ________ disappearance (mystery)

17a _______ army (victory)

18a _______ person (suspicion)

2.13 –icMake 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

1Whisky 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.

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

5I feel very fit and ________ today.

6She bought a camera and other ________ equipment.

7She likes physics, chemistry and other ________ subjects.

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

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

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

2.14 –icalMake adjectives ending in –icalfrom 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

1He speaks English fluently but with some ________ mistakes.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9The doctors say her condition is now _________.

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

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

1 a ________ dress (fashion)

2a ________ army (triumph)

3 an ________ letter (affection)

4 a ________ table (circle)

5_______ interests (literature)

6 a ________ house (suburb)

7a ________ shape (triangle)

8a ________ child (trouble)

9a ________ chair (comfort)

10a ________ business (profit)

11a ________ athlete (muscle)

12a ________ painting (value)

13a ________ worker (skill)

14a ________ 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

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

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

3The soldiers were given _______ watches.

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

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

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

7The recording studio was completely ________.