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Verb Adjective Verb Adjective

tire tireless/tired/tiring interest interesting/interested
cease ceaseless disappoint disappointing/disappointed

talk talkative excite exciting/excited

move moveable worry worrying/worried
shock shocked/shocking terrify terrifying/terrified

amuse amused/amusing frighten frightening/frightened

annoy annoying/annoyed close closing/closed

delight delightful/delighted bore boring/bored

Adjectives from other Adjectives
We form adjectives from other adjectives by adding -ish, -al, -some, -ly, etc.

Adjective Adjective Adjective Adjective

red reddish whole wholesome

magic magical three threefold
comic comical sick sickly

white whitish sweet sweetish

Practice Time 4

A. Fill in the blanks with suitable adjective forms of the words given in brackets.
1. My father found my result very ___________. (disappoint)

2. Junk food is ___________ to our health. (harm)
3. What a ___________ dress! (love)

4. He is a very ___________ boy. (talk)

5. It was a ___________ experience. (delight)
6. It is a ___________ night today. (storm)

B. In each sentences, circle the adjective and underline the noun it describes.
1. Four monkeys were sitting on the tree.
2. Many people went for the audition. Adjectives

3. We have an old car.
4. The jockey was riding a black horse.
5. Chetna wore a beautiful dress for the party.
6. Why didn’t you clean your room?
7. Mary doesn’t like her dress.

8. An early bird catches the worm.
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