In Lesson No. 17 we studied concerning abstract nouns derived from qualifying adjectives. We found that we formed these nouns expressing quality from adjectives that describe quality by the addition of suffixes.

Adjectives may likewise be formed from nouns and also from verbs by the addition of suffixes. There are a number of suffixes which may be used to form adjectives in this way; as, al, ous, ic, ful, less, able, ible, ary and ory. Notice the following words: nation, national; peril, perilous; reason, reasonable; sense, sensible; custom, customary; advise, advisory; hero, heroic; care, careful, careless.

To some words, more than one suffix may be added and an adjective of different meaning formed; for example, use, useless, useful; care, careless, careful.

Make as many adjectives as you can from the nouns and verbs given in the spelling lesson for this week by the addition of one or more of the following suffixes:

Al, less, ous, ic, ful, able, ible, ary, ory, and ly.

Monday

• Accident
• Danger
• Origin
• Commend
• Element

Tuesday

• Critic
• Libel
• Attain
• Revolution
• Contradict

Wednesday

• Cynic
• Injury
• Respect
• Station
• Migrate

Thursday

• Event
• Parent
• Order
• Virtue
• Marvel

Friday

• Second
• Fashion
• Consider
• Murder
• Incident

Saturday

• Constitution
• Industry
• Vibrate
• Tribute
• Compliment