English Grammar Guide
Suffixes: Adjectives from Verbs
Usage - Verb to Adjective Suffixes
The suffixes
The suffixes
ADJECTIVE forms ofVERBS
Grammar - Verb to Adjective Suffixes
VERB →ADJECTIVE -able (possible)desire → desirable -ible (possible)access → accessible -ful (do something)forget → forgetful -ive (do something)act → active
Forms - ADJECTIVE : -able (Possible)
| ador | manage | |||
| desir | measur | |||
| drink | notice | |||
| excit | port | |||
| like | reli | |||
Forms - ADJECTIVE : -ible (Possible)
| access | |
| convert | |
| flex | |
| suggest | |
Forms - ADJECTIVE : -ful (Do Something)
| forget | |
| help | |
| play | |
Forms - ADJECTIVE : -ive (Do Something)
| act | persuas | |||
| creat | possess | |||
| explos | product | |||
| express | select | |||
| pass | sensit | |||
| Symbols & Abbreviations | ||
|---|---|---|
| ADJ. | Adjective | |
Usage - Adjectives from Past Participles
The
Some
ADJECTIVE forms ofVERBS - Something has happened to the noun
Grammar - Adjectives from Past Participles
INFINITIVE →PAST PARTICIPLE (V3 )PAST PARTICIPLE =ADJECTIVE break →broken PAST PARTICIPLE -en =ADJECTIVE drink →drunk →drunken
Forms - Adjectives from Past Participles
Forms - PAST PARTICIPLE -en = ADJECTIVE
| Symbols & Abbreviations | ||
|---|---|---|
| = | Same as | |
| V3 | Past Participle | |
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* 12th November, 2024
* 12th November, 2024
See Also
01) Adjectives: -ing vs -ed
02) Negative Prefixes: un/dis/in/im-
03) Suffixes: Adjectives from Nouns
04) Suffixes: People from Verbs
05) Suffixes: People from Nouns
06) Suffixes: Nationalities from Countries
07) Suffixes: Nouns from verbs
08) Suffixes: Nouns from Adjectives
09) Suffixes: Nouns from Nouns
10) Suffixes for verbs: -en/ify/ise/ize
