Consigli per l'esame FIRST (Cambridge): "use of English", Schemi e mappe concettuali di Inglese

Scarica Consigli per l'esame FIRST (Cambridge): "use of English" e più Schemi e mappe concettuali in PDF di Inglese solo su Docsity! TIPS FOR THE “USE OF ENGLISH” PART - FIRST EXAM We can use suffixes to change nouns and verbs into adjectives, or to change the meaning of an adjective. Some suffixes have a general meaning whilst others simply transform words into adjectives. The suffix de usually means without something whilst the suffix -fu/ usually means Example: (with hope) hopeful — hope — hopeless (without hope) Not all words can be made into adjectives pairs like this. It's best to check your dictionary. Example: homeless (but not: hemeftti) beautiful (but not: beautyless) The suffix P changes nouns and adjectives into adjectives that mean like Example: Don't be childish. (like a child) The jacket is a bluish colour. (like blue) For materials we can add “en to nouns to create adjectives that mean Made of. Example: A wooden chair. A woolen jumper. When added to a verb, «able creates adjectives that express ability. Example: Is the water drinkable? Spelling Rules We don't normally add or take away letters, we simply add the suffix to the end of the word. However, there are some exceptions: There We double the final consonant in words that have a short stressed vowel before the final consonant. Example: sun + sunny A -y at the end of a word changes to to -i. Example: bounty — bountiful An -e at the end of a word is dropped when the suffix begins with a vowel, but -ee, - 06, -ye remain unchanged. Example: fortune — fortunate agree — agreeable An -l is dropped before adding the suffix -fu/to words that end in —/. Example: Skill > skilful are many more suffixes that we can use to create adjectives. The tables below provide an overview of adjective formation using verbs and nouns. Unfortunately, there are no rules to follow but we can always use a dictionary. Tabl e: Adjectives from Nouns This table shows a list suffixes or adjective endings that can be added to nouns to form adjectives. suffix noun adjective [€ 110/9)(5) -able comfort comfortable This chair is so comfortable. -al brute brutal The training plan is brutal, but it works. cate passion passionate Ms Smith is a passionate teacher. -en gold golden She wears a golden bracelet. -ful beauty beautiful Look at those beautiful flowers. -ible response responsible Angela is very responsible.