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1. 1.

   Underline the Adjectives in the following poem by Holly Bohto and identify the nouns they modify:

   Writer's Block

   Too tired to
   rub two words together
   to make a
   coherent sentence
   into
   brilliant relationships
   with
   forgotten verbs
   and
   colourful adjectives.

2. 2.

   Form Adjectives by adding Suffixes to the Noun verbs, make suitable changes where necessary:

   Suffix	Nouns/Verbs	Adjectives
   (i) an	America, Italy, Indonesia	American, ___________________
   (ii) sh	Britain, Spain, Sweden	___________________
   (iii) able	suit, honour, profit, think, treasure	___________________
   (iv) al	herb, culture, music, nature	___________________
   (v) ful	faith, care, duty, respect	___________________
   (vi) less	mercy, child, worth, shame	___________________
   (vii) ous	marvel, fame, glory, danger	___________________
   (viii) ish	child, book, food, boy	___________________
   (ix) ly	man, woman, brother, coward	___________________
   (x) y	water, need, sleep, star, thirst	___________________

    

3. 3.

   Form Adjectives by adding prefixes to the words given; make suitable changes where necessary :

   Prefix	Word	Adjective
   (i) in	eligible, delible, discipline, apt	ineligible, _________________
   (ii) un	able, imaginable, kempt, manly	___________________
   (iii) ir	responsible, reparable	___________________
   (iv) a	social, political	___________________
   (v) ante	date, chamber	___________________
   (vi) anti	biotic, dote, pathy	___________________
   (vii) bene	factor, diction	___________________
   (viii) bi	cycle, party, annual, pad	___________________
   (ix) dis	appoint, like, content, proportionate	___________________
   (x) mal	adjustment, treat, nourishment	___________________

    

4. 4.

   Choose and write the correct forms of adjectives given in brackets.

   1. Mr, Bose is three years senior ___________________ (to/than) my dad.
   2. The little boy spoke only ___________________ (a few /few) sentences, but I was able to notice ___________________ (a little/little) stammer in his speech.
   3. Between cleaning dishes and cooking. he preferred the ___________________ (latter/later).
   4. Buy me ___________________ (some/any) bread You needn't buy (some/any) butter or jam.
   5. Have I made ___________________ (much/many) mistakes in my essay?
   6. of the two leading parties ___________________ (either/neither) party got a clear majority in the elections.
   7. Lead is the ___________________ (heavier/heaviest) metal.
   8. Coimbatore is ___________________ (bigger/biggest) than many other cities of South India.
   9. Usain Bolt is the ___________________( faster/fastest) runner in the world at the moment.
   10. No other variety of banana is ___________________ (sweet as sweet) as this.
   11. I shop at the ___________________ (nearest/ near) market for my daily needs. The main market is ___________________ (further/ farther) down the road.
   12. There were ___________________ (few/ fewer) guests at his party than we had expected. But it was one of the ___________________ (better/ best) parties I have ever attended.
5. 5.

   Rearrange the words in the correct order. Read each description aloud before you write the answers. Have fun!

   1. vase = Greek, silver, antique, small, an
   2. stamps = English, valuable, postage, some
   3. table = coffee, small, glass, a
   4. sailor = old, smelly, fat, horrible, a
   5. face cream = new, amazing, performed, a
   6. boy = spoilt, nasty, little, a
   7. mobile = German, good, useful, smart, a
   8. Paris = exciting, busy, lively, city, a
6. 6.

   Look at these words and frame oral sentences of your own.

   young

   wrong

   liquid

   cold

   official