Formation of adjectives — Langue Anglaise 3AM

Résumé du chapitre « Formation of adjectives » en Langue Anglaise, 3ème Année Moyenne, conforme au programme algérien : l'essentiel de chaque cours, des questions pour vérifier ta compréhension et des exercices.

Les cours du chapitre

1. Suffixes

   Many adjectives are built by adding an ending to a noun or to a verb. Knowing the endings doubles your vocabulary.

   • The main endings
   • Other endings
   • Spelling

   À retenir :Adjectives are built with -ful (full of), -less (without), -y, -able, -ous, -ive and -al, sometimes with a spelling change.

   Résumé PDF complet et exercices corrigés après inscription

2. Adjectives from nouns

   The same word family gives a noun, an adjective and often a verb. Recognising the family helps you understand a new word.

   • The families
   • Noun or adjective
   • Careful with -ly

   À retenir :Each family gives a noun and an adjective (beauty / beautiful, danger / dangerous); the adjective describes a noun or follows to be.

   Résumé PDF complet et exercices corrigés après inscription

3. Silent letters

   Building adjectives sometimes brings letters that are written but not said. They must be known for the spelling.

   • In the adjectives
   • The frequent families
   • Reading and writing

   À retenir :Silent letters (k, w, b, h, l and the final e) are written but not said; they often reveal the family of the word.

   Résumé PDF complet et exercices corrigés après inscription