Adjectives -AL and -FUL

ADJECTIVES -Al and -ful

adjectives:-al anD -FUL

Adding -al A common suffix is -al Adding -al changes a noun into an adjective. For example: nature becomes natural If the word ends in a consonant + y, change the y to an i before you add -al For example: history becomes historical

Adjectives with al Meaning: ´Relating to´ The suffix -al can be used to make adjectives out of nouns: instruction, a noun, becomes instructional, an adjective. EXAMPLES: -They aren´t natural writers. -We were watching a historical drama. -The mountain has been designated as a national park.

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adjectives:-al anD -FUL

Adjectives with "ful" Meaning: full of, tending We use the adjectives with the suffix "ful" to show that an object has a lot of a certain quality. To make this adjective we add "ful" to a noun EXAMPLES: She´s also a successful songwriter. The flowers are very colourful. The girl is very beautiful. It is a very powerful weapon.

Adding -ful We can add the suffix -ful to make new words too. Adding -ful changes a noun to an adjective (a describing word for a noun). For example: joy becomes joyful There´s s spelling rule for adding the suffix -ful too. If the word ends in a consonant + y, change the y to an i before you add -ful For example: beauty becomes beautiful.

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