Cambridge Unit 3: Reading and Use of English part 3

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Unit 3: Reading and Use of English part 3

Forming adjectives

Today's lesson

• Explanation: Making adjectives
• Exercises: Reading and Use of English part 3.
• Speaking

What are adjectives?

Making adjectives from nouns.

Add suffixes (-ous, - ful, -ic, -ical, -ish, -al, -y, etc.)

• danger --> dangerous
• child --> childish
• peace --> peaceful

You can also add prefixes (un-, im, in, etc.)

• success --> unsuccessful

He always gives __________ advice. (help)

1. helping
2. helpy
3. helpful
4. helpish

Making adjectives from verbs

Add suffixes (-ed / -ing)

• Amaze --> amazing / amazed
• bore --> boring / bored

This book was so __________ that I couldn’t stop reading. (interest)

1. interested
2. interesting

I felt completely __________ after the long journey. (exhaust)

1. exhausted
2. exhausting

She’s a very __________ person – everyone likes her. (friend)

The view from the mountain was absolutely __________. (breathe)

The test was really __________; I didn’t know anything! (confuse)

It’s important to stay __________ in difficult situations. (hope)

Make adjectives

Form as many adjectives as you can of the following words in 2 minutes.

artist, caution, colour, educate , emotion, energy, mass, predict, reason, respond, storm, thought, wealth

artist, caution, colour, educate, emotion,
energy, mass, predict, reason, respond,
storm, thought, wealth

Reading and Use of English part 3

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Do: Ex. 1 & 3

Time: 10 minutes

Exercise 1

1. natural                                            8. thrilling/thrilled
2. adventurous                                9. doubtful
3. friendly                                          10. successful
4. memorial/memorable             11. remarkable
5. mysterious                                   12. accessible
6. risky
7. crowded 

Exercise 3

1. heights
2. uncomfortable
3. discourage
4. alternative
5. motorists
6. undoubtedly 
7. dramatically
8. attraction

Speaking

Exercise 4

Work in pairs. Choose student A or B. 

Act out your rule.