ENGLISH LEARNING MADE EASY

Objective
The objective of this lesson is to help the students expand their vocabulary by
learning about formation of nouns, adjectives and verbs, and also using one word
for a group of words.
8.1 Introduction
Language is a medium of self expression and one expresses oneself with the help
of words. A person having good vocabulary is more confident than others and is able
to express himself better than others.
Vocabulary can be enhanced by understanding how different words are formed
and how they are used in particular context.
8.2 Formation of Adjectives
Air Airy Hair Hairy
Ice Icy Fog Foggy
Fire Fiery Heart Hearty
Fuss Fussy Salt Salty
Anger Angry Cloud Cloudy
Grass Grassy Sun Sunny
Bulk Bulky Star Starry
Mist Misty Fun Funny
Mud Muddy Storm stormy
Week Weekly Neighbour Neighbourly
Month Monthly Father Fatherly
Hour Hourly Friend Friendly
Scholar Scholarly Elder Elderly
Girl Girlish Sheep Sheepish
Devil Devilish Fool Foolish
Self Selfish Slave Slavish
Snob Snobbish Child Childish
God Godlike War Warlike
1. Adjectives formed by adding ‘y’:
2. Adjectives formed by adding ‘ly’:
3. Adjectives formed by adding ‘ish’:
4. Adjectives formed by adding ‘-like’:
Lady Ladylike Child Childlike
Hand Handsome Tire Tiresome
Trouble Troublesome Quarrel Quarrelsome
Whole Wholesome Weary Wearisome
Praise Praiseworthy Trust Trustworthy
Note Noteworthy Air Airworthy
Avoid Avoidable Advise Advisable
Memory Memorable Admire Admire able
Consider Considerable Bear Bearable
Reverse Reversible Sense sensible
Religion Religious Space Spacious
Advantage Advantageous Vigor Vigorous
Vice Vicious Office Officious
Price Precious Mystery Mysterious
Pity Piteous Adventure Adventurous
Miracle Miraculous Merit Meritious
Ridicule Ridiculous Humour Humourous
Industry Industrious Harmony Harmonious
Volume Voluminous Fame famous
5. Adjectives formed by adding ‘-some’:
6. Adjectives formed by adding ‘-worthy’:
7. Adjectives formed by adding ‘-able/ible’:
8. Adjectives formed by adding ‘-ous’:
Ancestor Ancestral Colony Colonial
Autumn Autumnal Finance Financial
Tribe Tribal Navy Naval
Verb Verbal Minister Ministerial
Dictator Dictatorial Classic Classical
Music Musical Politics political
Type Typical Iron Ironical
Zone Zonal Node nodal
Angle Angular Table Tabular
Circle Circular Muscle Muscular
Moment Momentary Station stationary
Broad Broaden Length Lengthen
Wool Woolen Earth Earthen
Gold Golden Short shorten
Artist Artistic Base Basic
Class Classic Drama Dramatic
Hero Heroic