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Exercises

9.f Write down an adjective (or adjectives) formed from these nouns or verbs. Cover the
opposite page first.
thought dirt pain comfort
attract care knowledge fame
create danger suit rely
fog politics sun wash
home enjoy music break
use

9.2 Fill the gaps with suitable adjectives from the opposite page.
1 You must be very ............0..00. when you drive in wet weather.
2 It was 80 wees this morning that I couldn’t see more than twenty metres in front
of me.
3 Everyone in my country has heard of her; she’s very ...............0.....
4 The people in the tourist information office were very ..............0..0.. and answered all
our questions without any problems.
5 This is a very ........00ce. road; there were at least three serious accidents on it last
year.
6 It was very 0. when I hit my leg against the corner of the table.
7 This bag is very .........0..00005. because I can use it for work or when I go on holiday.
8 We’ve never had any problems with our TV in ten years; it’s been very .................0..5
9 The factory is in the middle of the ..........00.000.... part of the city, surrounded by other
factories.
10 I made some coffee but it was horrible. In fact, my sister said it was ......0..0..0:00
11 I’m afraid my working hours are very ...............0... ; L have to start at exactly the same
time every day and finish at the same time every day.
12 It seems terrible to me that there are so many ..................... people living in a city with
thousands of empty houses.

9.3 How many of these words can form opposites with the suffix -less?
painful wonderful useful careful
beautiful tactful awful thoughtful
Can you think of words which mean the opposite of the other words (the ones
without -less)?

9.4 From the adjectives on this page and the opposite page, choose three which could describe
each of these people or things. (You can use the same adjective more than once.)
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ooo... ccc
ccc cece ccc teec tees eceeeceesecceetesestetitessetttettieess
someone who is a very bad driver
RWHL Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ccc ce cnn en en i eb lee b beet bitcblitetbitteteteescitentittsttestttiieitenn
o........cccccccccccccccecccceceeeeceeeeeevcteeteeccntietscttttsttrtestretetititecee
A Large CHY
ANNA Albert Einstein eiccccceecece ccc ceee etc tbee bbe eebeteb tect tecuescetssieecittceitsvtevirsttettetiieceetiectttecteenes
occcccccccccccc cece ccee cece cece tebe ees beeeteeesbeiscvietsttesctititiitectsestectertc:
A TOW CAD
ce
ASPCECH
ne ene nec bn ebb G bolt bbls clttttittclitiltttitrttcttntecce
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YOUrself
cc cecc cece e ec ecen ee eeeebbeeetbesbbteetetesiesttesetsstesettttestttittesttttectrteserteetttecsess

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