Lição 22 - Suffixes for Creating Adjectives

Kitchen

In this lesson you'll learn how to make adjectives from nouns and verbs using suffixes.

You'll also learn some common English words for items in the kitchen.

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Vocabulário - Kitchen Items

This section contains some English words for kitchen items.

Glass
Sound glass
Cup
Sound cup
Bowl
Sound bowl
Plate
Sound plate
Knife
Sound knife
Spoon
Sound spoon
Fork
Sound fork
Ladle
Sound ladle
Pot
Sound pot
Frying Pan
Sound frying pan
Blender
Sound blender
Scissors
Sound scissors
Toaster
Sound toaster
Kettle
Sound kettle
Cupboards
Sound cupboards
Sink
Sound kitchen sink
Chair
Sound chair
Table
Sound table
Fridge
Sound fridge
Dishwasher
Sound dishwasher
Stove
Sound stove
Oven
Sound oven
Microwave
Sound microwave oven
Garbage Can
Sound garbage can

Gramática - Create Adjectives with Suffixes

Suffixes

A suffix is a letter or group of letters added to the end of a word.

Creating adjectives from verbs

In English the past participle of many verbs can be used as an adjective.

Exemplos

Verb Adjective
bore bored
crowd crowded
worry worried

There are several suffixes that can be added to verbs to convert them to adjectives.

Suffix Meaning
ing describes the effect of the verb
less means without the action of the verb.
ive describes the effect of the verb
ant means to have the characteristic of the verb
ent means someone who performs or causes the action of the verb
able
ible		 means capable of being

Exemplos

verb adjective
confuse confusing confuso
interest interesting interessante
expense expensive caro
please pleasant agradável
differ different diferente
comfort comfortable confortável

Creating adjectives from nouns

In English there are several suffixes that can be added to nouns to convert them to adjectives. The most common of these suffixes are:

Suffix Meaning
y means characterized by or inclined to
ish means belonging to or having the characteristic of
ful means full of a given quality
less means without
ous means full of a given quality

Exemplos

noun adjective
anger angry irritado, zangado
sleep sleepy sonolento
storm stormy tormentoso
fool foolish Insensato, tolo
beauty beautiful bonita
thought thoughtful pensativo
help helpless desamparado
motion motionless imóvel
danger dangerous perigoso
mystery mysterious misterioso

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Flashcards

Here are some flashcards to help you learn the English words for kitchen items.

Practicar

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