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Adjective Suffixes Worksheets and Exercises

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Learning adjective suffixes is an easy way to expand your English vocabulary. By adding endings like –ful, –less, –ous, or –ive to nouns and verbs, you can create new adjectives that describe people, things, or feelings. Practice these exercises to improve your understanding and use of adjective suffixes in daily English.

Adjective Suffixes Worksheets

Adjective Suffixes Exercises

📝 Exercise 1: Add the correct adjective suffix

Complete each word by adding the correct suffix (–ful, –less, –ous, or –ive) to form an adjective.

  1. care → __________

  2. danger → __________

  3. create → __________

  4. hope → __________

  5. use → __________

  6. power → __________

  7. attract → __________

  8. fame → __________

  9. joy → __________

  10. help → __________

🧩 Exercise 2: Choose the correct adjective form

Select the correct adjective to complete each sentence.

  1. She is a very (beauty / beautiful) person.

  2. The movie was so (bore / boring) that I fell asleep.

  3. This room is really (comfort / comfortable).

  4. The baby looks (sleep / sleepy).

  5. It was a very (success / successful) event.

  6. That was a (shame / shameful) thing to do.

  7. I prefer (nature / natural) light.

  8. His speech was (inspire / inspiring).

  9. It’s (danger / dangerous) to drive too fast.

  10. Her dress is (color / colorful).

🧠 Exercise 3: Form adjectives from the words in brackets

Rewrite each sentence using the correct adjective form.

  1. It was a __________ day. (sun)

  2. He gave me a __________ smile. (friend)

  3. The story was really __________. (interest)

  4. She is a __________ person. (help)

  5. That’s a very __________ situation. (danger)

  6. He’s a __________ boy; he never stops running. (energy)

  7. I find this book quite __________. (educate)

  8. The sky looks __________ today. (cloud)

  9. She’s wearing a __________ dress. (fashion)

  10. The mountain view was __________. (wonder)

✏️ Exercise 4: Match the noun to its adjective

Match the words in Column A with the correct adjective form in Column B.

A. Noun B. Adjective
1. care a. hopeful
2. danger b. creative
3. help c. dangerous
4. hope d. careless
5. power e. helpful
6. fame f. powerful
7. attract g. famous
8. use h. attractive
9. beauty i. useful
10. energy j. beautiful

🧾 Exercise 5: Identify the suffix

Underline the suffix in each adjective and name the type (e.g., –ful → full of).

  1. wonderful

  2. careless

  3. dangerous

  4. hopeful

  5. helpful

  6. attractive

  7. childish

  8. energetic

  9. creative

  10. natural

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Answer Key

🔹 Answer Key

Exercise 1: Add the correct adjective suffix

  1. careful

  2. dangerous

  3. creative

  4. hopeful

  5. useful

  6. powerful

  7. attractive

  8. famous

  9. joyful

  10. helpful

Exercise 2: Choose the correct adjective form

  1. beautiful

  2. boring

  3. comfortable

  4. sleepy

  5. successful

  6. shameful

  7. natural

  8. inspiring

  9. dangerous

  10. colorful

Exercise 3: Form adjectives from the words in brackets

  1. sunny

  2. friendly

  3. interesting

  4. helpful

  5. dangerous

  6. energetic

  7. educational

  8. cloudy

  9. fashionable

  10. wonderful

Exercise 4: Match the noun to its adjective

1–d 2–c 3–e 4–a 5–f 6–g 7–h 8–i 9–j 10–b

Exercise 5: Identify the suffix

  1. wonderful – full of wonder

  2. careless – without care

  3. dangerous – full of danger

  4. hopeful – full of hope

  5. helpful – giving help

  6. attractive – causing attraction

  7. childish – like a child

  8. energetic – having energy

  9. creative – showing creativity

  10. natural – from nature