Homework: Adjective Suffixes

-ing, -ous, -able, -ive, -ful...

Intermediate

Are Suffixes confusED, or are they confusING? Do they make students feel stressED, or do they make them feel stressFUL? It’s quite extraordinary how so few letters can make such a difference to a word! Confusing or not, however, Adjective Suffixes are something students need to familiarise themselves with, and with so many different options, it’s not always easy to know which one to use.

This useful homework sheet helps students practise Adjective Suffixes in three different ways.

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