52 Electronic Engineering
suffix | meaning | usage |
-able, -ible | capable of | portable |
-ac, -ic | like, pertaining to | cardiac |
-al | pertaining to | logical |
-ive | like, used to say that sb or sth is able to do sth | quantitative |
-ous | having a particular quality (full of) | dangerous, auseous |
-ed | having a particular quality (thing) | socketed |
-ing | describing things and situations | living |
-er | makes a comparative of short adjectives | nearer |
-est | makes a superlative of short adjectives | coolest |
-y | having a lot of sth, having a particular quality | noisy, regulatory |
7. Complete the chart with the right adjectives. Pay attention to the suffixes used. If necessary use your dictionary to help you with spelling and pronunciation.
Verb/Noun | Adjective |
chemistry | |
socket | |
effect | |
diagnose | |
variety | |
nature | |
synthesis | |
supervise | |
mechanics | |
tolerate | |
conduct | |
rotate | |
dispose | |
intense | |
result | |