NEW APPROACH
WEEK/TERM: THIRD TERM /WEEK 4
CLASS: Grade 2
DATE: 26th June, 2020
SUBJECT: Grammar
TOPIC: Forming Adjectives from nouns and verbs
Reference: The Mastering English book,pages 68 to 69.
Brief explanation
Forming adjectives from nouns and verbs
Adjectives are words that describe nouns in a sentence. Example: beautiful, intelligent, clever, smart, tough, kind, strong etc.
Nouns are names of people, animals, places or things. Example: John, Rita, man, boy, cat, market, school, table, birthday etc.
Verbs are action words or doing words: example: walk, talk, see, clap, laugh, work, dig, run, cut etc.
Examples of forming Adjectives from Nouns and Verbs:
Nouns | Adjectives | |
1. | boy | boy + ish —- boyish |
2. | child | child + ish — childish |
3. | virtue | virtue + ous —virtuous |
4. | danger | danger + ous — dangerous |
5. | riot | riot + ous — riotous |
6. | salute | salute + ary — salutary |
7. | Elizabeth | Elizabeth + an — Elizabethan |
8. | courage | courage + eous — courageous |
9. | fear | fear + ful — fearful |
10. | health | health + y — healthy |
Examples of forming adjectives from verbs:
Verbs | Adjectives | |
1. | move | move + able — movable |
2. | read | read + able — readable |
3. | interact | interact + ive — interactive |
4. | punish | punish + able — punishable |
5. | elect | elect + ive — elective |
6. | like | like + ly — likely |
7. | access | access + ible — accessible |
8. | hope | hope + ful —hopeful |
Making sentences with the new word
- Drinking while driving is dangerous.
- The man keeps displaying a childish attitude.
- A virtuous woman is rare to find.
- We had an interactive class.
- Some books are readable.
- He is such a healthy baby.
- The fearful will not go to heaven.
- You have to be courageous to reach your goals.
- Some youths live a riotous life.
- This road is accessible.
Take a look at the Mastering English book, Exercise 30, on page 68 – 69.
Exercises/Assignment
- Differentiate between an Adjective, a noun and a verb.
- Form 5 adjectives from nouns and verbs respectively.
- Make sentences with the new words.
- Complete exercises 1 and 2 of the Mastering English book, page 69.