- •Передмова
- •The noun
- •Guide to Forming Plurals
- •Irregular plurals
- •Inanimate nouns in personification
- •Exercises
- •London Favourite Stores
- •The article
- •Special difficulties in the use of articles
- •Exercises
- •Esop and his Fables
- •The farmer and his Sons
- •In Search of …Good Job
- •Exercise 23
- •The adjective
- •The Category of Degrees of Comparison
- •Irregular Comparative and Superlative Forms
- •Comparative Constructions with the Adjectives
- •Some difficulties in the use of the Adjective: Degrees of Comparison
- •Adjectives referring to Countries, Nationalities and Languages
- •Nationalities
- •Compound Adjectives
- •Word Order of Adjectives before a Noun
- •Noun modifiers
- •Adverbs Or Adjectives: confusing cases.
- •Adjectives ending in –ed: pronunciation
- •Exercises
- •Never Again!
- •Exercise 25
- •A Bigger Heart
- •Modal verbs
- •Can / could
- •Exercises
- •May / might
- •Exercises
- •Must, have to, be to
- •Exercises
- •____________ Have to
- •Dare and need
- •Exercises
- •Shall / should, ought to
- •Exercises
- •How would you cope around the world?
- •Will / would
- •Exercises
- •General review of all modals
- •Instructions:
- •(The Verbals)
- •The Infinitive
- •The Predicative
- •The Object
- •The Attribute
- •The Adverbial Modifier of Purpose
- •The Adverbial Modifier of Result.
- •The Secondary Predicative
- •Infinitive without Particle to (Bare Infinitive)
- •Omitted “to”
- •Reduced Infinitive
- •Infinitive constructions
- •The Objective-with-the-Infinitive Construction
- •The Subjective Infinitive Construction
- •The Subject
- •The Object
- •Beach Safety
- •Exercise 35
- •It is important / useful / necessary /
- •The gerund
- •The Subject
- •The Predicative
- •The Direct Object
- •The Prepositional Object
- •The Attribute
- •The Adverbial Modifier
- •The Subject
- •The Predicative
- •The Direct Object
- •The Prepositional Object
- •The Attribute
- •The Adverbial Modifier
- •Exercises
- •The participle
- •The Objective Participial Construction
- •The Subjective Participial Construction
- •The Nominative Absolute Participial Construction
- •Exercises
- •Survival for hikers
- •Exercise 34
- •General review of all verbals
- •Forms Expressing Unreality in Different Types of Subordinate Clauses
- •The Use of the Subjunctive Mood in Conditional Sentences
- •The First Conditional
- •The Second Conditional
- •The Third Conditional
- •Exercises
- •Exercise 10
- •In the President’s Chair
- •Would you stay silent if …
- •Would you feel afraid of if …
- •Would you cry if …
- •List of Sources
- •Internet Sources
- •Contents
Adjectives ending in –ed: pronunciation
A few adjectives ending in –ed have a special pronunciation: the last syllable is pronounced /id/ instead of /d/ or /t/. They are aged (=very old), naked, beloved, ragged, blessed, rugged, crooked, sacred, cursed, wicked, dogged, wretched, learned, one/two/three/four-legged.
Exercises
Exercise 1
State the morphological composition of the following adjectives.
Pretty, bushy, weather-stained, thoughtful, hard-hearted, illegitimate, sober, non-party, low-bred, improbable, skeptical, counter-revolutionary, careworn, beloved, wicked, disobedient, long-legged, regular, water-proof, large, well-timed, homeless, shaky, courageous, panic-stricken, blindfold, Portuguese, newly-baked, antique, peace-making, forlorn, illegible, abundant, red-haired, small, deep-blue, bookish, snow-white, respectable-looking.
Exercise 2
Compound adjectives are made of two parts and are usually joined by a hyphen. Join words from box A to words from box B to make synonyms for the adjectives in box C.
A absent- big- easy- quick- self- stuck- warm- two-
B assured faced going headed hearted minded up witted
C a) forgetful d) arrogant g) intelligent
b) hypocritical e) kind h) relaxed
c) confident f) snobbish
Work with a partner. Describe members of your family or close friends using these compound adjectives. See if your partner would like to meet them!
Exercise 3
Read the following compound adjectives and translate them into Ukrainian. Answer the questions that follow.
Newly-arrested
Slow-moving
Well-informed
Good-looking
Quick-thinking
Wealthy-looking
Record-breaking
Roughly-dressed
Stress-induced
Well-behaved
Softly-spoken
Grey-haired
Fair-skinned
Time-consuming
Smartly-dressed
Sad-faced
Comfort-loving
Grey-gloved
What would you call someone who has good manners?
What would you call someone who loses their temper quickly?
What would you call someone who loves having fun?
What would you call someone who dries quickly?
What would you call something that has been made carefully?
What would you call something that will save your time?
What would you call something that looks tasty?
What would you call something that dries quickly?
Exercise 4
Replace the clauses in italics with compound adjectives. Make any other changes that are necessary.
Model: They’ve invented a new device which will save energy.
They’ve invented a new energy-saving device.
The building was a real eyesore; it had been built very cheaply.
She was wearing a new perfume that smelt very sweet and didn’t really suit her.
He had received a good education and could speak knowledgeably on a range of topics.
He thinks quickly and always makes intelligent contributions.
Her skin is smooth and she has a beautifully clear complexion.
We bought some gorgeous plates that were made by hand.
Peter’s parents have very broad minds – they let him do whatever he wants.
Use each compound adjective of this exercise to describe someone or something you know.
Exercise 5
Match the prefixes in box A with the adjectives in box B to make the adjectives negative.
A un- in- ir- im- il-
B capable adventurous
legible interesting
patient usual
decisive resistible
Exercise 6
Read the following story carefully. Complete the text by using the prefixes or suffixes from the box to rewrite the adjectives in brackets. The first two have been done for you.
Prefixes: un- ir- dis-
Suffixes: -less -ful -ish