2015-10-14
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Example: practical – impractical, regular – irregular.
Acceptable, possible, legal, complete, married, accurate, able, bearable, believable, conscious, agreeable, cooked,human, moral.
Exercise 52. Supply the right adjective forms for the italicized words.
Example: The story is full of humour. I’ve rarely read anything that’s so humorous.
1. I enjoyed his company greatly. It was just ______________________________
2. This firm produced a lot in recent years. This firm has been very ___________ in recent years.
3. Many years have passed but I recognized the place at once. It is ____________
4. I don’t know where you find all that energy. You’re very __________________
5. I found the book easy and pleasant to read. It’s __________________________
6. I don’t know how to describe the colour of the sky. It’s almost red, sort of ________
7. I’ve never met anyone who boasts as he does. He’s extremely _____________
8. What level of radiation can be permitted? How much radiation is ___________
9. I’m attracted by this man. I find him very ______________________________
Exercise 53. Supply the right adjective forms. The first sentence has been done for you.
1. The coast line is not regular in shape. It is quite irregular.
2. This arrangement isn’t strictly legal. Some people would regard it as ________.
3. It is not possible. Don’t ask me to do the ___________.
4. Such a situation is barely imaginable. It’s quite ___________.
5. Bob’s not very capable. He’s _________ of making sound decisions.
6. I doubt she is literate. She can’t read or write. She is an __________ person.
7. This scheme isn’t very practical. In fact, it’s quite __________.
8. I can’t trust him. He is not always honest. He is said to be _________.
