Forming adjectives

Fill in the blanks with suitable suffixes: -ful / -ible / -able / -ous / -ive / -less

1. He is a _____________________ (cheer) boy. He smiles a lot.

2. The earthquake has caused _____________________ (disaster) impacts.
3. Is it _____________________ (possibility) that you have lost the paper?
4. It’s _____________________ (thought) of you to take such good care of my parents.
5. It’s not a _____________________ (sense) thing to do. You should ask others for help.
6. After a few _____________________ (sleep) nights, I finally completed the project.
7. Jacky is a _____________________ (play) boy. He is also _____________________ (act) in sports.
8. You need to be _____________________ (caution) when you handle the delicate statue.
9. The supermarket is not far from here. It’s within _____________________ (walk) distance.
10. He became _____________________ (penny) as he went bankrupt.
11. You need to be more _____________________ (care) or you will make lots of mistakes.
12. _____________________ (care) people shouldn’t be drivers.
13. Smoking is _____________________ (harm) to health.
14. The students are _____________________ (attend). They pay full attention to the teacher.
15. My little cousin is an _____________________ (adore) baby. He is very cute.
16. He is _____________________ (ambition). He aims high and dreams big.
17. The couch is so _____________________ (comfort)! I can easily fall asleep on it.
18. He was involved in a _____________________ (terror) accident.
19. I didn’t help you with anything at all. I feel so _____________________ (use)!
20. He’s responsible and _____________________ (rely). You can place your trust in him.
21. You won the first prize. How _____________________ (wonder)!
22. John is a _____________________ (talk) person. Sometimes he talks so much that I can’t put up with

him.
23. I have told you _____________________ (count) times that you need to tidy up your room. Why won’t

you listen?
24. This problem is not _____________________ (solve). No one can tackle it.
25. Do you think luck is important to being _____________________ (success)?
26. I can’t take my eyes off the _____________________ (attract) girl.
27. She is not a _____________________ (beauty) girl, but she is very smart.
28. I wish I could live in a _____________________ (luxury) villa.
29. Going on a trip with him was a _____________________ (pain) experience.
30. She is a _____________________ (nation) English speaker.
31. She doesn’t believe in me. She’s _____________________ (doubt) about my ability.
32. You need to be more _____________________ (create) when you write stories.
33. Benny is outgoing and _____________________ (social), so he has lots of friends.
34. We had an _____________________ (enjoy) time at the party.
35. The food has expired. It’s not _____________________ (eat).
36. The government should provide the _____________________ (home) people with more assistance.
37. This is poison. It’s not _____________________ (drink).
38. These products are sold at _____________________ (reason). They are not expensive.
39. This movie is so boring that it seems to be an _____________________ (end) torture watching it.
40. This pdf file is not _____________________ (change), I’m afraid.

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