Word Formation Dictation: Common Adjective Suffixes

Hear the adjective all the way to its ending. Ful, less, able and other endings can help you recognise a word's family, but the full word gives the actual quality being described. Listen to the noun or person it describes as well. Some spellings change from the base word, so sounding out the ending is only part of the job. You are not choosing or constructing a new adjective. Keep the form the speaker uses, along with the action and details around it.