PARTS OF SPEECH: ADJECTIVE

An adjective restricts or extends the meaning of a noun. It goes either before or soon after a noun e.g. Petite Tanya is gorgeous or Tanya is petite and gorgeous. If you see these endings (suffixes) on a word, then you know they are probably adjectives:

-able / -ible / -ble at the end of a word means capable of, fit for, tending to, likely to e.g. trainable, flexible.

-al at the end of a word means relating to, having the nature of e.g. musical, personal.
-ant at the end of a word means in the act or process of doing e.g. vigilant, militant.

-ed at the end of a word are often adjectives formed from nouns e.g. interested, bored.

-ent at the end of a word often means having the quality of e.g. dependent, resilient.

-er means a comparative ending e.g. bigger, faster.

-est means a superlative ending e.g. biggest, fastest.

-ful often means full of or characterized by e.g. beautiful, bountiful.

-ic means pertaining to, connected with, resembling e.g. volcanic, angelic.

-ing means participial [adj., with the form or function of a verb that can be used as both adjective or verb] form of an adjective e.g. interesting, boring.

-istic means having the qualities of, formed from a form of an adjective e.g. realistic, socialistic.

-ite word endings are derived from some Latin verbs e.g. infinite, polite.

-ive means having a tendency to or the nature of e.g. attentive, massive.

-ory means a place or instrument for doing the main element e.g. laboratory, dormitory.

-ose means full of; like e.g. verbose, grandiose.

-ous / -ious means full of; having the qualities e.g. poisonous, anxious.