Try the Values Nouns to Adjectives Quiz! The adjective forms of nouns share the same root of words, but the affixes change. Let’s look at the noun health as an example.
To change the noun health into an adjective, we add the suffix y.
Health is important to me. That’s why I eat healthy food.
To change healthy into its opposite, we add the prefix un.
Fast food and candies are unhealthy.
Learn eight common suffixes that make adjectives out of verbs and nouns.
Can you change the suffixes of the following words to make adjectives? Give it a try!
