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Answer — Exercise 9

5.2 - Ask the experts·Speakout Intermediate - Students' Book

Питання

  1. Read the text below. How was the ice cream cone invented?
  2. Underline four adjectives in the text and add them to the word web below. Can you think of other examples of adjectives that fit these patterns?

Відповідь

a)

An ice cream seller ran out of spoons and dishes so he bought some wafers to put the ice cream in.

b)

  • -able / -ible → profitable
  • -ful → thankful
  • -ive → creative
  • -less → hopeless

Examples

  • -y → easy, rainy
  • -able / -ible → affordable, visible
  • -ful → beautiful, helpful
  • -ive → attractive, productive
  • -less → careless, helpless
  • -ic / -ical → heroic, historical

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