5 ACTIVATE Complete the sentences with an adjective. Use suffixes from
exercise 4. Which suffixes do you use
to form adjectives in your language?
Give examples.
1 Gulliver's Travels is an __ work of fiction.
(interest)
2 The country was ruled by a — king. (power)
3 The King ruled three countries, but they were
small and __. (manage)
4 The King is very — in the customs of Gulliver's
country. (interest)
5 He explained the — customs of his country to
conform, catch, hold up, identify, kid, throw away, page, wear, spot
1. A _hold up_ is a thing or idea that stops you from doing something or makes it impossible.
2. Young people have a hard time _conforming_ because they want to be different.
3. A _hold up_ in the mail can make problems for a company.
4. _To identify_ with somebody is to feel close to them.
5. Some people who have been in business for a long time are good at _catching_ swindlers.
6. When you are at the airport and don’t see the person you are waiting for you can _page__.
7. The hippies used to _wear_ about their long hair.
8. By the time you’re middle-aged you would _conform_to the established principles and values.
9. You should try to respect all people around you, and not think them a group of hopeless _kids_.
10. National _identity_ comes out in people’s customs and lifestyles.