Choose the nouns to which you can add the suffix -'ish' to make adjectives.
The nouns that can take the suffix -'ish' to form adjectives are: girl (girlish), boy (boyish), book (bookish).
The nouns glass, silk, water, moon, and scrap do not commonly form adjectives with -'ish' suffix in standard English usage.
The poem uses 'tigerish' formed from 'tiger' with the -'ish' suffix. This exercise teaches word formation.
The suffix -'ish' typically means 'having the qualities of' or 'somewhat.' While some nouns like 'moon' might occasionally form 'moonish' in creative writing, the standard formations from the given list are girlish, boyish, and bookish.
Explanation
The poem uses 'tigerish' formed from 'tiger' with the -'ish' suffix. This exercise teaches word formation. The suffix -'ish' typically means 'having the qualities of' or 'somewhat.' While some nouns like 'moon' might occasionally form 'moonish' in creative writing, the standard formations from the given list are girlish, boyish, and bookish.
Solution Steps
The suffix -'ish' can be added to certain nouns to form adjectives
From the given list, the nouns girl, boy, and book can take the suffix -'ish' to become girlish, boyish, and bookish
The suffix -'ish' typically means 'having the qualities of' or 'somewhat'
Nouns like glass, silk, water, moon, and scrap do not commonly form adjectives with -'ish' in standard English