We can make some nouns into adjectives by adding the letters –able.
A room with comfort is a comfortable room.
A profession that commands respect is a respectable profession.
A person who shows a sense of fashion is a fashionable person.
We can also make some nouns into adjectives by adding the letters -less.
A situation without hope is a hopeless situation.
Dishes without water spots on them are spotless dishes.
A puppy without a name is a nameless puppy.
We can make nouns into adjectives by adding the letters –able or -less.
▶Now you try it. Change one of the nouns in this sentence into an adjective, and put the new adjective into the blank. When a school assignment has no real meaning, it is a _______ assignment.