A lot of adjectives are formed by adding a -y to a noun. Some examples of this are salt >salty and spice > spicy. Sometimes the changes are larger like in the word hunger > hungry. But not all words that end in -y are adjectives formed from a noun, because on some occasions we could be talking about an adjective that comes from a verb like the word sticky, which does not come from the noun stick (a small piece of wood), but rather from the verb with the same form. We could even claim that the name for the sticky papers that you leave around the place with notes on, got the name from the adjective with the same form.
In this flipping card activity, you will see 12 words that have a form of noun and adjective and that are from the topic of food. Look at the two options and choose one of them for each empty space, then flip the card to see if you were right.
juice & juicy
I find lemon __ and honey very refreshing.
The meat was tender and __.
I find lemon juice and honey very refreshing. The meat was tender and juicy.
spice & spicy
I really like pizza with lots of herbs and __.
I couldn't eat the fish because it was too ___.
I really like pizza with lots of herbs and spices. I couldn't eat the fish because it was too spicy.
salt & salty
Oh no! I've run out of ___. Can you get some from the grocer's on your way back?
The doctor told me to avoid ___ food.
Oh no! I've run out of salt. Can you get some from the grocer's on your way back? The doctor told me to avoid salty food.
taste & tasty
Yummy! This baked potato is really ___.
I just don't like the ___ of cheese. That's why I avoid eating it.
Yummy! This baked potato is really tasty. I just don't like the taste of cheese. That's why I avoid eating it.
greed & greedy
A-I'll have another helping of ice cream out of pure __.
B-You ___ pig! You've already had two helpings!
A-I'll have another helping of ice cream out of pure greed. B-You greedy pig! You've already had two helpings!
fat & fatty
You should avoid cooking in __ if you want to have a healthy diet.
You shouldn't eat __ foods if you want to have a healthy diet.
You should avoid cooking in fat if you want to have a healthy diet. You shouldn't eat fatty foods if you want to have a healthy diet.
hunger & hungry
All this talk of food is making me __.
Around fifty people die of __ every day in the camp.
Around fifty people die of hunger every day in the camp. All this talk of food is making me hungry.
fizz & fizzy
There's not enough __ in this coke. It's flat.
Nearly all children love __ drinks.
There's not enough fizz in this coke. It's flat. Nearly all children love fizzy drinks.
smell & smelly
I can't stand the ___ of seafood.
I couldn't eat the crab because it was __.
I can't stand the smell of seafood. I couldn't eat the crab because it was smelly.
oil & oily
The chips were too __.
The chips were covered in __.
The chips were too oily. The chips were covered in oil.
cream & creamy
In this hot weather I'd really like a __ ice cream.
Not all ice creams are made of __.
In this hot weather I'd really like a creamy ice cream. Not all ice creams are made of cream.
