常用易混形容词
1. beneficial (有益的)and beneficent （仁慈的） e.g. Fresh air is beneficial to health.
The kind-hearted man is beneficent to the poor.
2. childish (孩子气的) and childlike （孩子般天真的/诚实的） e.g. The man is rather childish.
She has a childlike love for a doll.
3. comparable（可比较的）comparative (比较的) e.g. Our college is not comparable with yours.
He is an expert on comparative literature.
4. contemptible(可鄙视的)and contemptuous（表示轻蔑的，蔑视的） e.g. The contemptible man is selfish and vain.
There is contemptuous look on his face. 5. continuous(不间断的)and continual (频繁的)
e.g. The brain needs a continuous supply of blood.
This continuous hot weather is oppressive.
A continuous beach is exposed to the continual beating of the waves. 浪不时地拍打着连绵不断的海滩）。
6. desirable ( 称心合意的)and desirous（渴望的/希望的）
e.g. He is the desirable man for the position. She is desirous of seeing him again. 7. economy; economics; economic; economical Exercise: Make four sentences. 8. healthful and healthy Exercises:
1) 尽管孩子们有轻微感冒，他们还是很健康。 2) 海边的空气有益于健康。
9. imaginative; imaginary; imaginable
Exercises:
1) 她是一个富于想象力的音乐家。 2) 它只不过是故事中一个虚构的角色。 3) 这是可以想象得到的最好的方式。
10. ingenious（机敏的/灵巧的）和ingenuous (坦率的/天真的)
e.g. An ingenious mind can work wonder.
An ingenuous smile brightened her lovely face.
11. intelligent（聪明的）和intelligible (可被理解的/易被领悟的)
e.g. Human beings are much more intelligent than animals. The book is hardly intelligible to beginners. 12. later; latter; last
Exercise:
1) 较近的版本 2) 书的后半部分 3) 末班火车
13. practical(实用的)和practicable（可行的/可用的）
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（海Exercises: 1）这些都是非常实用的工具。 2）你认为这些计划可行吗？
14. regretful（后悔的）和regrettable(令人痛惜的)
e.g. I am regretful for what I have said.
His decision to marry her is most regrettable. 15. respectable; respectful; respective
Exercise 1:
1) 这个体面的老绅士已经为家乡建设作出了很多贡献。 2) 一个体面的人总是尊重别人的。 3) 会开完了，大家各自回家。
Exercise 2: Compose a short passage containing the three words. 16. sensible; sensitive; sentimental; sensational
Exercise: Compose a short passage containing the four words. 17. worth, worthy; worthwhile
e.g. It was worth ten dollars. The book is worth reading.
They’ re expensive, but they are worth it.
They bought fifty thousand dollars worth of equipment. The film is worth going to see. The event is looking forward to. The film is worthy of being seen. He is a worthy man.
It is worthwhile reading the book.
The plan is worthwhile to be considered.
Exercise: Compose a short passage containing the three words. 18. be kind of sb. To do sth. And be difficult for sb. To do sth. e.g. It was very kind of him to lend me some money.
It was very difficult for him to lend me some money. Exercise: 1）你为我做那件事，真够朋友。 2）你那样说话就不对了。
3）他浪费了那么多时间，真是一个大傻瓜。 4）杰克真讨厌，弄出那么大的响动。 5）对他来说，借钱给别人很困难。 19. as well and as well as
1) as well（也…---通常放在句末）
e.g. She is a painter, and a poet as well.
You go there every day, and I go as well.
2) as well as (具有多种含义，位置可变动。当其连接主语时，谓语动词应同前项保持一致)。
e.g. She, as well as you, likes the book.
I, as well as you, am kind-hearted.
20. alive; live; living
1) alive只作表语或后置定语；
e.g. Who is the greatest writer alive?
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The old man is still very much alive.
2) live 作为形容词是作前置定语用的，修饰物而不修饰人，意为“活的；重要的；大家关心的”
e.g. He caught a live fish bare-handed. That still remains a live question. Look out﹗It’s a live bomb.
It was a live broadcast, not a recording. The concert will be broadcast live.
3) living 作定语或表语，可指人或物，意为“活着的/现世的/当今的…
e.g. Is your father still living?
She is the living image of her mother.
No man living can write better poetry than he did. It is the greatest event within living memory.
21. A is to B what C is to D ( A 对于B 就如同C 对于D) A is to B as X is to Y. As X is to Y, so is A to B. What X is to Y, A is to B.
e.g. Leaves are to the plant what lungs to the animal.
As the house is to the man, so is the nest to the bird and the cave to
the animal.
Reading is to the mind what food is to the body.
Food is to men as oil is to machine.
Exercise: Rewrite the sentence with different forms of expressions: Food is to men as oil is to machine.
主动意义形容词和被动意义形容词
主动意义 被动意义 envious enviable expressive expressible forgetful forgettable persuasive persuasible respectful respected contemptuous contemptible tolerant tolerable perceptive perceptible desirous desirable painful pained pleasant pleased tiresome tired delightful delighted satisfactory satisfied frightful frightened disappointing disappointed interesting interested
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amusing amused disgusting disgusted annoying annoyed fascinating fascinated
Exercise
1. She is so that she cried for days when her pet rabbit died. A. sensitive 敏感的 B. sensible明智的 C. touched D. impressive 2. You’re in danger of being accused of a crime you did not commit. A. eminent B. imminent C. pressing D. pressed
3. No one imagined that the apparently businessman was really a criminal. A. respectful B. respective C. respectable 体面的 D. reverent虔诚的 4. You’re at playing the piano, I’m sure.
A. adopting B. adapting C. adept 熟练的（形容词） D. adepting
5. The difficulties of the country will not diminish unless inexpensive fertilizers can be widely distributed.
A. economics B. economic C. economy D. economical
6. In modern areas, sociocultural change is occurring at an accelerated rate. A. industrial B. industrious C. industry D. industrialization 7. We believe that the younger generation will prove of our trust. A. worth B. worthless C. worthy D. worthwhile 8. A laser beam can be turned into a weapon.
A. dead B. dying C. deathly死一般的 D. deadly致命的
9. Henry wasn’t paid because he was the secretary of the association. A. honorable光荣的、荣耀的 B. honored C. honorary 荣誉的、名誉的 D. honoring
10. I was when I learnt that your application fro the post of secretary had been unsuccessful.
A. regrettable B. regretted C. regretful D. regrettably
11. It was of you not to play the piano while I was having a sleep.
A. conservative保守的 B. considerate 体贴的 C. considerable可被考虑的 D. consistent一贯的、一致的
12. We had the greatest difficulty getting here in time.
A. imaginary B. imaginative C. immense 巨大的 D. imaginable 13. Hares and rabbits are animals.
A. distinct明白的、种类不同的 B. dividing C. distributive个别的 D. Divisible
14. England and America are in many ways.
A. like B. alike C. likely D. likewise同样地（副词） 15. Who is the greatest man ?
A. living B. live C. alive 作后置定语 D . lively
1. Of these alternatives(复数) I prefer the formal but she prefers the latter.
2. The economics（economic—词性） difficulties of the country are not to be
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3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
made light of.
The situation there looked so seriously（serious---词性） that it seemed as if the Third World War might break out at any time.
Thomas Jefferson was very ambition （ambitious---词性） and served his country in several different capacities. The salad tasted so well（good---词性） that my brother returned to the salad bar for another helping.
Even thought（though---拼写） she looks very young, she is twice older than my twenty-year-old sister.
Feeling impatiently （impatient---词性） for someone to return and give him an answer, the student paced up and down the hall.
He looked differently （different---词性） after his return from America.
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