TNPSC General English Part A Grammar – Prefix, Suffix -Tamilnadu Samacheer Kalvi Text Book Material

TNPSC General English Part A Grammar – Prefix and Suffix -Tamilnadu Samacheer Kalvi Text Book Material

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Tamilnadu Samacheer Kalvi 8th English Grammar Prefix, Suffix

Tamilnadu Samacheer Kalvi 9th English Grammar Prefix, Suffix

Prefixes are added to the beginning of a root word while suffixes are added to the end.
Prefixes

Exercises
Write the root word for the prefix.
1. Write the root word for the suffix ‘im’
Answer:
immobile

2. Write the root word for the prefix ‘un’.
Answer:
unnatural

3. Write the root word for the prefix ‘ig’.
Answer:
ignoble

4. Write the root word for the prefix ‘mis’.
Answer:
misplaced

5. Write the root word for the prefix ‘en’.
Answer:
enclose, encircle

6. Write the root word for the prefix ‘irr’.
Answer:
irrelevant

Suffixes

Exercises
1. Write the root word for the suffix ‘ment’.
Answer:
development

2. Write the root word for the suffix ‘al’.
Answer:
approval

3. Write the root word for the suffix ‘ful’.
Answer:
painful

4. Write the root word for the suffix ‘less’.
Answer:
careless

5. Write the root word for the suffix ‘ive’.
Answer:
attract

6. Write the root word for the suffix ‘ian’.
Answer:
electrician. musician

1. Form a new word by adding a suitable prefix to the root word “vision”.
(a) in ______ (b) un ______ (c) dis ______ (d) en ______
Answer:
(d) envision

2. Form a new word by adding a prefix to the root word “noble”.
(a) in ______ (b) ig ______ (c) dis ______ (d) mis ______
Answer:
(b) ignoble

3. Form a new word by adding a suitable prefix to the root word “compass”.
(a) in ______ (b) un ______ (c) en ______ (d) mis ______
Answer:
(c) encompass

4. Form a new word by adding a suitable suffix to the root word “miser”.
(a) ______al (b) ______ic (c) ______ly (d) ______ness
Answer:
(c) miserly

5. Form a new word by adding a suitable suffix to the root word “music”.
(a) ______s (b) ______ian (c) ______ir (d) ______ion
Answer:
(b) musician

6. Form a new word by adding a suitable suffix to the root word “announce”.
(a) ______al (b) ______ic (c) ______r (d) ______ment
Answer:
(d) announcement

7. Form a new word by adding a suitable suffix to the root word ‘secure’.
(a) ______ity (6) ______ic (c) ______ile (d) ______ion
Answer:
(a) security

8. Form a new word by adding a suitable suffix to the root word “bright”.
(a) ______al (b) ______ic (c) ______ness (d) ______ion
Answer:
(c) brightness

9. Form a new word by adding a suitable suffix to the root word “colour”.
(a) ______al (b) ______ic (c) ______ile (d) ______ful
Answer:
(d) colourful

10. Form a new word by adding a suitable suffix to the root word “human”.
(a) ______al (b) ______ity (c) ______ile (d) ______ion
Answer:
(b) humanity

11. Form a new word by adding a suitable prefix to the root word “secure”.
(a) in ______ (b) un ______ (c) dis ______ (d) mis ______
Answer:
(a) insecure

12. Form a new word by adding a prefix to the root word “fair”.
(a) in______ (b) un______ (c) re______ (d) mis______
Answer:
(b) unfair

13. Form a new word by adding a suitable prefix to the root word “standard”.
(a) in______ (b) un______ (c) dis______ (d) sub______
Answer:
(d) substandard

14. Form a new word by adding a suitable prefix to the root word “violet”.
(a) ultra______ (b) un______ (c) dis______ (d) mis______
Answer:
(a) ultraviolet

15. Form a new word by adding a suitable prefix to the root word “power”.
(a) in______ (b) em______ (c) dis______ (d) mis______
Answer:
(b) empower

16. Form a new word by adding a suitable prefix to the root word “lock”.
(a) in______ (b) un______ (c) dis______ (d) inter______
Answer:
(d) interlock

17. Form a new word by adding a suitable suffix to the root word “need”.
(a) ______al (b) ______y (c) ______ile (d) ______ion
Answer:
(b) needy

18. Form a new word by adding a suitable suffix to the root word “danger”.
(a) ______ous (b) ______ic (c) ______ile (d) ______ion
Answer:
(a) dangerous

19. Form a new word by adding a suitable suffix to the root word “narrate”.
(a) ______al (b) ______ive (c) ______ile (d) ______ion
Answer:
(b) narrative

20. form a new word by adding a suitable suffix to the root word “kind”.
(a) ______al (b) ______ic (c) ______ile (d) ______ness
Answer:
(d) kindness

21. Form a new word by adding a suitable prefix to the root word “lap”.
(a) in______ (b) un______ (c) over______ (d) mis______
Answer:
(c) overlap

22. Form a new word by adding a prefix to the root word “visible”.
(a) in______ (b) un______ (c) dis______ (d) mis______
Answer:
(a) invisible

23. Form a new word by adding a suitable prefix to the root word “national”.
(a) in______ (b) ir______ (c) multi______ (d) mis______
Answer:
(c) multinational

24. Form a new word by adding a suitable suffix to the root word “harm”.
(a) ______al (b) ______ic (c) ______ile (d) ______ful
Answer:
(d) harmful

25. Form a new word by adding a suitable suffix to the root word “neighbour”.
(a) ______al (b) ______ic (c) ______hood (d) ______ion
Answer:
(c) neighbourhood

26. Form a new word by adding a suitable suffix to the root word “exception”.
(a) ______al (b) ______ic (c) ______ile (d) ______ion
Answer:
(a) exceptional

27. Form a new word by adding a suitable suffix to the root word ‘national’.
Answer:
(a) ______al (b) ______ic (c) ______ity (d) ______ion
Answer:
(c) nationality

28. Form a new word by adding a suitable suffix to the root word “champion”.
(a) ______al (b) ______ship (c) ______ile (d) ______ion
Answer:
(b) championship

29. Form a new word by adding a suitable suffix to the root word “wilder”.
(a) ______al (b) ______ic (c) ______ness (d) ______ion
Answer:
(c) wilderness

30. Form a new word by adding a suitable suffix to the root word “tradition”.
(a) ______al (b) ______ic (c) ______ile (d) ______ion
Answer:
(a) traditional

Tamilnadu Samacheer Kalvi 11th English Grammar Prefix/Suffix

1. Form a new word by adding a suitable prefix to the root word “important”.
(a) in________ (b) un________ (c) dis________ (d) mis________
Answer:
(b) unimportant

2. Form a new word by adding a prefix to the root word “difference”.
(a) un________ (b) in________ (c) im________ (d) dis________
Answer:
(b) indifference

3. Form a new word by adding a suitable prefix to the root word “fortune”.
(a) in________ (b) un________ (c) dis________ (d) mis________
Answer:
(d) misfortune

4. Form a new word by adding a suitable suffix to the root word “poet”.
(a) ________al (b) ________ic (c) ________ile (d) ________ion
Answer:
(b) poetic

5. Form a new word by adding a suitable suffix to the root word “kind”.
(a) ________ment (b) ________able (c) ________ity (d) ________ness
Answer:
(d) kindness

6. Form a new word by adding a suitable suffix to the root word “dismiss”.
(a) ________ment (b) ________ate (c) ________al (d) ________ular
Answer:
(c) dismissal

7. Form a new word by adding a suitable suffix to the root word ‘portray’.
(a) ________ment (b) ________able (c) ________al (d) ________ic
Answer:
(c) portrayal

8. Form a new word by adding a suitable suffix to the root word “doubt”.
(a) ________hood (b) ________ism (c) ________ly (d) ________fill
Answer:
(d) doubtful

9. Form a new word by adding a suitable suffix to the root word “need”.
(a) ________ness (b) ________ted. (c) ________y (d) ________ment
Answer:
(c) needy

10. Form a new word by adding a suitable suffix to the root word “eat”.
(a) ________able (b) ________ment (c) ________ly (d) ________ity
Answer:
(a) eatable

Tamilnadu Samacheer Kalvi 12th English Grammar Prefix, Suffix

1. Form a new word by adding a suitable prefix to the root word ‘sector”.
(a) in_________
(b) un_________
(c) dis__________
(a) bi_________
Answer:
(d) bisector

2. Form a new word by adding a prefix to the root word “author”.
(a) un_________
(b) co_________
(c) 1m_________
(d) dis
Answer:
(b) co-author

3. Form a new word by adding a suitable prefix to the root word “count”.
(a) Ill _________
(b) un__________
(c) in __________
(d) re __________
Answer:
(a) recount

4. Form a new word by adding a suitable suffix to the root word “weight”.
(a) ______ed
(b) ________age
(c) ________er
(d) ion
Answer:
(b) weightage

5. Form a new word by adding a suitable suffix to the root word “hyphen”.
(a) ________ment
(b) ________able
(c) ________ed
(d) ________ate
Answer:
(d) hyphenate

6. Form a new word by adding a suitable suffix to the root word “private”.
(a) ________ment
(b) __________d
(c) _____ize
(a) ________iar
Answer:
(c) privatize

7. Form a new word by adding a suitable suffix to the root word ‘contain’.
(a) ________ment
(b) ________able
(c) ________al
(d) ________iC
Answer:
(a) containment

8. Form a new word by adding a suitable suffix to the root word “wilder”.
(a) _______hood
(b) ________ism
(c) _______ness
(d) ________ful
Answer:
(c) wilderness

9. Form a new word by adding a suitable suffix io the root word “create”.
(a) _________ness
(b) _________mis
(c) y__________
(d) _________ive
Answer:
(d) creative

10. Form a new word by adding a suitable suffix to the root word “free”.
(a) ________able
(b) ________ment
(c) ________dom
(d) ________ity
Answer:
(c) freedom

11. Form a new word by adding a suitable prefix to the root word “chief’.
(a) intra________
(b) extra_________
(c) re__________
(d) mis________
Answer:
(d) mischief

12. Form a new word by adding a prefix to the root word “active”.
(a) fore________
(b) for _________
(c) intra_______
(d) pro_______
Answer:
(d) proactive

13. Form a new word by adding a suitable prefix to the root word “ease”.
(a) in __________
(b) dis____________
(c) re____________
(d) il_____
Answer:
(b) disease

14. Form a new word by adding a suitable prefix to the root word ‘wave”.
(a) micro_____
(b) il________
(c) epi_______
(d) mis_______
Answer:
(a) microwave

15. Form a new word by adding a suitable prefix to the root word “cast”.
(a) de________
(b) in________
(c) en________
(d) fore________
Answer:
(d) forecast

16. Form a new word by adding a suitable prefix to the root word “scope”.
(a) re_______
(b) epi_______
(c) con_______
(d) co_______
Answer:
(b) episcope

17. Form a new word by adding a suitable suffix to the root word “resist”.
(a) _______er
(b) __________ar
(c) _______ ly
(d) _______ance
Answer:
(d) resistance

18. Form a new word by adding a suitable suffix to the root word “unit”.
(a) __________ ary
(b) _______or
(c) _______en
(d) ________sion
Answer:
(a) unitary

19. Form a new word by adding a suitable suffix to the root word “accuse”.
(a) _______able
(b) _______ile
(c) _______tion
(d) _______or
Answer:
(c) accusation

20. Form a new word by adding a suitable suffix to the root word “court”.
(a) ________able
(b) ________ship
(c) ________less
(d) ________age
Answer:
(b) courtship

21. Form a new word by adding a suitable prefix to the root word “bug”.
(a) ante__________
(b) anti__________
(c) un__________
(d) de_________
Answer:
(d) debug

22. Form a new word by adding a prefix to the root word “circle”.
(a) anti__________
(b) a__________
(c) semi__________
(d) co________
Answer:
(c) semicircle

23. Form a new word by adding a suitable prefix to the root word “space”.
(a) super________
(b) de________
(c) ante_________
(d) cyber_______
Answer:
(d) cyberspace

24. Form a new word by adding a suitable suffix to the root word “vigil”.
(a) ________ ant
(b) ________less
(c) ________ness
(d) ________ able
Answer:
(a) vigilant

25. Form a new word by adding a suitable suffix to the root word “honour”.
(a) _______hood
(b) _______ary
(c) _______ion
(d) _______ship
Answer:
(b) honorary

26. Form a new word by adding a suitable suffix to the root word “celebrate”.
(a) __________ity
(b) __________ion
(c) __________ship
(d) __________less
Answer:
(b) celebration

27. Form a new word by adding a suitable prefix to the root word “script”.
(a) post_________
(b) un_________
(c) dis_________
(d) re_________
Answer:
(a) postscript

28. Form a new word by adding a suitable suffix to the root word “owner”.
(a) ________less
(b) _________ness
(c) ________ship
(d) able
Answer:
(c) ownership

29. Form a new word by adding a suitable suffix to the root word “poet”.
(a) ________ic
(b) ________able
(c) ________er
(d) ________ful
Answer:
(a) poetic

30. Form a new word by adding a suitable prefix to the root word “case”.
(a) post__________
(b) un__________
(c) dis__________
(a) en__________
Answer:
(a) encase

31. Form a new word by adding a suitable prefix to the root word “season”.
(a) in_________
(b) un_________
(c) mid_________
(a) bi__________
Answer:
(c) midseason

32. Form a new word by adding a prefix to the root word “cook”.
(a) un__________
(b) over_________
(c) im__________
(d) dis_________
Answer:
(b) overcook

33. Form a new word by adding a suitable prefix to the root word “byte”.
(a) post_________
(b) un_________
(c) di__________
(d) mega_________
Answer:
(d) megabyte

34. Form a new word by adding a suitable suffix to the root word “expense”.
(a) ________ed
(b) ________ive
(c) ________er
(d) ________ion
Answer:
(b) expensive

35. Form anew word by adding a suitable suffix to the root word “fruit”.
(a) ________ment
(b) ________able
(c) ________ed
(a) y__________
Answer:
(d) fruity ate

36. Form a new word by adding a suitable suffix to the root word “advert”.
(a) ________ment
(b) ________d
(c) ________ize
(d) ________iar
Answer:
(c) advertize

37. Form a new word by adding a suitable prefix to the root word “estimate”.
(a) under__________
(b) un__________
(c) dis_________
(d) de__________
Answer:
(a) underestimate

38. Form a new word by adding a suitable suffix to the root word “back”.
(a) _______ hood
(b) _________ism
(c) ________ness
(d) _________ward
Answer:
(a) backward

39. Form a new word by adding a suitable prefix to the root word ‘series”.
(a) tele__________
(b) un__________
(c) dis__________
(d) re__________
Answer:
(a) teleseries

40. Form a new word by adding a suitable suffix to the root word “fame”.
(a) _______able
(b) _______ous
(c) ______dom
(d) _______ity
Answer:
(b) famous

41. Form a new word by adding a suitable prefix to the root word “conductor”.
(a) in__________
(b) un__________
(c) dis__________
(d) semi ________
Answer:
(d) semiconductor

42. Form a new word by adding a prefix to the root word “state”.
(a) un__________
(b) inter__________
(c) in__________
(d) dis__________
Answer:
(b) interstate

43. Form a new word by adding a suitable prefix to the root word “terrestrial”.
(a) extra__________
(b) un__________
(c) dis__________
(d) re__________
Answer:
(a) extraterrestrial

44. Form a new word by adding a suitable suffix to the root word “legth”.
(a) ________ed
(b) ________wise
(c) ________er
(d) ________ion
Answer:
(b) lengthwise

45. Form a new word by adding a suitable suffix to the root word “assure”.
(a) _____ ance
(b) ________able
(c) ________ed
(d) ________ate
Answer:
(a) assurance

46. Form a new word by adding a suitable suffix to the root word “work”.
(a) ment__________
(b) ________abolie
(c) __________ ize
(d) ________
Answer:
(b) workaholic

47. Form a new word by adding a suitable prefix to the root word “atlantic”.
(a) post__________
(b) un__________
(c) trans__________
(d) re__________
Answer:
(c) transatlantic

48. Form a new word by adding a suitable suffix to the root word “defy”.
(a) _______hood
(b) _________ism
(c) _______ance
(d) ________ful
Answer:
(c) defiance

49. Form a new word by adding a suitable prefix to the root word “sound”.
(a) post__________
(b) un__________
(c) ultra__________
(d) re________
Answer:
(c) ultrasound

50. Form a new word by adding a suitable prefix to the root word “contaminate”.
(a) de__________
(b) un__________
(c) dis__________
(d) re__________
Answer:
(a) decontamin

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