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Suffix – Select the correct Suffix – Tnpsc General English Questions

SUFFIX

Suffix Meaning Example words and meanings
able, ible, ble able to Edible

Salable

Able to be eaten

Able to be sold

acious, cous, al like, having the quality of Nocturnal

Vivacious

Of the night

Having the quality of being lively

ance, ancy the act of, a state of being Performance

Truancy

The act of performing

The act of being truant

ant, ent, er, or one who Occupant

Respondent

Teacher

Creator

One who occupies

One who respond or answers

One who teaches

One who creates

ar, ary connected with, related to Ocular

Beneficiary benefits

Related to the eye

Connected with one who receives

ence quality of, act of Existence The act of existing or being
ful full of Fearful Full of fear
ic, ac il, lie of, like, pertaining to Cardiac

Civil

Infantile

Acidic

Pertaining to the heart

Pertaining to citizens

Pertaining to infants

Like acid

ion the act or condition of Correction The act of correcting
ism the practice of, support of Patriotism Support of one’s country
ist one who makes, does Artist One who creates art
ity, ty, y the state of, character of Unity

Shifty

Showy

The state of being one

State of shifting around

State of always showing oneself

ive having the nature of Active Having the nature of acting or moving
less lacking, without Heartless Kindless
logy the study of Biology The study of life processes
ment the act of, the state of Retirement State of being retired
ness the quality of Eagerness The quality of being eager
ory having the nature of, a place or thing for Laboratory A place where work is done
ous, ose full of, having Dangerous

Verbose

Full of danger

Full of words, or wordy

ship the art or skill of, the ability to Leadership The ability to lead
some full of, like Troublesome Full of trouble
tude the state of quality of, the ability to Aptitude The ability to do
y full of, somewhat, somewhat like Musty

Chilly

Willowy

Having a stale or

Somewhat cold

Like a willow

Select the correct SUFFIX

1. beauty

A) fy

B) fi

C) ic

D) ice

Answer : A) fy

2. coward

A) ic

B) ice

C) ing

D) ion

Answer : B) ice

3. appoint

A) mint

B) ing

C) ment

D) less

Answer : C) ment

4. kind

A) ness

B) nil

C) ing

D) tion

Answer : A) ness

5. look

A) able

B) ably

C) eri

D) ing

Answer : A) able

6. modern

A) ty

B) ity

C) ite

D) ize

Answer : B) ity

7. exist

A) on

B) ance

C) ice

D) ing

Answer : B) ance

8. loyal

A) ti

B) in

C) ty

D) an

Answer : C) ty

9. child

A) il

B) ie

C) like

D) tion

Answer : C) like

10. gene

A) tic

B) ic

C) ize

D) eu

Answer : A) tic

11. priest

A) ship

B) hood

C) er

D) en

Answer : B) hood

12. scholar

A) hood

B) ship

C) er

D) ty

Answer : B) ship

13. king

A) dom

B) hood

C) er

D) en

Answer : A) dom

14. weak

A) ty

B) ist

C) an

D) ly

Answer : D) ly

15. violin

A) ist

B) an

C) ty

D) en

Answer : A) ist

16. magic

A) ty

B) ist

C) en

D) ian

Answer : D) ian

17. pay

A) ist

B) an

C) ee

D) en

Answer : C) ee

18. employ

A) er

B) em

C) est

D) ist

Answer : A) er

19. hard

A) an

B) em

C) dom

D) en

Answer : D) en

20. pure

A) fy

B) ify

C) fe

D) fee

Answer : B) ify

21. out

A) let

B) ist

C) fe

D) ee

Answer : A) let

22. joy

A) ist

B) ous

C) ty

D) ee

Answer : B) ous

23. liter

A) ic

B) ary

C) ature

D) es

Answer : B) ary

24. work

A) man

B) aholic

C) ship

D) place

Answer : B) aholic

25. regular

A) ize

B) iz

C) ee

D) er

Answer : A) ize

26. captivate

A) tion

B) ton

C) on

D) en

Answer : A) tion

27. domestic

A) ee

B) ate

C) er

D) or

Answer : B) ate

28. long

A) in

B) er

C) en

D) or

Answer : B) er

29. hinder

A) ment

B) ation

C) ance

D) er

Answer : C) ance

30. wreck

A) an

B) age

C) en

D) ee

Answer : B) age

31. sympathy

A) ize

B) ment

C) al

D) ing

Answer : A) ize

32. fail

A) ry

B) cy

C) ure

D) ive

Answer : C) ure

33. internal

A) ment

B) ly

C) ous

D) ness

Answer : B) ly

34. torture

A) al

B) ment

C) ous

D) al

Answer : C) ous

35. find

A) al

B) ive

C) cy

D) ing

Answer : D) ing

36. understand

A) ate

B) able

C) ation

D) y

Answer : B) able

37. compose

A) al

B) ness

C) ition

D) ible

Answer : C) ition

38. commerce

A) able

B) ing

C) an

D) ial

Answer : D) ial

39. equal

A) ity

B) al

C) ible

D) ive

Answer : A) ity

40. capital

A) ing

B) ist

C) ment

D) ion

Answer : B) ist

41. revere

A) ance

B) ence

C) ness

D) ment

Answer : B) ence

42. necessary

A) cy

B) ation

C) ily

D) ness

Answer : C) ily

43. close

A) ment

B) ite

C) al

D) ure

Answer : D) ure

44. trouble

A) ate

B) some

C) ity

D) ness

Answer : B) some

45. violent

A) ive

B) ing

C) ce

D) ation

Answer : C) ce

46. utility

A) ure

B) arian

C) ible

D) ance

Answer : B) arian

47. triumph

A) ate

B) ive

C) ant

D) ise

Answer : C) ant

48. force

A) able

B) ible

C) ation

D) al

Answer : B) ible

49. laugh

A) cy

B) ter

C) age

D) ible

Answer : B) ter

50. refund

A) ment

B) ate

C) able

D) ion

Answer : C) able

51. earnest

A) able

B) ive

C) ion

D) ness

Answer : D) ness

52. torrent

A) ive

B) ical

C) ence

D) ial

Answer : D) ial

53. attitude

A) al

B) able

C) ance

D) inal

Answer : D) inal

54. astronomy

A) ence

B) ical

C) al

D) ation

Answer : B) ical

55. survive

A) ity

B) ful

C) ly

D) al

Answer : D) al

56. terror

A) ment

B) ly

C) ise

D) ous

Answer : C) ise

57. rest

A) ance

B) ness

C) ful

D) ion

Answer : C) ful

58. deny

A) ly

B) ial

C) ment

D) ity

Answer : B) ial

59. perform

A) ence

B) ance

C) ent

D) ant

Answer : B) ance

60. collide

A) ion

B) tion

C) sion

D) ant

Answer : C) sion

SUFFIX

Suffix Meaning Example words and meanings
able, ible, ble able to Edible

Salable

Able to be eaten

Able to be sold

acious, cous, al like, having the quality of Nocturnal

Vivacious

Of the night

Having the quality of being lively

ance, ancy the act of, a state of being Performance

Truancy

The act of performing

The act of being truant

ant, ent, er, or one who Occupant

Respondent

Teacher

Creator

One who occupies

One who respond or answers

One who teaches

One who creates

ar, ary connected with, related to Ocular

Beneficiary benefits

Related to the eye

Connected with one who receives

ence quality of, act of Existence The act of existing or being
ful full of Fearful Full of fear
ic, ac il, lie of, like, pertaining to Cardiac

Civil

Infantile

Acidic

Pertaining to the heart

Pertaining to citizens

Pertaining to infants

Like acid

ion the act or condition of Correction The act of correcting
ism the practice of, support of Patriotism Support of one’s country
ist one who makes, does Artist One who creates art
ity, ty, y the state of, character of Unity

Shifty

Showy

The state of being one

State of shifting around

State of always showing oneself

ive having the nature of Active Having the nature of acting or moving
less lacking, without Heartless Kindless
logy the study of Biology The study of life processes
ment the act of, the state of Retirement State of being retired
ness the quality of Eagerness The quality of being eager
ory having the nature of, a place or thing for Laboratory A place where work is done
ous, ose full of, having Dangerous

Verbose

Full of danger

Full of words, or wordy

ship the art or skill of, the ability to Leadership The ability to lead
some full of, like Troublesome Full of trouble
tude the state of quality of, the ability to Aptitude The ability to do
y full of, somewhat, somewhat like Musty

Chilly

Willowy

Having a stale or

Somewhat cold

Like a willow

Select the correct SUFFIX

1. beauty

A) fy

B) fi

C) ic

D) ice

Answer : A) fy

2. coward

A) ic

B) ice

C) ing

D) ion

Answer : B) ice

3. appoint

A) mint

B) ing

C) ment

D) less

Answer : C) ment

4. kind

A) ness

B) nil

C) ing

D) tion

Answer : A) ness

5. look

A) able

B) ably

C) eri

D) ing

Answer : A) able

6. modern

A) ty

B) ity

C) ite

D) ize

Answer : B) ity

7. exist

A) on

B) ance

C) ice

D) ing

Answer : B) ance

8. loyal

A) ti

B) in

C) ty

D) an

Answer : C) ty

9. child

A) il

B) ie

C) like

D) tion

Answer : C) like

10. gene

A) tic

B) ic

C) ize

D) eu

Answer : A) tic

11. priest

A) ship

B) hood

C) er

D) en

Answer : B) hood

12. scholar

A) hood

B) ship

C) er

D) ty

Answer : B) ship

13. king

A) dom

B) hood

C) er

D) en

Answer : A) dom

14. weak

A) ty

B) ist

C) an

D) ly

Answer : D) ly

15. violin

A) ist

B) an

C) ty

D) en

Answer : A) ist

16. magic

A) ty

B) ist

C) en

D) ian

Answer : D) ian

17. pay

A) ist

B) an

C) ee

D) en

Answer : C) ee

18. employ

A) er

B) em

C) est

D) ist

Answer : A) er

19. hard

A) an

B) em

C) dom

D) en

Answer : D) en

20. pure

A) fy

B) ify

C) fe

D) fee

Answer : B) ify

21. out

A) let

B) ist

C) fe

D) ee

Answer : A) let

22. joy

A) ist

B) ous

C) ty

D) ee

Answer : B) ous

23. liter

A) ic

B) ary

C) ature

D) es

Answer : B) ary

24. work

A) man

B) aholic

C) ship

D) place

Answer : B) aholic

25. regular

A) ize

B) iz

C) ee

D) er

Answer : A) ize

26. captivate

A) tion

B) ton

C) on

D) en

Answer : A) tion

27. domestic

A) ee

B) ate

C) er

D) or

Answer : B) ate

28. long

A) in

B) er

C) en

D) or

Answer : B) er

29. hinder

A) ment

B) ation

C) ance

D) er

Answer : C) ance

30. wreck

A) an

B) age

C) en

D) ee

Answer : B) age

31. sympathy

A) ize

B) ment

C) al

D) ing

Answer : A) ize

32. fail

A) ry

B) cy

C) ure

D) ive

Answer : C) ure

33. internal

A) ment

B) ly

C) ous

D) ness

Answer : B) ly

34. torture

A) al

B) ment

C) ous

D) al

Answer : C) ous

35. find

A) al

B) ive

C) cy

D) ing

Answer : D) ing

36. understand

A) ate

B) able

C) ation

D) y

Answer : B) able

37. compose

A) al

B) ness

C) ition

D) ible

Answer : C) ition

38. commerce

A) able

B) ing

C) an

D) ial

Answer : D) ial

39. equal

A) ity

B) al

C) ible

D) ive

Answer : A) ity

40. capital

A) ing

B) ist

C) ment

D) ion

Answer : B) ist

41. revere

A) ance

B) ence

C) ness

D) ment

Answer : B) ence

42. necessary

A) cy

B) ation

C) ily

D) ness

Answer : C) ily

43. close

A) ment

B) ite

C) al

D) ure

Answer : D) ure

44. trouble

A) ate

B) some

C) ity

D) ness

Answer : B) some

45. violent

A) ive

B) ing

C) ce

D) ation

Answer : C) ce

46. utility

A) ure

B) arian

C) ible

D) ance

Answer : B) arian

47. triumph

A) ate

B) ive

C) ant

D) ise

Answer : C) ant

48. force

A) able

B) ible

C) ation

D) al

Answer : B) ible

49. laugh

A) cy

B) ter

C) age

D) ible

Answer : B) ter

50. refund

A) ment

B) ate

C) able

D) ion

Answer : C) able

51. earnest

A) able

B) ive

C) ion

D) ness

Answer : D) ness

52. torrent

A) ive

B) ical

C) ence

D) ial

Answer : D) ial

53. attitude

A) al

B) able

C) ance

D) inal

Answer : D) inal

54. astronomy

A) ence

B) ical

C) al

D) ation

Answer : B) ical

55. survive

A) ity

B) ful

C) ly

D) al

Answer : D) al

56. terror

A) ment

B) ly

C) ise

D) ous

Answer : C) ise

57. rest

A) ance

B) ness

C) ful

D) ion

Answer : C) ful

58. deny

A) ly

B) ial

C) ment

D) ity

Answer : B) ial

59. perform

A) ence

B) ance

C) ent

D) ant

Answer : B) ance

60. collide

A) ion

B) tion

C) sion

D) ant

Answer : C) sion

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