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Forming new words by suffixes MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
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Q1Which one of the following words is incorrectly formed by adding a suffix?
The item asks for the incorrectly formed word. The cue is the suffix spelling: -ful is written with one l. The adjective from beauty is beautiful, not beautifull, so C is the only incorrect form; happiness, careless, and movement are all standard spellings.
Q2Match each base word in List I with the suffix-derived noun in List II and choose the correct option. List I: 1. employ 2. educate 3. music 4. act List II: a. musician b. employee c. education d. actor
Suffixes form different kinds of nouns from base words. The cues are the word families: 'employ' forms 'employee', 'educate' forms 'education', 'music' forms 'musician', and 'act' forms 'actor'. Since all four pairings are correct only in option A, the correct matching is 1-b, 2-c, 3-a, 4-d.
Q3Which option correctly forms the abstract noun meaning 'the state or quality of being kind'?
The suffix '-ness' is added to adjectives to form abstract nouns of state or quality. The cue is 'the state or quality of being kind'. 'Kind' therefore becomes 'kindness'. The other options are non-standard or the wrong part of speech, so only 'kindness' is correct.
Q4Read the Assertion and Reason carefully and choose the correct option. Assertion (A): In standard English, the word 'hopeless' means 'without hope'. Reason (R): The suffix -less is commonly used to form adjectives meaning 'without' or 'lacking'.
The suffix -less forms adjectives meaning without or lacking. The cue is the word hopeless, which combines hope with -less. Thus hopeless means without hope, and R gives the exact rule that explains A; option A is the only correct choice.
Q5Statements: Statement 1: The suffix '-able' is often added to verbs to form adjectives meaning 'capable of being'. Statement 2: 'Readable' means 'capable of being read'. Choose the correct option.
The suffix '-able' commonly forms adjectives meaning 'able to be' or 'capable of being'. The cue is 'readable', which is formed from the verb 'read' and means capable of being read. Therefore both statements are true, and the correct option is D.
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6Which suffix should be added to the verb "appoint" to form a noun meaning "a person who is appointed"?
7Match each base word in List I with the suffix in List II that forms the standard word shown by the pattern: govern -> government, active -> activity, child -> childhood, danger -> dangerous. List I: 1. govern 2. active 3. child 4. danger List II: a. -hood b. -ment c. -ous d. -ity
8Which suffix should be added to the verb 'employ' to form the noun meaning 'a person who is employed'?
9Read the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) and choose the correct option. Assertion (A): The word "quickly" is formed by adding the suffix -ly to "quick". Reason (R): The suffix -ly is often added to adjectives to form adverbs of manner.
10Which word is incorrectly formed?
11Choose the correctly formed abstract noun to complete the sentence: The ______ of the clerk's reply saved the applicant from confusion.
12Choose the correctly formed standard adjective from the noun 'danger' to complete the sentence: The road becomes ______ during heavy rain.
13Choose the standard modern English adjective to complete the sentence: The clerk gave a __________ explanation of the new filing procedure.
14Match each base word in List I with its correctly suffixed form in List II and choose the correct option. List I: 1. dark 2. govern 3. child 4. create List II: a. childhood b. darkness c. creative d. government