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