Suffixes


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  1. 1.

    Add suitable suffixes to these words.

    1. fruit _______________
    2. father _______________
    3. penny _______________
    4. outward _______________
    5. plenty _______________
    6. tire _______________
    7. amaze _______________
    8. luck _______________
    9. like _______________
    10. tooth _______________
    11. service _______________
    12. learn _______________
    13. horror _______________
    14. small _______________
    15. fool _______________
    16. collect _______________
    17. poet _______________
    18. clown _______________
    19. express _______________
    20. sparing _______________
  2. 2.

    Form adjectives by using these suffixes.

    1. ive _______________
    2. al _______________
    3. less _______________
    4. ed _______________
    5. able _______________
    6. ful _______________
    7. ible _______________
    8. some _______________
    9. ly _______________
    10. ous _______________
    11. y _______________
    12. ish _______________
    13. ic _______________
    14. ing _______________
    15. ar _______________
    16. like _______________
  3. 3.

    Add a suitable suffix to the words in the brackets and fill in the blanks.

    1. The grave has no name on it. It is ____________ (name)
    2. The bomb explosion proved to be extremely ____________ (destroy)
    3. Madhu was very ____________ (profession) in her attitude.
    4. Mother told John that the Christmas tree which he had decorated looked ____________ (awe)
    5. Not many people like him. He is extremely ____________ (quarrel)
    6. The teacher told the students to write a ____________ (describe) essay.
    7. He pretends to be ____________ (outward) brave but deep inside he is a ____________ (coward) person.
    8. She sat on the ____________ (wood) bench and watched the children playing.
    9. The audience cheered and clapped when the ____________ (spectacle) show was over.
    10. He is more ____________ (talk) than me.
  4. 4.

    Use these words in sentences of your own.

    1. juicy
    2. constructive
    3. friendly
    4. childish
    5. universal
  5. 5.

    Add suitable suffixes to the words in brackets to fill in the blanks correctly. Then, underline the nouns in these sentences.

    1. It was an ____________ play. (enjoy)
    2. I had a ____________ experience. (fright)
    3. It is a very ____________ watch. (cost)
    4. The cobra is a very ____________ snake. (poison)
    5. The medicine had a ____________ effect. (magic)
    6. I received some ____________ news. (surprise)
    7. It was a ____________ journey. (tire)
    8. He is a ____________ boy. (mischief)

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