Prefixes and Suffixes

QUESTION 41

Choose the option where the prefix has been used correctly in the words given below :1. Initial2. Innumerable3. Irritate4. Unless5. rreparableChoose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :

C 2 and 3 only
D 3, 4 and 5 only
A 2 and 5 only
B 1, 2 and 5 only

Answer: 'Innumerable' (in- + numerable) and 'irreparable' (ir- + reparable) are correctly formed. The other words are root words, not words with these prefixes.

QUESTION 42

Choose the most appropriate prefix to complete the sentence :Attempts are being made to rectify the _____ balance between our import and export figures.

C im
B in
D dis
A un

Answer: The prefix 'im-' is used before words starting with 'b', 'm', or 'p' to mean 'not'. An 'imbalance' is a lack of balance.

QUESTION 43

Fill in the blank with correct suffix from the options. They said goodbye with great sad ______ because they knew they would probably never meet again.

D __der
C __den
A __ness
B __ly

Answer: The suffix '-ness' is added to adjectives to create nouns that describe a state. 'Sadness' is the state of being sad.

QUESTION 44

Choose the prefix that meaningfully completes the sentence:Surprisingly, much of my assignment remained _____ finished by the end of the week.

C un
B mis
D de
A dis

Answer: The prefix 'un-' means 'not'. 'Unfinished' means not completed.

QUESTION 45

Complete the sentence in List - I by choosing the most appropriate prefixes from List - II.List - IList - II(a) The committee met to _____ appraise its members about the indiscipline cases in the school.(i) mis(b) The Covid research is now _____ classified information.(ii) de(c) I hope you do not nurse any _____ conceptions about me.(iii) re(d) I was _____ informed about the case as I was fed inaccurate details.(iv) illChoose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :

C (a)-(iv), (b)-(i), (c)-(iii), (d)-(ii)
D (a)-(iii), (b)-(ii), (c)-(i), (d)-(iv)
A (a)-(ii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iv), (d)-(iii)
B (a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii)

Answer: The correct words are: re-appraise (evaluate again), de-classified (no longer secret), mis-conceptions (wrong ideas), and ill-informed (badly informed).

QUESTION 46

Match the underlined words in List - I with most suitable Suffixes from List - II.List - IList - II(a) A country that needs to be taken care of is poverty _____. (i) proof(b) A person who can be depended upon is trust _____. (ii) conscious(c) A bullet _____ vehicle saves lives. (iii) worthy(d) Businessmen are very money _____. (iv) riddenChoose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :

A (a)-(iv), (b)-(iii), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii)
C (a)-(iii), (b)-(ii), (c)-(iv), (d)-(i)
D (a)-(ii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iii), (d)-(iv)
B (a)-(iv), (b)-(iii), (c)-(ii), (d)-(i)

Answer: The correct combinations are: poverty-ridden (full of poverty), trustworthy (deserving trust), bullet-proof (resistant to bullets), and money-conscious (aware of money).

QUESTION 47

Choose from the options given below, the word formed by the prefix ‘Im’.Options :

C Image
D Imagination
B Impatient
A Important

Answer: 'Impatient' is formed from the prefix 'im-' (meaning not) and the root word 'patient.' The other options are root words.

QUESTION 48

Which of the following words can be made a plural by adding the suffix - ‘es’?

B Potato
D Plank
A Photo
C Piano

Answer: Nouns ending in '-o' preceded by a consonant, like 'potato,' usually form their plural by adding '-es' to become 'potatoes'.

QUESTION 49

Choose the suffix that meaningfully completes the sentence: Everyone was very excited and eager ____ waited for the result to be posted.

C __ness
B __ly
A __fully
D __ment

Answer: The suffix '-ly' turns the adjective 'eager' into the adverb 'eagerly,' which describes how the action (waited) was done.

QUESTION 50

Select the appropriate suffix for ‘violin’.

C -ist
B -en
D -ty
A -an

Answer: The suffix '-ist' denotes a person who plays a musical instrument. A 'violinist' plays the violin.

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