Tamilnadu state board 10th standard English Affixes
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Affixes (prefixes & suffixes)
Affixes can be classified into prefix and suffix. If an affix is attached to the beginning of a word, it is called a Prefix. If an affix is attached to the end of the word, it is called a Suffix.
Tamilnadu State Board Class 10 English Vocabulary Affixes (prefix & suffix).
1.Form a new word by adding a suitable prefix to the root word “vision”.
(a) in ______ (b) un ______ (c) dis ______ (d) en ______
Answer:(d) envision
2.Form a new word by adding a prefix to the root word “noble”.
(a) in ______ (b) ig ______ (c) dis ______ (d) mis ______
Answer:(b) ignoble
3.Form a new word by adding a suitable prefix to the root word “compass”.
(a) in ______ (b) un ______ (c) en ______ (d) mis ______
Answer:(c) encompass
4.Form a new word by adding a suitable suffix to the root word “miser”.
(a) ______al (b) ______ic (c) ______ly (d) ______ness
Answer:(c) miserly
5.Form a new word by adding a suitable suffix to the root word “music”.
(a) ______s (b) ______ian (c) ______ir (d) ______ion
Answer:(b) musician
6.Form a new word by adding a suitable suffix to the root word “announce”.
(a) ______al (b) ______ic (c) ______r (d) ______ment
Answer:(d) announcement
7.Form a new word by adding a suitable suffix to the root word ‘secure’.
(a) ______ity (6) ______ic (c) ______ile (d) ______ion
Answer:(a) security
8.Form a new word by adding a suitable suffix to the root word “bright”.
(a) ______al (b) ______ic (c) ______ness (d) ______ion
Answer:(c) brightness
9.Form a new word by adding a suitable suffix to the root word “colour”.
(a) ______al (b) ______ic (c) ______ile (d) ______ful
Answer:(d) colourful
10.Form a new word by adding a suitable suffix to the root word “human”.
(a) ______al (b) ______ity (c) ______ile (d) ______ion
Answer:
(b) humanity
11.Form a new word by adding a suitable prefix to the root word “seunfair
(a) in ______ (b) un ______ (c) dis ______ (d) mis ______
Answer:(a) insecure
12.Form a new word by adding a prefix to the root word “fair”.
(a) in______ (b) un______ (c) re______ (d) mis______
Answer:(b) unfair
13.Form a new word by adding a suitable prefix to the root word “standard”.
(a) in______ (b) un______ (c) dis______ (d) sub______
Answer:(d) substandard
14.Form a new word by adding a suitable prefix to the root word “violet”.
(a) ultra______ (b) un______ (c) dis______ (d) mis______
Answer:(a) ultraviolet
15.Form a new word by adding a suitable prefix to the root word “power”.
(a) in______ (b) em______ (c) dis______ (d) mis______
Answer: (b) empower
16.Form a new word by adding a suitable prefix to the root word “lock”.
(a) in______ (b) un______ (c) dis______ (d) inter______
Answer:(d) interlock
17.Form a new word by adding a suitable suffix to the root word “need”.
(a) ______al (b) ______y (c) ______ile (d) ______ion
Answer:(b) needy
18.Form a new word by adding a suitable suffix to the root word “danger”.
(a) ______ous (b) ______ic (c) ______ile (d) ______ion
Answer:(a) dangerous
19.Form a new word by adding a suitable suffix to the root word “narrate”.
(a) ______al (b) ______ive (c) ______ile (d) ______ion
Answer:(b) narrative
20.form a new word by adding a suitable suffix to the root word “kind”.
(a) ______al (b) ______ic (c) ______ile (d) ______ness
Answer:(d) kindness
21.Form a new word by adding a suitable prefix to the root word “lap”.
(a) in______ (b) un______ (c) over______ (d) mis______
Answer:(c) overlap
22.Form a new word by adding a prefix to the root word “visible”.
(a) in______ (b) un______ (c) dis______ (d) mis______
Answer:(a) invisible
23.Form a new word by adding a suitable prefix to the root word “national”.
(a) in______ (b) ir______ (c) multi______ (d) mis______
Answer:(c) multinational
24.Form a new word by adding a suitable suffix to the root word “harm”.
(a) ______al (b) ______ic (c) ______ile (d) ______ful
Answer:(d) harmful
25.Form a new word by adding a suitable suffix to the root word “neighbour”.
(a) ______al (b) ______ic (c) ______hood (d) ______ion
Answer:(c) neighbourhood
26.Form a new word by adding a suitable suffix to the root word “exception”.
(a) ______al (b) ______ic (c) ______ile (d) ______ion
Answer:(a) exceptional
27.Form a new word by adding a suitable suffix to the root word ‘national’
(a) ______al (b) ______ic (c) ______ity (d) ______ion
Answer : (c) nationality
28.Form a new word by adding a suitable suffix to the root word “champion”.
(a) ______al (b) ______ship (c) ______ile (d) ______ship
Answer : championship
29.Form a new word by adding a suitable suffix to the root word “wilder”.
(a) ______al (b) ______ic (c) ______ness (d) ______ion
Answer:(c) wilderness
30.Form a new word by adding a suitable suffix to the root word “tradition”.
(a) ______al (b) ______ic (c) ______ile (d) ______ion
Answer:(a) traditional