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