The document provides a list of suffix exercises including: - Adding suffixes like -ful, -less, -ly to words to form new words. - Transforming words into new words by changing word endings through suffixes like -er, -or, -ian. - Changing word classes like nouns to verbs and adjectives using suffixes. - Choosing the correct suffixed word to complete sentences. The exercises involve identifying and applying English language suffixes to change the meanings and parts of speech of words in different contexts.

1. Suffixes Exercises

2. • Your party was the most (success) ________ party I had
ever been to.
• The doctor said that her (ill)_______was a result of
overwork.
• There were so many (rain)______days that we spent a lot
of time watching T.V
• My children have all received a (music) ______education.
• Ingrid spent her (child) ______in Sweden.

3. • I was glad to have the small (book)_______that
describes the courses.
• None of my (employ) ________went on strike because
they are satisfied with their working conditions.
• You should get your poor mother prepared...It's
(hope)__________.
• Why did you look at me so (suspicious)_______.
• Carol's parents were very upset by your
(refuse)_______.

4. • He is so (forget)_______that he has even left the
cooker on before he left.
• They wouldn't like to live in a noisy
(neighbour)________.
• We understand your (excite) _______ , it's a very
good news.
• Try to be more (friend) _______ when you talk to
them.
• My cousin has (mother)_______ qualities. Children
are fond of her.

5. • Don't you hate his (child) _______reactions ?
• It's very fragile ! Handle it (careful) _______.
• Before going to sleep, give him a (spoon) ______of
that syrup.
• Avoid the road that goes past the forest, it's
(danger) _______ at night.
• I can't bear the pain of a (tooth) ______ ! ... A
headache isn't better !

6. Answers :
 Successful, illness, rainy, musical, childhood,
booklet, employees, hopeless, suspiciously,
refusal, forgetful, neighbourhood, excitement,
friendly, motherly, childish, carefully, spoonful,
dangerous, toothache.

7.  (-ABLE -ICAL -ANT -ENT -IVE -EN -OUS -FUL –IBLE)
• fashion -
• terror -
• creation -
• obedience -
• history -
• beauty -
• possibility -
• Imagination
• wood

8. • absence -
• prestige -
• independence -
• economy -
• aggression-
• duration -
• danger -
• resistance -
• gold -
• courage -
• access -

9.  (-ABLE -AL -FUL -IC -ISH -LESS -LY -OUS )
• danger -
• artist -
• end -
• poison -
• harm -
• reason -
• week -
• chemistry -
• function -
• day -

10. • drama -
• fool -
• home -
• understand -
• adventure -
• terror -
• beauty -
• influence -
• help -

11.  Change the words in the box by adding suffixes (-ER , -OR , -IAN
or -IST) then fill in the gaps in the sentences below.
 (art - collect - direct - electric - guitar - library - manage - own -
politics - survive - terror – write)
• Have you ever heard of the German ______ Albrecht Durer?
• She has been a stamp _______ for ages.
• Many Americans think that Winston Churchill was the
greatest ________ of the 20th century.
• If you need a certain book, the _______ will help you look for it.
• He always wanted to be a _______, so we weren't surprised when
first novel came out.
• The _______of the football club resigned because it was the fourth
defeat in a row.

12. • The _______of the red Ford escort should move his car
because it is blocking the emergency entrance.
• He was the only _______ in a plane crash that killed 8
people.
• My son is an ________. He helps us with lighting and
wiring in our new house.
• There is tight security at the airport and other public
paces in order to prevent a _________ attack.
• The film ________ gave the whole crew the afternoon off.
Shooting would start again at 9 the following morning.
• She started her career as a __________, but then played
the saxophone in a band.

13. Answers :
• ARTIST
• COLLECTOR
• POLITICIAN
• LIBRARIAN
• WRITER
• MANAGER
• OWNER
• SURVIVOR
• ELECTRICIAN
• TERRORIST
• DIRECTOR
• GUITARIST

14.  (DIS- UN- IM- RE- -ING -ED -ANCE -FUL -ABLE -
LY -OUS –ER)
• I can't answer this question. It’s _______ (POSSIBLE)
• Don't stand near the water. It's too
_______ (DANGER).
• I don't like this fish. It's not very well ______ (COOK).
• Kate started crying because she was so
_______ (HAPPY)
• If you have a haircut it will change your______
(appear)

15. • Paul never waits in queues. He is
too_______ (PATIENT)
• Thank you for your advice. You have been
very _______ (HELP).
• Stealing other people's money is _______ (HONEST)
• Our science is very young _______ (TEACH)
• Harry didn't think the book was
very _______ (INTEREST).

16. • A million pounds was given to the hospital by
an person______ (KNOWN)
• When you this paragraph, make it a bit
shorter______(WRITE)
• Mary was wearing a/an ________ hat (USUAL)
• That was a great film. It was really
_______ (ENJOY)
• I like this town. The people are very
________ (FRIEND)
• I don't think you're right. I with you completely
_______ (AGREE)

17.  (-ER -OR -IST –IAN)
empire -
write -
act -
violin -
politics -
music -
report -
sail -
photograph -

18. mathematics -
reception -
design -
science -
dental -
direct -

19.  Write nouns for the following words using the following suffixes: -
ANCE , -ENCE , -MENT , -NESS , -TH
inherit -
convenient –
disappoint –
excite -
clumsy –
obey –
invest –
develop –
kind –
absent -
effective –
fair –
long -
innocent –

20. improve –
willing –
retire –
silent –
wide –
competent -
polite –
argue –
punish –
arrogant -
selfish-
warm –
insure –
different

21.  Make adjectives by using the suffixes : -OUS , -
AL , -Y , -IVE , -ABLE , -FUL , -LESS
danger -
create -
dirt -
drink -
care -
music -
fame -
politics -
use -
sun -

22. industry -
fog -
enjoy -
thought -
wash -
attract -
home -
comfort -
economy -
help -
wonder

23.  UN- IN- DIS- IL- IM- IR-
happy -
correct -
legible -
pack -
patient -
regular -
friendly -
lock -

24. polite -
visible -
employed -
agree -
legal -
possible -
honest -
appear -

25.  Transform the adjectives into nouns using the suffix –ness.
Sad, Happy, Tired, Dark, Weary, Crazy, Weak, Big, Vast, Sick.
 Now use one of the nouns above to complete the following
sentences.
• Joe worked a lot today and is very tired. His
let him rest.
• The Sahara Desert is vast. Its _______ defies our
comprehension.
• I’m afraid of the _________ in this room. Please, turn on the
lights.
• Bob received a promotion and is very happy.
contagious.
• Kelly is a crazy girl. One day her________ will kill her.
• The __________ of our system is evident. We need to
a new one.

26. Answers :
 Sadness, happiness, tiredness, darkness, weariness,
craziness, weakness, bigness, vastness, sickness.
• Tiredness
• Vastness
• Darkness
• Happiness
• Craziness
• weakness

27.  Transform the verbs into nouns using the suffix –er.
Open, Teach, Drive, Sharpen, Sing, Mix, Love, Dance,
Wash.
 Transform the adjectives into adverbs using the suffix
–ly.
Original, Happy, Quiet, Slow,
Difficult, Easy.
 Transform the nouns into adjectives using the suffix –
less.
Home, Sugar, Job, Help, Price, Heart, Hope, Life,
Speech, Sleeve.

28. Answers :
 Opener, teacher, driver, sharpener, singer, mixer,
lover, dancer, player, washer.
 Originally, happily, quietly, slowly, normally, lately,
lately, angrily, merrily, difficulty, easily.
 Homeless, sugarless, jobless, helpless, priceless,
heartless, hopeless, lifeless, speechless,

29. Transform the nouns into different nouns using the
suffix –hood.
 Brother, Neighbor, Adult, Child, Nation.
Transform the nouns into adjectives using the suffix
–ful
 Beauty, Harm, Care, Thought, Help, Use, Pain,
Color, Success, Power.

30. Answers :
 Brotherhood, neighbourhood, adulthood,
childhood, nationhood.
 Beautiful, harmful, careful, thoughtful,
useful, painful, colourful, successful,

31. Choose the correct option.
 A person that paints is a _______
• Paintly
• Paintless
• Painter
• Paintful
• painthood

32.  In a common way ________
• Commonless
• Commonly
• Commonhood
• Commoner
• comonful

33.  Full of colors _______
• Colorful
• Colorless
• Colorly
• Colorhood
• colorer

34.  Without an end ________
• Endful
• Endhood
• Ender
• Endless
• Endly

35.  The state of being good _______
• Goodly
• Goodless
• Goodful
• Goodness
• Gooder

36. Answers :
• Painter
• Commonly
• Colourful
• Endless
• Goodness

37. Transform the adjective suffixes using –ful, -less, -
able, -ese, -ian, -ic, -ive, -ous.
 Portugal, Misery, Awe, Move, China, Remark,
Canton, Service, Penny, Grate, Child, Burma,
Consider, Count, Congo, Master, Speech, Wish,
End, Bounty, Creative, Communist, Religion,
Impress, Freud, Construct, Hero, Mass, Canada,
Italy, Fame, Graph, Reptile, Defect, Brazil, Atom,
Industry, Moment, Enthusiast, Disaster.

38. Answers :
Portuguese, Miserable, Awful, Moveable,
Chinese, Remarkable, Cantonese, Serviceable,
Penniless, Grateful, Childless, Burmese,
Considerable, Countless, Congolese, Masterful,
Speechless, Wishful, Endless, Bountiful,
Communistic, Religious, Impressive, Freudian,
Constructive, Heroic, Massive, Canadian,
Famous, Graphic, Reptilian, Defective, Brazilian,
Atomic, Industrial, Momentous, Enthusiastic,
Disastrous.

39. Transform the Noun suffixes using, -er, -hood, -ness, -
ship, -ess, -ee, -ism, -ive, -ist, -ment, -ry, -tion.
 Brother, Boy, Swim, Together, Sick, Farm, Write, Do,
Partner, court, Trumpet, Woman, Member,
Neighbour, Empty, False, Happy, Sportsman,
Companion, Narrate, Emperor, Explode, Critic, Train,
Govern, Object, Prince, Refuge, Patriot, Duchy,
Material, Legate, Direct, Bail, Vandal, Feudal, Baron,
Devote, Commune, Evaporate, Act, Philanthropy,
Audit, Chemist, Column, Enjoy, Mimic, Persecute,
Solo, Embarrass, Jewel, Relate, Govern, Art, Rival,
Tour, Minister, Apart, Measure.

40. Answers :
Brotherhood, Boyhood, Swimmer, Together, Sickness,
Farmer, Writer, Doer, Partnership, Courtship,
Trumpeter, Womanhood, Membership,
Consciousness, Neighbourhood, Narrative, Empress,
Explosive, Criticism, Trainee, Governess, Objective,
Princess, Refuge, Patriotism, Duchess, Materialism,
Legatee, Directive, Bail, Vandalism, Feudalism,
Baroness, Devotee, Communist, Evaporation, Action,
Philanthropist, Audition, Chemistry, Columnist,
Enjoyment, Mimicry, Persecution, Soloist,
Embarrassment, Jewellery, Relation, Government,
Artist, Rivalry, Tourist, Ministry, Apartment,
Measurement.

41. Transform the suffixes using –en, -ize, -ly, -
ity.
Certain, Theory, Careless, Idol, Fright,
Complex, Late, Sympathy, Less, Versatile,
Bad, Senile, Major, Weak, Sudden, Strength,
Critic, Tight, Harmony.

42. Answers :
Certainly, Theorize, Carelessly, Idolize,
Frighten, Minority, Complexity, Lately,
Sympathize, Lessen, Versatility, Badly, Senility,
Majority, Weaken, Suddenly, Strengthen,
Criticize, Tightly, Harmonize.

43. Fill in the blanks with correct form of Prefixes and
Suffixes.
• He was sitting _____ in his seat on the train.
• There was a _____ light coming from the window.
(green)
• He was acting in a very ______ way. (child)
• This word is very difficult to spell, and even worse,
it’s ______. (pronounced)
• He’s lost his book again. I don’t know where he has
_____ it this time. (place)
• You shouldn’t have done that! It was very _____ of
you. (think)

44. • He didn’t pass his exam. He was _____ for the second time.
(succeed)
• Some of the Shanty towns are dreadfully ______ . (crowd)
• The team that he supported were able to win the ______.
(champion)
• There is a very high _____ that they will be late. (likely)
• I couldn’t find any ______ in his theory. (weak)
• He wants to be a ______ when he grow up. (mathematics)
• You need to be a highly trained ______ to understand this
report. (economy)
• There were only a ______ of people a the match. (hand)

45. • She arrived late at work because she had ______ .
(sleep)
• The road was too narrow, so they had to _____ it.
(wide)
• He was accused of ______ documents. (false)
• They had to ______ the lion before they could
catch it. (tranquil)
• He needed to _____ the temperature. (regular)
• I think that you should ______. It may not be the
best thing to do. (consider)
• There was a three – hour ______ because of the
strike. (stop)

46. Answers :
 Comfortably, green, childish,
mispronounced, placed, unthinkable,
successful, crowded, championship,
likely, weakness, mathematician,
economist, handful, been sleeping,
widen, falsifying, tranquilise, regulate,
consider, stopping.

47. • Our grandmother seems to be getting ______ these
days. (forget)
• Do contact Emily when you reach New York, she
will be extremely _____. (help)
• Any additional income you have is ______. (tax)
• Nautanki is a common form of _____ in rural India.
(entertain)
• The accident was caused by rash _____. (drive)

48. • The expected ______ of the flight is 2 am. (arrive)
• Ravi worked harder than ever to see himself on the
______ stand. (victor)
• The little girl had many friends in her ____ world.
(imagine)
• Ravi Shankar was a brilliant ______. (music)
• When she saw grandfather, her ____ changed to
joy. (sad)

49. Answers :
• Forgetful
• Helpful
• Taxable
• Entertainment
• Driving
• Arrival
• Victorious
• Imaginary
• Musician
• sadness