Suffixes Exercises PDFSet 3: Adjective Suffixes: -ful/-less, -ous, -ive, -able
20 questions·12 min·Answers included·Explanations included
Preview: Questions
Fill in the blank with the correct option.
1.Be careful! That road is very ___ at night.
a) dangerfulb) dangerousc) dangerived) dangerable
2.This website is very ___ — I use it every day for my studies.
a) usefulb) useousc) usiousd) usive
3.The new marketing campaign was very ___ and sales increased by 30%.
a) effectiveb) effectfulc) effectousd) effectable
4.Without a map, we felt completely ___ in the forest.
a) helplessb) helpousc) helpived) helpable
5.The sunset over the mountains was absolutely ___.
a) beautiousb) beautifulc) beautived) beautyless
... and 15 more questions in the PDF
Preview: Answers
1.dangerous
2.useful
3.effective
4.helpless
5.beautiful
... and 15 more answers in the PDF
Preview: Explanations
1."dangerous"(b)
The noun 'danger' takes the suffix -ous to form the adjective 'dangerous'. The suffix -ous means 'full of' or 'having the quality of'. Other examples: fame → famous, nerve → nervous.
2."useful"(a)
The noun 'use' takes the suffix -ful to form 'useful' (full of use / having use). The suffix -ful means 'full of' or 'having'. Compare: use → useful (-ful), use → useless (-less).
3."effective"(a)
The noun 'effect' takes the suffix -ive to form 'effective' (producing the desired effect). The suffix -ive means 'having the nature or quality of'.
4."helpless"(a)
The noun 'help' takes the suffix -less to form 'helpless' (without help). The suffix -less means 'without' or 'lacking'. Compare: helpful (-ful = with help).
5."beautiful"(b)
The noun 'beauty' takes the suffix -ful to form 'beautiful'. Note the spelling change: y → i before -ful. The suffix -ful here means 'full of beauty'.
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