Suffixes Exercises PDFSet 4: Confusable Suffixes: -able/-ible, -ant/-ent, -tion/-sion
20 questions·14 min·Answers included·Explanations included
Preview: Questions
Fill in the blank with the correct option.
1.The museum is ___ from Monday to Saturday.
a) accessableb) accessiblec) accessebled) accessuble
2.She is an ___ student who always gets top marks.
a) excellantb) excellintc) excelluntd) excellent
3.The head teacher made the ___ to close the school early.
a) decitionb) decidionc) decisiond) decistion
4.Is this jacket ___ in the washing machine?
a) washableb) washiblec) washebled) washuble
5.There is a ___ difference between the two products.
a) significentb) significantc) significintd) significunt
... and 15 more questions in the PDF
Preview: Answers
1.accessible
2.excellent
3.decision
4.washable
5.significant
... and 15 more answers in the PDF
Preview: Explanations
1."accessible"(b)
The correct spelling is 'accessible' with -ible. Words from Latin roots ending in -ss often take -ible (accessible, permissible, admissible).
2."excellent"(d)
The correct spelling is 'excellent' with -ent. The verb 'excel' forms the adjective with -ent. The related noun is 'excellence' (-ence).
3."decision"(c)
The correct form is 'decision' with -sion. Verbs ending in '-de' (decide) typically form nouns with -sion (decide → decision, divide → division, collide → collision).
4."washable"(a)
The correct spelling is 'washable' with -able. When a complete English word can stand alone (wash), we usually add -able. The suffix -ible is typically used with Latin roots that cannot stand alone.
5."significant"(b)
The correct spelling is 'significant' with -ant. This comes from the Latin verb 'significare'. The related noun is 'significance' (-ance).
... and 15 more explanations in the PDF
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