20120 suffixes

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-able/-ible: means capable of doing something > capable: able to be
carried
-ful: means filled with > cheerful: filled with cheer
-ness: the state of being something > goodness: the state of being good.
-less: means without > cloudless: without cloud
-ous: means full of > humorous: full of humor
-er/-or: means the person who > teacher: the person who teaches

A) Fill in the chart with the correct suffixes.
17) Direct
1) Beauty
18) Success
2) Religion
19) Freeze
3) Harm
20) Sleep
4) Nutrition
21) Use
5) Hope
22) Danger
6) Forgive
23) Employ
7) Engine
24) Aim

8) Pain
25) Purchase
9) Sad
26) Taste
10) Admire
27) Ambition
11) Respect
28) Laugh
12) Envy
29) Wonder
13) Kind
30) Consume
14) Break
31) Hazard
15) Happy
32) Quiet
16) Fame

C) Fill in the blanks with the correct suffixes

B) Match

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painful
This snake could be ------.
horrible
So we must be careful.
achievable
Arthur suffers from ------.
riskless
He is a lonely man.
harmless good
As a ------, I want to buy
curious
products.
fashionable
Karla stayed -----customer
underwater for an hour.
poisonous
This operation could be -----.
wonderful
But the pains will be ------.

breathless
Mesut is a ------ boy. He
bearable
doesn’t afraid of even the most
agreeable
------ stories.
loneliness
Don’t be afraid of that cat.
fearless
It is ------.
engineer
My teacher is ------.
Sam’s father is an ------.
You have to work on something ------. You have
your head in the clouds.
You project is fine. It is ------.
Mrs. Honey is very ------. She wants to learn
everything about her neighbors.
You can buy all of them. It is ------.
In this party I have to wear something ------.

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This dress is so ----------. Look at these colors. (
color )
Sam is a ---------- driver. He always has
accidents. ( care )
Wow! This ring is so ---------. ( value )
I don’t understand --------- topics. ( religion )
My uncle is a ----------. ( command )
She’ll be appreciated because of her ----------. (
kind )
I want to quit. I don’t want to work in this
--------- office. ( stress )
We won’t be able to reach there. This way must be
----------. ( end )
My mother is a well-known ---------. ( write )
Don’t afraid of it. It is ---------. ( harm )

His behaviors aren’t ---------. ( tolerate )
Hmm. This cake looks so ---------. ( delicacy )
Martin is a --------- boy. He can lift everything
he wants. ( power )
The --------- will paint the fences. ( paint )
My grandmother is an --------- woman.
( ambition )
Sarah is the most --------- person I have ever
known. ( rely )
Is Harry a --------- man? ( response )
I can’t see anything in the ---------. ( dark )
What a --------- situation! ( shame )
What’s the reason of her ---------? What’s wrong
with her? ( sad )
Sue is so ---------. She is crying. ( hope )
Be careful! It is --------- to go there. ( danger )
He is always telling --------- stories. ( unbelief )
She has difficulty in recovering from this ------( ill ).


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-able/-ible: means capable of doing something > capable: able to be
carried
-ful: means filled with > cheerful: filled with cheer

-ness: the state of being something > goodness: the state of being good.
-less: means without > cloudless: without cloud
-ous: means full of > humorous: full of humor
-er/-or: means the person who > teacher: the person who teaches

A) Fill in the chart with the correct suffixes.
17) Direct
1) Beauty
18) Success
2) Religion
19) Freeze
3) Harm
20) Sleep
4) Nutrition
21) Use
5) Hope
22) Danger
6) Forgive
23) Employ
7) Engine
24) Aim
8) Pain
25) Purchase
9) Sad
26) Taste
10) Admire
27) Ambition
11) Respect
28) Laugh
12) Envy

29) Wonder
13) Kind
30) Consume
14) Break
31) Hazard
15) Happy
32) Quiet
16) Fame

C) Fill in the blanks with the correct suffixes

B) Match

14)
15)

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)

7)
8)
9)
10)
11)
12)
13)

14)

painful
This snake could be ------.
horrible
So we must be careful.
achievable
Arthur suffers from ------.
riskless
He is a lonely man.
harmless good
As a ------, I want to buy
curious
products.
fashionable
Karla stayed -----customer
underwater for an hour.
poisonous
This operation could be -----.
wonderful
But the pains will be ------.
breathless
Mesut is a ------ boy. He
bearable
doesn’t afraid of even the most
agreeable
------ stories.
loneliness
Don’t be afraid of that cat.
fearless

It is ------.
engineer
My teacher is ------.
Sam’s father is an ------.
You have to work on something ------. You have
your head in the clouds.
You project is fine. It is ------.
Mrs. Honey is very ------. She wants to learn
everything about her neighbors.
You can buy all of them. It is ------.
In this party I have to wear something ------.

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
7)
8)
9)
10)
11)
12)
13)

16)
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24)

This dress is so ----------. Look at these colors. (
color )
Sam is a ---------- driver. He always has
accidents. ( care )
Wow! This ring is so ---------. ( value )
I don’t understand --------- topics. ( religion )
My uncle is a ----------. ( command )
She’ll be appreciated because of her ----------. (
kind )
I want to quit. I don’t want to work in this
--------- office. ( stress )
We won’t be able to reach there. This way must be
----------. ( end )
My mother is a well-known ---------. ( write )
Don’t afraid of it. It is ---------. ( harm )
His behaviors aren’t ---------. ( tolerate )
Hmm. This cake looks so ---------. ( delicacy )
Martin is a --------- boy. He can lift everything
he wants. ( power )
The --------- will paint the fences. ( paint )
My grandmother is an --------- woman.
( ambition )
Sarah is the most --------- person I have ever
known. ( rely )

Is Harry a --------- man? ( response )
I can’t see anything in the ---------. ( dark )
What a --------- situation! ( shame )
What’s the reason of her ---------? What’s wrong
with her? ( sad )
Sue is so ---------. She is crying. ( hope )
Be careful! It is --------- to go there. ( danger )
He is always telling --------- stories. ( unbelief )
She has difficulty in recovering from this ------( ill ).


A) Fill in the chart
1) beautiful
2) religious
3) harmful / harmless
4) nutritious
5) hopeful / hopeless
6) forgivable
7) engineer
8) painful / painless
9) sadness
10) admirable
11) respectful
12) envious
13) kindness
14) breakable
15) happiness
16) famous
17) director
18) successful

19) freezable
20) sleepless
21) useful / useless
22) dangerous
23) employer
24) aimless
25) purchaser
26) tasteful
27) ambitious
28) laughable
29) wonderful
30) consumer
31) hazardous
32) quietness

C) Match

B) Fill in the blanks

1) I

1) colorful
2) careless
3) valuable
4) religious
5) commander
6) kindness
7) stressful
8) endless
9) writer

10) harmless
11) tolerable
12) delicious
13) powerful
14) painter
15) ambitious
16) reliable
17) responsible
18) darkness
19) shameful
20) sadness

2) N
3) H
4) K
5) A-L
6) O-B
7) E
8) J
9) P
10) C
11) M
12) F
13) D
14) G