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Suffixes

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  1. Which of the following words cannot use the suffix -ful?
    a. color-
    b. doubt-
    c. hope-
    d. joy-
    e. value-
  2. Which of the following cannot use the suffix -ive?
    a. conclus-
    b. decis-
    c. impress-
    d. reduct-
    e. reveal-
  3. Which of the following cannot use the suffix -ial?
    a. commerc-
    b. debat-
    c. mart-
    d. part-
    e. spac-
  4. Which of the following cannot use the suffix -ure?
    a. clos-
    b. depart-
    c. fiss-
    d. lect-
    e. polit-
  5. Which of the following cannot use the suffix -ion?
    a. collect-
    b. correct-
    c. exhaust-
    d. predict-
    e. put-
  6. Which of the following cannot use the suffix -ance?
    a. allow-
    b. brief-
    c. deliver-
    d. repent-
    e. vigil-
  7. Which of the following cannot use the suffix -ness?
    a. cheerful-
    b. dark-
    c. gentle-
    d. honest-
    e. small-
  8. Which of the following cannot use the suffix -ward?
    a. down-
    b. for-
    c. heaven-
    d. home-
    e. house-
  9. Which of the following cannot use the suffix -less?
    a. care-
    b. fear-
    c. grand-
    d. power-
    e. thought-
Copyright (C) 1997 by Jim J. Johnson
This quiz is part of the HTML-Only Self-Study Quizzes which is part of Activities for ESL Students, a project by The Internet TESL Journal.