Exercise on Suffixes and Prefixes with Answer for SSC 2026-2027

Suffixes and Prefixes

Exercise

Complete the following passage adding suffixes, prefixes or the both to the root words give in the parenthesis:

(1) Books are our best friends. They introduce us to the realm of (a) _____ (limit) knowledge. The books of great writers contain noble thoughts and great ideas. We can (b) _____ (rich) our mind by reading books. The reading of books brings perfection. No spiritual progress and worldly (c) _____ (prosper) can be imagined without reading books. (d) _____ (true) speaking, reading books is such a thing which has no alternative. So, we should read books on various topics so that we may bring proper (e) _____ (develop) of our spirit.

Answer: (a) unlimited/limitless; (b) enrich; (c) prosperity; (d) Truly; (e) development.

(2) Life without leisure and relaxation is dull. Life becomes (a) _____ (charm) if one does not have any time to enjoy the beautiful objects of nature. (b) _____ (monotony) work hinders the smoothness of work. Leisure (c) _____ (rich) our spirit to work. Everybody knows that (d) _____ (work) is harmful. Leisure does not mean idleness. It gives freshness to (e) _____ (store) our energy.

Answer: (a) charmless; (b) Monotonous; (c) enriches; (d) overwork; (e) restore.

(3) The other name of water is life. Clean water is drinkable. Dirty water is (a) _____ (safe). Clean water is (b) _____ (contaminate) and suitable for drinking. Bangladesh is a riverine country. But, we get (c) _____ (adequate) water for use. The water of our rivers is filthy and (d) _____ (poison). We should keep water clean for health, happiness and longevity. The Government should play an (e) _____ (act) role to keep water safe.

Answer: (a) unsafe; (b) uncontaminated; (c) inadequate; (d) poisonous; (e) active.

(4) The nature of a mother’s love is the same in all countries. It is (a) _____ (universe). For our existence on earth, we greatly owe to our father and mother, (b) _____ (special) to our mother. A mother’s love is (c) _____ (parallel) and unique. A childs relationship with its mother is (d) _____ (heaven) and spiritual. We can hardly see a mother (e) _____ (different) to her children.

Answer: (a) universal; (b) especially/specially; (c) unparalleled; (d) heavenly; (e) indifferent.

(5) Honey is (a) _____ (nature) produced by honey bees through collecting of nectar from different flowers and then store them in the hive. But now-a-days there are (b) _____ (keep) who rear bees in wooden hives and produce honey (c) _____ (commercial). This is fully chemical and hazard free activity. With the support of the govt. and (d) _____ (government) organizations approximately 300 beekeepers have been trained for honey (e) _____ (produce).

Answer: (a) naturally; (b) beekeepers; (c) commercially; (d) nongovernment; (e) production.

(6) Mobile phone is a great (a) _____ (invent) of modem science. The consumers of mobile phone are increasing day by day. People are getting benefits. But it is (b) _____ (fortunate) that mobile phone sometimes becomes a cause of health hazard, especially the (c) _____ (child) are affected much. According to the scientists, mobile phone causes brain tumours, genetic damage and many other (d) _____ (cure) diseases. They believe that uncontrolled radioactivity of mobile phone causes (e) _____ (repair) damage to human body. They say that the government should control radioactive sources.

Answer: (a) invention; (b) unfortunate; (c) children; (d) incurable; (e) irreparable.

(7) Child labour is considered a matter of (a) _____ (grace) for a nation. Wherever children are employed either it is domestic work or factory work, either it is rickshaw pulling or working in a shop or hotel, they are (b) _____ (treated). Their employers dont give them their due rights. Children work for longer period in (c) _____ (healthy) condition. It is also (d) _____ (sorrow) that they are not given due wages. Many children do the work of the adults and often do the risky and (e) _____ (danger) work. Strict laws should be enforced against employing children in manual work.

Answer: (a) disgrace; (b) maltreated/mistreated/ill-treated; (c) unhealthy; (d) sorrowful; (e) dangerous.

(8) Everybody wants to be happy. But happiness cannot be attained (a) _____ (easy). A man with huge wealth may remain (b) _____ (happy). On the contrary, a day labourer may get ample happiness if he is not (c) _____ (satisfy) over the limited amount of money he earns every day. (d) _____ (actual), for being happy or unhappy, a man is (e) _____ (psychology) motivated. So, it fully depends on ones mentality.

Answer: (a) easily; (b) unhappy, (c) dissatisfied; (d) Actually, (e) psychologically.

(9) Knowledge (a) _____ (light) our mind. It (b) _____ (able) a man to have mastery over all forces of nature. There are so many wild beasts which are stronger than men. There are forces in nature such as (c) _____ (light) and thunder, flood and earthquake, etc which can destroy a man and (d) _____ (civil) in a moment. But it is apparently a wonder that a man rules over them all and makes them serve (e) _____ (accord) to his wish.

Answer: (a) enlightens; (b) enables; (c) lightning; (d) civilization; (e) according.

(10) The freedom fighters are the (a) _____ (hero) sons of our land. They fought to save our (b) _____ (gold) Bangla in 1971. Some of the freedom fighters are still (c) _____ (live). (d) _____ (deed), we are very lucky to see them directly. We must remember them (e) _____ (ever).

Answer: (a) heroic; (b) golden; (c) alive; (d) Indeed; (e) forever.

(11) Facebook has gained much popularity among the young (a) _____ (generate). Many people (b) _____ (fine) Facebook as an embarrassing invasion on others personal privacy. However, it plays a (c) _____ (signify) role in (d) _____ (socialize) as well as natural understanding and (e) _____ (operation).

Answer: (a) generation; (b) define; (c) significant; (d) socialization; (e) co-operation.

(12) Vocabulary is very important in learning a language properly. To (a) _____ (rich) your vocabulary, you have to read books and learn new words by knowing their meanings (b) _____ (accurate). You may use a dictionary to know the (c) _____ (known) words or try to understand the contextual meaning of them. Repeated reading will help you understand the (d) _____ (specify) topic clearly and use them in (e) _____ (vary) situations.

Answer: (a) enrich; (b) accurately; (c) unknown; (d) specific; (e) various.

(13) Peter is a good student. He is very (a) _____ (study). He is always (b) _____ (mind) to his studies and also dutiful to his daily activities. His (c) _____ (think) power is admirable. No problem can make him (d) _____ (attentive). He is never (e) _____ (polite) with any person. His honesty cannot be expressed in a word.

Answer: (a) studious; (b) mindful; (c) thinking; (d) inattentive; (e) impolite.

(14) The (a) _____ (major) of Bangladeshi people live in villages and most of them are farmers. (b) _____ (fortunate), the condition of our farmers is (c) _____ (satisfactory). They need assistance from the government to come out of their age-old (d) _____ (convention) method. Scientific system of cultivation may make them (e) _____ (success).

Answer: (a) majority; (b) Unfortunately; (c) unsatisfactory; (d) conventional; (e) successful.

(15) In ancient time, textbook was the most (a) _____ (parallel) resource for a student. (b) _____ (teach) were only guides and sources of information. The students had to collect all (c) _____ (inform) news from their teachers. Teachers used to deliver lectures by studying the textbooks and so the students had (d) _____ (depend) on their teachers proficiency. As a result, there existed (e) _____ (measure) relationship between the teachers and the students.

Answer: (a) unparalleled; (b) Teachers; (c) informative; (d) dependence; (e) immeasurable.

(16) The purpose of (a) _____ (educate) is to make a man fully equipped to be useful to himself and to society. A truly educated person should be well-mannered, thoughtful, sympathetic and (b) _____ (operative). He should be (c) _____ (truth), honest, punctual and dutiful. He tries to (d) _____ (move) the suffering of his countrymen. He also helps others in attaining (e) _____ (self-reliant).

Answer: (a) education; (b) co-operative; (c) truthful; (d) remove; (e) self-reliance.

(17) (a) _____ (deniable), winter is the coldest season in our country. It is usually (b) _____ (rain). Though ours is a small country, the (c) _____ (cold) of winter is not equally felt in all regions. In some regions, (d) _____ (special) in the northern districts, people experience biting cold in winter. The poor suffer (e) _____ (great) during this season.

Answer: (a) Undeniably; (b) rainless; (c) coldness; (d) specially; (e) greatly.

(18) The aim of (a) _____ (educate) is to make a man fully equipped to be useful to himself and to society. A (b) _____ (true) educated person should be self-reliant with regard to his personal needs. He should be (c) _____ (mannered), thoughtful, sympathetic and co-operative. Again, he should not be (d) _____ (truth), dishonest, unpunctual and undutiful. Punctuality is a virtue that makes a nation (e) _____ (prosper).

Answer: (a) education; (b) truly, (c) well-mannered; (d) untruthful; (e) prosperous.

(19) To keep in good health, we have to do physical exercise. It increases our appetite and improves (a) _____ (digest) power. If anybody suffers from indigestion, he should take physical exercise. Physical exercise removes constipation and helps proper blood (b) _____ (circulate). Our anti-bodies will be (c) _____ (act) if our blood circulation is (d) _____ (normal). (e) _____ (proper) blood circulation in our bodies may cause many physical problems.

Answer: (a) digestive; (b) circulation; (c) inactive; (d) abnormal; (e) Improper.