Use of suffix and prefix for SSC 2026

Use of suffix and prefix

SSC 2026

01. Complete the text adding suffixes, prefixes or the both with the root words given in the parenthesis: (Dhaka Board 2025)

We should bear in mind that habit is the second nature of human being. If anyone becomes (a) (custom) ______ to good manners he can’t (b)(behave) ______ with anyone. So, moral (c) (educate) ______ is important. From the early part of life, (d) (child) ______ must be taught the (e) (differ) ______ between right and wrong and trained to follow what is right and what is wrong.

Answer: (a) accustomed (b) misbehave (c) education (d) children (e) difference

02. Complete the text adding suffixes, prefixes or the both with the root words given in the parenthesis: (Rajshahi Board 2025)

There are (a) (vary) ______ forms of physical exercise. But every form is not (b) (suit) ______ for all. Walking is good for all. In the morning, fresh air is (c) (avail) ______. So it is (d) (benefit) ______ to health. It is also very (e) (please) ______.

Answer: (a) various (b) suitable (c) available (d) beneficial (e) pleasing

03. Complete the text adding suffixes, prefixes or the both with the root words given in the parenthesis: (Chittagong Board 2025)

Our national (a) (memory) ______ symbolizes the nation’s respect for the martyrs of the (b) (liberate) ______ war. It is an (c) (achieve) ______ which is (d) (measure) ______. Our (e) (free) ______ fighters showed their unique (f) (hero) ______ in the war against the well armed soldiers of Pakistan.

Answer: (a) memorial (b) liberation (c) achievement (d) immeasurable (e) freedom

04. Complete the text adding suffixes, prefixes or the both with the root words given in the parenthesis: (Sylhet Board 2025)

Smart Bangladesh is a new term. It refers to the vision of (a) ______ (make) – Bangladesh technologically advanced and digitally (b) ______ (empower) – nation. The (c) ______ (govern) has changed the name of (d) ______ (digit) Bangladesh to smart Bangladesh. Smart Bangladesh means making smart citizens, society, economy and smart government. Activities in (e) ______ (educate) health, agriculture and financial sector will be transformed into smart system.

Answer: (a) Making (b) empowered (c) government (d) digital (e) education

05. Complete the text adding suffixes, prefixes or the both with the root words given in the parenthesis: (Joshore Board 2025)

(a) (kind) ______ is a divine virtue. So we should not be (b) (kind) ______ to the people in distress and even to the (c) (low) ______ animals. Some naughty boys (d) (joy) ______ beating the lower animals like dogs and cats. This is an (e) (rational) ______ behaviour.

Answer: (a) Kindness (b) unkind (c) lower (d) enjoy (e) irrational

06. Complete the text adding suffixes, prefixes or the both with the root words given in the parenthesis: (Dinajpur Board 2025)

The (a) (ward) ______ beauty of a man is not his real beauty. His (b) (ward) ______ beauty makes him a true man. Everyman has certain (c) (born) ______ qualities whereby he can become a useful man and thus a (d) (celebrate) ______ person. So, we may say that, (e) (in) ______ values are more important than outer one.

Answer: (a) outward (b) inward (c) inborn (d) celebrated (e) inner

07. Complete the text adding suffixes, prefixes or the both with the root words given in the parenthesis: (Barisal Board 2025)

(a) ______ (persevere) is needed to be (b) ______ (success) in life. Those who are not persevere in life, become (c) ______ (success) in their mission and only blame their lot for their (d) ______ (fortune). (e) ______ (persevere) people do not fail.

Answer: (a) Perseverance (b) successful (c) unsuccessful (d) misfortune (e) Perseverant

08. Complete the text adding suffixes, prefixes or the both with the root words given in the parenthesis: (Mymensing Board 2025)

Junk foods usually comprise of high (a) (calorie) ______. These (b) (artificial) ______ made foods look (c) (charm) ______ and appetizing. These foods are (d) (prepare) ______ commercially (e) (ignore) ______ the nutritive value.

Answer: (a) calories (b) artificially (c) charming (d) prepared (e) ignoring

09. Complete the text adding suffixes, prefixes or the both with the root words given in the parenthesis:

Books are our best friends. They introduce us to the realm of (a) ______ (limited) knowledge. The books of great (b) ______ (write) contain noble thoughts and great ideas. We can (c) ______ (rich) our mind by reading books. The reading of books brings (d) ______ (perfect). No spiritual progress and worldly (e) ______ (prosper) can be imagined without reading books.

Answer: (a) unlimited; (b) writers; (c) enrich; (d) perfection; (e) prosperity

10. Complete the text adding suffixes, prefixes or the both with the root words given in the parenthesis:

The nature of mother’s love is the same in all countries. It is (a) ______ (universe) For our (b) ______ (exist) on earth, we (c) ______ (great) owe to our father and mother, (d) ______ (special) to our mother. A mother’s love is (e) ______ (parallel) and unique.

Answer: (a) universal; (b) existence; (c) greatly; (d) specially; (e) unparallel

11. Complete the text adding suffixes, prefixes or the both with the root words given in the parenthesis:

A computer consists of both hardwares and softwares. The (a) ______ (touch) components are called hardwares. On the other hand, the (b) ______ (touchable) programmes are called softwares. Hardwares and softwares are interdependent. Without one, the other is (c) ______ (value). Software (d) ______ (design) are called software engineers. Software engineering is a (e) ______ (demand) subject in a university.

Answer: (a) touchable (b) untouchable (c) valueless (d) designers (e) demanding

12. Complete the text adding suffixes, prefixes or the both with the root words given in the parenthesis:

The other name of water is life. Clean water is (a) ______ (drink). Dirty water is (b) ______ (safe). Clean water is (c) ______ (contaminate) and (d) ______ (suit) for drinking. Bangladesh is a (e) ______ (river) country.

Answer: (a) drinkable (b) unsafe (c) uncontaminated (d) suitable (e) riverine

13. Complete the text adding suffixes, prefixes or the both with the root words given in the parenthesis:

Mobile phone is a great (a) ______ (invent) of modern science. The (b) ______ (consume) of mobile phone are increasing day by day. People are getting benefits. But it is (c) ______ (fortunate) that mobile phone sometimes (d) ______ (comes) a cause of health hazard, especially the (e) ______ (child) are affected much.

Answer: (a) invention (b) consumption (c) unfortunate (d) becomes (e) children

14. Complete the text adding suffixes, prefixes or the both with the root words given in the parenthesis:

Life without leisure and (a) relax is dull. Nobody can work without rest. Life becomes (b) charm if man does not have any time to enjoy the beautiful objects/ (c) fascinate of nature, (d) Monotony work hinders the (e) smooth of work.

Answer: (a) relaxation (b) charmless (c) fascination (d) Monotonous (e) smoothness

15. Complete the text adding suffixes, prefixes or the both with the root words given in the parenthesis:

Bangladesh is an (a) dependent country, but she is still burdened with poverty, (b) population, (c) employ, corruption, food (d) deficient, natural calamities, power crisis etc. Considering all these, the present (e) govern has aimed at making a digital Bangladesh to overcome most of these problems.

Answer: (a) independent (b) overpopulation (c) unemployment (d) deficiency (e) government

16. Complete the text adding suffixes, prefixes or the both with the root words given in the parenthesis:

The books of famous (a) write are put on sale in the book fair. Most of the (b) visit buy books of different (c) publish. Almost no visitor returns from the fair without making any purchase. The (d) buy like to buy at a fair price. Our book fair is always (e) crowd.

Answer: (a) writers (b) visitors (c) publishers (d) buyers (e) crowded

17. Complete the text adding suffixes, prefixes or the both with the root words given in the parenthesis:

Student life is the (a) gold season of life. This is a (b) form period of life. This is the time for (c) prepare of future life. Students are the future (d) lead of the country. They should have (e) patriot. They should achieve quality education and build themselves as competitive citizens.

Answer: (a) golden (b) formative (c) preparation (d) leaders (e) patriotism

18. Complete the text adding suffixes, prefixes or the both with the root words given in the parenthesis:

Honesty is opposite to (a) honest. An honest man is not (b) harm to anybody. He never does (c) just to others. When he does anything (d) moral, he feels (e) comfortable.

Answer: (a) dishonesty (b) harmful (c) injustice (d) immoral (e) uncomfortable

19. Complete the text adding suffixes, prefixes or the both with the root words given in the parenthesis:

Money cannot buy (a) happy. Money is (b) obvious necessary for our life. But it is not the thing that (c) necessary brings happiness. Happiness is (d) absolute a psychological thing. Basically, it is the name of a (e) feel.

Answer: (a) happiness (b) obviously (c) necessarily (d) absolutely (e) feeling

20. Complete the text adding suffixes, prefixes or the both with the root words given in the parenthesis:

One should be (a) economic in his life. If we can (b) economy our expenses, we can save money. There should be a balance of our income and (c) expend. We must consider whether the money is (d) expend or (e) expendable.

Answer: (a) economical (b) economies (c) expenditure (d) expendable (e) unexpendable

21. Complete the text adding suffixes, prefixes or the both with the root words given in the parenthesis:

It is (a) scientific observed that speaking is the second skill of the four. A child is first a (b) listen. It listens to its mother. Then it becomes a (c) speak. Thus, they both (d) change their ideas and (e) eventual the child learns its mother tongue.

Answer: (a) scientifically (b) listener (c) speaker (d) exchange (e) eventually

22. Complete the text adding suffixes, prefixes or the both with the root words given in the parenthesis:

Writing is the (a) four skill. It is essential for those who take education (b) formal. Those who do no go to schools and colleges for (c) institution education do not read and write, but they can learn the mother tongue. This is possible only because of listening and speaking. But in the case of a foreign language, the process is (d) differ. The learners should avoid (e) methodology practice.

Answer: (a) fourth (b) formally (c) institutional (d) different (e) methodological

23. Complete the text adding suffixes, prefixes or the both with the root words given in the parenthesis:

People are (a) general fond of glittering things. They are the (b) love of surface. They are concerned with the (c) out show of things and beings. They (d) hard bother about intrinsic value. Gold is very (e) value thing.

Answer: (a) generally (b) lover (c) outer (d) hardly (e) valuable

24. Complete the text adding suffixes, prefixes or the both with the root words given in the parenthesis:

Man is the best (a) create of Allah. He is a (b) ration being. Allah has created man with the forth of achieving (c) world affluence along with spiritual (d) perfect. He has to do a lot but his life is short. The (e) short of life has added a new value of human life.

Answer: (a) creation (b) rational (c) worldly (d) perfection (e) shortness

25. Complete the text adding suffixes, prefixes or the both with the root words given in the parenthesis:

The dowry system is a (a) society curse. It is nothing less than (b) dread bane to a family with a (c) marriage daughter or sister. In poor family with a maiden or spinster finds it (d) possible to marry her off. In many cases, the parents of such brides are (e) force to promise dowry.

Answer: (a) social (b) dreadful (c) marriageable (d) impossible (e) forced

26. Complete the text adding suffixes, prefixes or the both with the root words given in the parenthesis:

Citizens having good character lead a (a) virtue life. Their thoughts and (b) behave show high moral values. They cannot even think of doing any (c) moral deed. One of the most positive qualities of these people is tolerance towards others. Tolerance and respect together can make life (d) harmony and (e) peace in society.

Answer: (a) virtuous (b) behaviour (c) immoral (d) harmonious (e) peaceful

27. Complete the text adding suffixes, prefixes or the both with the root words given in the parenthesis:

The true aim of education is the (a) harmony development of body, mind and soul. But (b) book knowledge is (c) sufficient in this regard. Without (d) curricular activities the full blooming of body, mind and soul is (e) possible.

Answer: (a) harmonious (b) bookish (c) insufficient (d) co-curricular (e) impossible

28. Complete the text adding suffixes, prefixes or the both with the root words given in the parenthesis:

Road accidents have (a) recent become a regular phenomenon in our-country. As a result of tt| accidents many persons fall a victim to (b) timely death. It is reported that most of the accident occur because of the (c) violate of traffic rules by (d) skill drivers and (e) conscious passers-by.

Answer: (a) recently (b) untimely (c) violation (d) unskilled (e) unconscious

29. Complete the text adding suffixes, prefixes or the both with the root words given in the parenthesis:

Man can have (a) popular by means of service to people. People in power can have honour. But this honour will not last long if their behaviour is not good. When common people are (b) mental hurt by their (c) behaviour, usually they do not express their feeling in front of them. But they make (d) criticize of their manners and (e) regard them later.

Answer: (a) popularity (b) mentally (c) misbehaviour (d) criticism (e) disregard

30. Complete the text adding suffixes, prefixes or the both with the root words given in the parenthesis:

Smoking which is so common in our society today is very (a) injury to health. It causes many fb physic troubles like (c) bronch, asthma and breathing problems. It may also cause cancer and (c) ultimate even lead a chain (e) smoke to death.

Answer: (a) injurious (b) physical (c) bronchitis (d) ultimately (e) smoker

31. Complete the text adding suffixes, prefixes or the both with the root words given in the parenthesis:

Patriots love their country more than their lives, (a) patriot is a noble virtue. Men without love for the country can do anything (b) harm to the country. Our history shows that (c) patriotic men made the nation subservient to the overseas (d) rule. They are more dangerous than (e) venom snakes.

Answer: (a) Patriotism (b) harmful (c) unpatriotic (d) rulers (e) venomous

32. Complete the text adding suffixes, prefixes or the both with the root words given in the parenthesis:

No institution can be run without discipline. It cannot run well/ It breaks down if there is (a) discipline. In human life, discipline is a must. Students should form the habit of (b) obey, (c) Disobey brings about chaos that results in (d) fail and (e) down everywhere.

Answer: (a) indiscipline (b) Obedience (c) Disobedience (d) failure (e) downfall

33. Complete the text adding suffixes, prefixes or the both with the root words given in the parenthesis:

Rabindranath Tagore, one of the greatest literary figures in the world, won the Nobel Prize for Geetanjali in 1913. That brought him tremendous (a) repute and (b) recognise which he cherished in his life. Towards the end of his career he paid (c) attend to painting. His pictures too according to the critics belong to very high ranks. Indeed Tagore (d) hard did anything (e) standard in his life.

Answer: (a) reputation (b) recognition (c) attention (d) hardly (e) substandard

34. Complete the text adding suffixes, prefixes or the both with the root words given in the parenthesis:

Good health means (a) sound of body and mind. Health is the root of all (b) happy. One should take exercise (c) regular because it is (d) physic exercise which (e) able us to build a good health.

Answer: (a) soundness (b) happiness (c) regularly (d) physical (e) enables

35. Complete the text adding suffixes, prefixes or the both with the root words given in the parenthesis:

The dead body of the (a) war was brought before the widow. She stood beside the dead body. She was (b) speech because she was (c) whelmed with grief. All standing around the dead body (d) called the qualities of her husband. But she was still standing (e) move.

Answer: (a) warrior (b) speechless (c) overwhelmed (d) recalled (e) unmoved

36. Complete the text adding suffixes, prefixes or the both with the root words given in the parenthesis:

Bangladesh is (a) main an (b) agriculture country. Most of her people live in village and most of them are (c) farm, (d) Fortunate, the condition of our farmers are (e) satisfactory.

Answer: (a) mainly (b) agricultural (c) farmers (d) Unfortunately (e) unsatisfactory

37. Complete the text adding suffixes, prefixes or the both with the root words given in the parenthesis:

Good marks in the examination are (a) obtain if your answer is to the point. (b) relevant answers may not carry any mark. Good handwriting is a factor. (c) legible answers will create a bad (d) impress about your (e) perform.

Answer: (a) obtainable (b) Irrelevant (c) Illegible (d) impression (e) performance

38. Complete the text adding suffixes, prefixes or the both with the root words given in the parenthesis:

Money cannot buy (a) happy. Money is a must for our life. But it is not necessary to bring happiness. Happiness is (b) absolute a (c) psychology thing. It is the name of a (d) feel. It means the (e) content of the mind.

Answer: (a) happiness (b) absolutely (c) psychological (d) feeling (e) contentment

39. Complete the text adding suffixes, prefixes or the both with the root words given in the parenthesis:

A (a) free fighter is a (b) war who took part in our war of liberation in 1971. The (c) dependence of our motherland was (d) dear to a freedom fighter than his life. He joined the war (e) willing.

Answer: (a) freedom (b) warrior (c) independence (d) dearer (e) willingly