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noun suffixes

Total questions: 167

Worksheet time: 2hrs 30mins

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Date
1.

Change the words in the brackets into people by adding suffixes

12. She started her career as a (GUITAR)______, but then played the saxophone in a band.

a)

ER

b)

OR

c)

IAN

d)

IST

2.

Change the words in the brackets into people by adding suffixes

11. The film (DIRECT)_____ gave the whole crew the afternoon off. Shooting would start again at 9 the following morning.

a)

ER

b)

OR

c)

IAN

d)

IST

3.

Change the words in the brackets into people by adding suffixes

10. There is tight security at the airport and other public places in order to prevent a (TERROR)_____ attack.

a)

ER

b)

OR

c)

IAN

d)

IST

4.

Change the words in the brackets into people by adding suffixes

9. My son is an (ELECTRIC)_____. He helps us with lighting and wiring in our new house.

a)

ER

b)

OR

c)

IAN

d)

IST

5.

Change the words in the brackets into people by adding suffixes

8. He was the only (SURVIVE)_____ in a plane crash that killed 8 people.

a)

ER

b)

OR

c)

IAN

d)

IST

6.

Change the words in the brackets into people by adding suffixes

7. The (OWN) ______of the red Ford escort should move his car because it is blocking the emergency entrance.

a)

ER

b)

OR

c)

IAN

d)

IST

7.

Change the words in the brackets into people by adding suffixes

6. The (MANAGE)_______ of the football club resigned because it was the fourth defeat in a row.

a)

ER

b)

OR

c)

IAN

d)

IST

8.

Change the words in the brackets into people by adding suffixes

5. He always wanted to be a (WRITE)______, so we weren't surprised when his first novel came out.

a)

ER

b)

OR

c)

IAN

d)

IST

9.

Change the words in the brackets into people by adding suffixes

4. If you need a certain book, the (LIBRARY)______ will help you look for it.

a)

ER

b)

OR

c)

IAN

d)

IST

10.

Change the words in the brackets into people by adding suffixes

3. Many Americans think that Winston Churchill was the greatest (POLITICS)________ of the 20th century.

a)

ER

b)

OR

c)

IAN

d)

IST

11.

Change the words in the brackets into people by adding suffixes

2. She has been a stamp (COLLECT) _______for ages.

a)

ER

b)

OR

c)

IAN

d)

IST

12.

Change the words in the brackets into people by adding suffixes

1. Have you ever heard of the German (ART) _______ Albrecht Dürer?

a)

ER

b)

ON

c)

IAN

d)

IST

13.

In the section of interview, there is a assessment about your polite.....

a)

-age

b)

-ion

c)

-al

d)

-ness

14.

Komeng comebacks to give an entertain.....

a)

-ment

b)

-ity

c)

-r

d)

-ism

15.

It is important to improve the quality of educate....... so that students can understand and understand it.

a)

-hood

b)

-ity

c)

-ness

d)

-ion

16.

A politic.... invites people to save electricity.

a)

-ian

b)

-ness

c)

-ity

d)

-ence

17.

The history.... is examining the discovery of the lost temple.

a)

-al

b)

-ian

c)

-ion

d)

-ness

18.

This report requires approve.... from the marketing manager.

a)

-ment

b)

-ity

c)

-al

d)

-ness

19.

What is the noun form of the verb 'communicate'?

a)

communication

b)

communicative

c)

communicated

d)

communicator

20.

What is the noun form of the verb 'investigate'?

a)

investigation

b)

inspect

c)

examine

d)

analyze

21.

What is the noun form of the verb 'explore'?

a)

exploration

b)

explores

c)

explored

d)

exploring

22.

What is the noun form of the verb 'invent'?

a)

inventor

b)

inventive

c)

invention

d)

inventiveness

23.

What is the noun form of the verb 'create'?

a)

creativity

b)

creator

c)

creatable

d)

creation

24.

What is the noun form of the verb 'write'?

a)

writer

b)

written

c)

wrote

d)

writing

25.

What is the noun form of the verb 'paint'?

a)

painter

b)

painting

c)

painted

d)

paintable

26.

What is the noun form of the verb 'sing'?

a)

songster

b)

singer

c)

singee

d)

singist

27.

What is the noun form of the verb 'act'?

a)

active

b)

actor

c)

activity

d)

action

28.

What is the noun form of the verb 'teach'?

a)

teacher

b)

teaching

c)

teached

d)

teachful

29.

revise

a)

-ment

b)

-sion

c)

-tion

30.

immigrate

a)

-ment

b)

-sion

c)

-tion

31.

punish

a)

-ment

b)

-sion

c)

-tion

32.

argue

a)

-ment

b)

-sion

c)

-tion

33.

divide

a)

-ment

b)

-sion

c)

-tion

34.

combine

a)

-ment

b)

-sion

c)

-tion

35.

govern

a)

-ment

b)

-sion

c)

-tion

36.

employ

a)

-ment

b)

-sion

c)

-tion

37.

decide

a)

-ment

b)

-sion

c)

-tion

38.

declare

a)

-ment

b)

-sion

c)

-tion

39.

inform

a)

-ment

b)

-sion

c)

-tion

40.

pay

a)

-ment

b)

-sion

c)

-tion

41.

confuse

a)

-ment

b)

-sion

c)

-tion

42.

eliminate

a)

-ment

b)

-sion

c)

-tion

43.

educate

a)

-ment

b)

-sion

c)

-tion

44.

agree

a)

-ment

b)

-sion

c)

-tion

45.

Which word is spelled correctly?

a)

mashinery

b)

macheenery

c)

musheenery

d)

machinery

46.

The word tenants means:

a)

People whose job is in a rented property.

b)

People who live in a rented property.

c)

The condition of people who live in a rented property.

d)

The study of people who live in a rented property.

47.

Which word is spelled correctly?

a)

laberor

b)

laberer

c)

laborer

d)

layborer

48.

Jane wants to be a great ......

a)

pianoist

b)

pianist

c)

keyboarder

d)

drumist

49.

What's the noun for 'secure'?

a)

securement

b)

securship

c)

security

d)

securition

50.

How is this spelled correctly

a)

Fighter

b)

Fightor

c)

Fightian

d)

Fightist

51.

I need a ___________ to take care of my children while I go to work.

a)

seller

b)

doctor

c)

chemist

d)

babysitter

52.

A person who grows crops is a __________

a)

baker

b)

seller

c)

farmer

d)

chemist

53.

A person who works on books or magazines is an______________

a)

editor

b)

actress

c)

lioness

d)

teacher

54.

The ___________ took pictures of the Statue of Liberty on their trip to New York.

a)

tourist

b)

teacher

c)

swimmer

d)

instructor

55.

A scientist in the field of chemistry

a)

shipper

b)

teacher

c)

director

d)

chemist

56.

A person who moves through water

a)

actor

b)

dentist

c)

tourist

d)

swimmer

57.

A person who draws and paints is a

a)

dentist

b)

editor

c)

painter

d)

tutor

58.

Choose the correct suffix for the word below. One who draws or paints

a)

artor

b)

arter

c)

artist

59.

Good _________ is vital in a large organization.

a)

Commute

b)

Communication

c)

Communicate

d)

Communiness

60.

We try to celebrate the _________ of our athletes .

a)

Achievements

b)

Achiveness

c)

Achievity

d)

Achieve

61.

The trial was held under tight ________

a)

Secure

b)

Securitness

c)

Secureship

d)

Security

62.

The ________ between them deepened.

a)

Friendment

b)

Friend

c)

Friendship

d)

Friendly

63.

School officials say they welcome parental ________.

a)

Involvement

b)

Involvetion

c)

Involve

d)

Involvity

64.

What’s Michael’s __________ of the situation?

a)

Assessteantion

b)

Assess

c)

Assesshion

d)

Assessment

65.

We plan to buy some property as an ___________

a)

Investation

b)

Investment

c)

Investness

d)

Invest

66.

The ______between them was almost immediate

a)

Attractive

b)

Attractness

c)

Attraction

d)

Attractivity

67.

I study in the library as there are too many __________ at home

a)

Distractions

b)

Distract

c)

Distractness

d)

Distracticy

68.

The ___________ of this virus depends on the vaccination of all the population.

a)

Eradicaty

b)

Eradicateship

c)

Eradicate

d)

Eradication

69.

Our love was meant to last for all ________.

a)

Eternity

b)

Eternally

c)

Eternition

d)

Eterneship

70.

She decided to follow him out of __________.

a)

Curiosment

b)

Curiostion

c)

Curiosiship

d)

Curiosity

71.

I have applied for the Italian _________

a)

Ctizenment

b)

Citizenty

c)

Citizenship

d)

Citizention

72.

I’ve been in __________with her for five years.

a)

Partnertion

b)

Partnership

c)

Partnerless

d)

Partnerly

73.

Our prospects of winning the World Cup will be better under his ___________

a)

Leadership

b)

Leaderness

c)

Leaderty

d)

Leadertion

74.

I should exercise more so I won't have such weak________.

a)

ening

b)

ship

c)

shipness

d)

ness

75.

I feel very bad for her she's always full of sad______.

a)

ness

b)

derness

c)

ning

d)

ship

76.

I can't believe he did that!! It was total mad_______.

a)

dening

b)

ness

c)

liness

d)

dian

77.
a)

ness

b)

eress

c)

liness

d)

ian

78.

All successful companies need great leader______

a)

ship

b)

shipping

c)

ing

d)

ers

79.

I was in the hospital for a few days with an ill______.

a)

ship

b)

dom

c)

ianess

d)

ness

80.

when a person feels happy they have happy______.

a)

ship

b)

iness

c)

dom

d)

ier

81.

I have a good friend______ with all of my classmates.

a)

liness

b)

dom

c)

none of these

d)

ship

82.

when school is finished for the summer I feel total free______.

a)

ship

b)

ness

c)

dom

d)

ing

83.

I always feel sleepy because of the constant bore_______.

a)

dom

b)

ness

c)

ship

d)

d

84.

What's the noun for 'friend'?

a)

friendship

b)

friendment

c)

friendity

d)

friendition

85.

What's the noun for 'decide'?

a)

decision

b)

decisive

c)

decisionness

d)

decission

86.

What's the noun for 'achieve'?

a)

achieveship

b)

achievity

c)

achieveness

d)

achievement

87.

And the noun for 'employ'?

a)

employment

b)

employship

c)

employness

d)

employee

88.

What's the noun for 'solve'?

a)

solvement

b)

solveship

c)

solution

d)

solutionship

89.

What's the noun for 'secure'?

a)

securement

b)

securship

c)

security

d)

securition

90.

The noun of the verb ENTERTAIN is ...

a)

entertainmence

b)

entertainment

c)

entertainity

d)

entertainness

91.

The noun of the adjective HAPPY is...

a)

happiness

b)

happyness

c)

happiest

d)

happen

92.

The noun of the adjective DIFFERENT is ....

a)

difference

b)

difficult

c)

difficulty

d)

digest

93.

The noun of IMAGINE is ...

a)

imagination

b)

imagineation

c)

image

d)

animation

94.

Choose the correct noun form for CREATIVE

a)

creativeness

b)

creativity

c)

creativance

95.

Choose the correct noun form for APPEAR

a)

appearance

b)

appearence

c)

appearity

96.

Choose the correct noun form for RESPONSIBLE

a)

reponsiblance

b)

responsiblness

c)

responsibility

97.

Choose the correct noun form for SAD

a)

sadance

b)

sadness

c)

sadity

d)

sadtion

98.

Look at the picture and write the suffix only:

comed (a)  

99.

reception___

a)

-er

b)

-or

c)

-ist

d)

-ian

100.

Look at the picture and write the suffix only:

farm (a)  

101.

Look at the picture and write the suffix only:

violin (a)  

102.

Look at the picture and write the suffix only:

hairdress (a)  

103.

optic___

a)

-ist

b)

-ian

c)

-er

d)

-or

104.

Look at the picture and write the suffix only:

pian (a)  

105.

chem___

a)

-ian

b)

-ist

c)

-er

d)

-itian

106.

Look at the picture and write the suffix only:

refer (a)  

107.

auth___

a)

-or

b)

-er

c)

-ist

d)

-ian

108.

Look at the picture and write the suffix only:

paint (a)  

109.

sail___

a)

-er

b)

-or

c)

-ian

d)

-ist

110.

Look at the picture and write the suffix only:

histor (a)  

111.

assist___

a)

-ant

b)

-ist

c)

-ance

d)

-ian

112.

Look at the picture and write the suffix only:

train (a)  

113.

instruct___

a)

-ee

b)

-er

c)

-or

d)

-ist

114.

Look at the picture and write the suffix only:

electric (a)  

115.

Look at the picture and write the suffix only:

physic (a)  

116.

politic___

a)

-an

b)

-ian

c)

-er

d)

-ist

117.

psycholog___

a)

-or

b)

-ian

c)

-ist

d)

___

118.

librar___

a)

-ist

b)

-ian

c)

-er

d)

-or

119.

Look at the picture and write the suffix only:

traslat (a)  

120.

econom___

a)

-er

b)

-or

c)

-ian

d)

-ist

121.

photograph___

a)

-ist

b)

-er

c)

-ian

d)

-or

122.

What's the noun for 'accept'?

a)

acceptment

b)

acceptship

c)

accepted

d)

acceptance

123.

What's the noun for 'marry'?

a)

married

b)

marriage

c)

marriagement

d)

marrying

124.

What's the noun for 'improve'?

a)

improved

b)

improving

c)

improveship

d)

improvement

125.

What's the noun for 'judge'?

a)

judging

b)

judgement

c)

judgeship

d)

judgeability

126.

What's the noun for 'relation'?

a)

relaction

b)

relation

c)

relationship

d)

relationment

127.

And the noun for 'employ'?

a)

employment

b)

employship

c)

employness

d)

employee

128.

What's the noun for 'able'?

a)

abilement

b)

abiliship

c)

abilition

d)

ability

129.

What's the noun for 'friend'?

a)

friendship

b)

friendment

c)

friendity

d)

friendition

130.

econom__

a)

-ist

b)

ant

131.

business consult__

a)

-ist

b)

ant

132.

politic__

a)

er

b)

ian

c)

ist

133.

computer programm__

a)

er

b)

ian

c)

ist

134.

optic__

a)

er

b)

ian

c)

ist

135.

journal__

a)

er

b)

ian

c)

ist

136.

pharmac__

a)

er

b)

ian

c)

ist

137.

graphic design__

a)

er

b)

ian

c)

ist

138.

reception__

a)

er

b)

ian

c)

ist

139.

plumb__

a)

er

b)

ian

c)

ist

140.

scient__

a)

er

b)

ian

c)

ist

141.

mathematic__

a)

er

b)

ian

c)

ist

142.

music__

a)

er

b)

ian

c)

ist

143.

farm__

a)

er

b)

ian

c)

ist

144.

build__

a)

er

b)

ian

c)

ist

145.

physiotherap__

a)

er

b)

ian

c)

ist

146.

geolog__

a)

er

b)

ian

c)

ist

147.

film produc__

a)

er

b)

ian

c)

ist

148.

electric__

a)

er

b)

ian

c)

ist

149.

Choose the correct suffix to make the word a noun for a person: train

a)

-ee

b)

-ist

c)

-or

d)

-ian

150.

Choose the correct suffix to make the word a noun for a person: Farm

a)

-ian

b)

-er

c)

-ee

d)

-or

151.

Choose the correct suffix to make the word a noun for a person: physic

a)

-ist

b)

-ee

c)

-er

d)

-or

152.

Choose the correct suffix to make the word a noun for a person: train

a)

-ist

b)

-er

c)

-or

d)

-ian

153.

Choose the correct suffix to make the word a noun for a person: act

a)

-ee

b)

-ian

c)

-ist

d)

-or

154.

Choose the correct suffix to make the word a noun for a person: profess

a)

-er

b)

-ian

c)

-ee

d)

-or

155.

Choose the correct suffix to make the word a noun for a person: technic

a)

-ee

b)

-ian

c)

-ist

d)

-or

156.

What is the noun form of: confident(adj)?

a)

confidence

b)

confidention

c)

confidentment

157.

What is the noun form of: different(adj)?

a)

differention

b)

difference

c)

differentment

158.

What is the noun form of: inform(v)?

a)

informent

b)

informence

c)

information

159.

What is the noun form of: adolescent(adj)?

a)

adolescence

b)

adolescion

c)

adolecement

160.

What is the noun form of: move(v)?

a)

movence

b)

movement

c)

moveion

161.

What is the noun form of: retire(v)?

a)

retirence

b)

retirion

c)

retirement

162.

What is the noun form of: improve(v)?

a)

improvence

b)

improvement

c)

improvetion

163.

What is the noun form of: discuss(v)?

a)

discussence

b)

discussment

c)

discussion

164.

What is the noun form of: independent(adj)?

a)

independence

b)

independention

c)

Independentment

165.

What is the noun form of: argue(v)?

a)

argumention

b)

argumence

c)

argument

166.

What is the noun form of: describe(v)?

a)

description

b)

describence

c)

descriptment

167.

What is the noun form of: concentrate(v)?

a)

concentratence

b)

concentatement

c)

concentration