Prefixes

Secondary School Certificate Examinations

(2000-2022)
1. Un
N Root Prefix+Word Classification S.S.C.E
1 happy unhappy adjective 2005
2 tidy untidy adjective 2006-2009
3 fit unfit adjective 2007
4 fortunate unfortunate adjective 2008-2011
5 true untrue adjective 2010
6 wise unwise adjective 2012
7 common uncommon adjective 2013
8 necessary unnecessary adjective 2014
9 pleasant unpleasant adjective 2015
10 real unreal adjective 2016
11 healthy unhealthy adjective 2017
12 suitable unsuitable adjective 2018
13 productive unproductive adjective 2019
14 usual unusual adjective 2021-2022

1.Ahemed looks sad and………………today. (happy)

2.The room is dirty and……………… . (tidy)
3.The man looks weak and………….. . (fit)
4.It was…………………that he had an accident. (fortunate)
5.It is…………………..that the earth is flat. (true)
6.Haj Ibrahim is the most................….person in our village. (fortunate)
7.It is………………to drive too fast. (wise)
8.This summer is very……………. .It is quite cool. (common)
9.It is………….…..to buy an expensive mobile phone. (necessary)
10.Nobody likes an…………………..person. (pleasant)
11.Most stories are……………..ones. (real)
12.It is……………to sleep under the tree at night. (health)
13.Woollen clothes are…………..……in hot climate. (suitable)
14.Some people in the third world are…….............. . (productive)
15.This autumn is very…………… . There is very little rain. (usual)
2.dis
N Root Prefix+Word Classification S.S.C.E
1 advantages disadvantages noun 2005
2 agree disagree verb 2006-2008-2009
3 obey disobey verb 2007-2015
4 honest dishonest adjective 2010-2014
5 satisfied dissatisfied adjective 2012
6 appear disappear verb 2017
7 cover discover verb 2020
8 please displease verb 2022

1.living in the village has advantages and……………… . (advantages)

2.I quite……………….with you. (agree)
3.Children should not……………..their parents. (obey).
4.He………………with me. (agrees)
5.I quite ……………. with your article of March 18th. (agree)
6.Nobody likes………………..person. (honest)
7.Mamoun is…………………..with his results. (satisfied)
8.We don’t lie…………….people. (honest)
9.The snow will soon………..when the warm weather comes. (appear)
10.We hope scientists will……………..cure for cancer. (cover)
11.Children shouldn’t………………..their parents. (please)
3.im
N Root Prefix+Word Classificatio S.S.C.E
n
1 possible impossible adjective 2005-2006-2009-2018
2 patient impatient adjective 2010
3 polite impolite adjective 2012-2020-2021
4 practical impractical adjective 2014
5 pure impure adjective 2019
6 port import verb 2022

1.I’m busy. It is………………for e to come at 8 o’clock. (possible)

2.The doctor is busy now. It is………………..to see him. (possible)
3.The headmaster was……………..with the lazy boy. (patient)
4.It is always………………to insult others. (polite)
5.The plan was……………..so the team lost the match. (practical)
6. ……………….water causes diseases. (pure)
7.In the Sudan we don’t need to……………Sugar. (port)
4.re
N Root Prefix+Wor Classification S.S.C.E
d
1 write rewrite verb 2005
2 build rebuild verb 2006
3 pay repay verb 2007-2017
4 visit revisit verb 2012-2015-2019
1.My composition is untidy. My teacher told e to…………..it. (write)
2.The house was……………….and so it looked new. (built)
3.Amna managed to…………..the loan. (pay)
4.We hope that we…………….Jabal Marra. (visit)
5.They have decided to………….Kassala . (visit)
6.The farmer will…………….the loan soon. (pay)
5.over
N Root Prefix+Word Classificatio S.S.C.E
n
1 Crowded overcrowded adjective 2005
2 come overcome verb 2006-2009-2021-2022
3 weight overweight adjective 2007-2010-2011
4 sleep oversleep verb 2008-2018
5 work overwork verb 2014
6 populated overpopulated adjective 2020

1.Shops are usually………………before Eid-el-Fitr. (crowded)

2.At last they were able to…………..all the difficulties. (come)
3.Ali eats too much. He has become fat and…………….. . (weight)
4.I went to work very late. I ………………… . (slept)
5.One should not…………………oneself. (work)
6.Students who………………..always come late to school. (sleep)
7.Today the big cities are……………….. . (populated)
8.Wise people always overcome……………….their difficulties. (come)
6.in
N Root Prefix+Word Classification S.S.C.E
1 complete incomplete adjective 2008
2 capable incapable adjective 2010
3 digestion indigestion noun 2011-2016
4 active inactive adjective 2013-2020
5 accurate inaccurate adjective 2015
6 convenient inconvenient adjective 2017
7 curable incurable adjective 2018
8 different indifferent adjective 2019

1.You have o finish your work. It is………………… . (complete)

2.The referee is………………of controlling the players. (capable)
3.Contaminated food usually causes……………. . (digestion)
4.An………….person can do very little work. (active)
5.His homework is always……………….. . (accurate)
6.Eating too much causes………………… . (digestion)
7.It is………………….to travel by lorry. (convenient)
8.AIDS is an………………….disease. (curable)
9.Girls are to some extent……………….to football. (different)
10.Some people look……………. . (active)
7.mis
N Root Prefix+Word Classification S.S.C.E
1 understand misunderstand verb 2011-2016
2 use misuse verb 2013
3 inform misinform verb 2019
4 behaviour misbehaviour noun 2022

1.If you………………..the question, you will feel excited. (understand)

2.It is wrong to………….words. (use)
3.They always…………………each other. (understand)
4.It is bad to……………..others. (inform)
5. ………………….is a bad thing. (behaviour)
8.under
N Root Prefix+Word Classification S.S.C.E
1 ground underground noun 2014-2018-2021
2 age underage noun 2020

1.The…………………Nile is as large as the surface Nile. (ground)

2.Some pupils at the basic level are……….. .They are too young. (age)
9.il
N Root Prefix+Word Classification S.S.C.E
1 literacy illiteracy noun 2013

1.People all over the world should fight…………… . (literacy)

10.fore
N Root Prefix+Word Classification S.S.C.E
1 head forehead noun 2009
2 tell foretell verb 2011
3 cast forecast noun 2013

1.The girl touched her………………. . (head)

2.It is difficult to…………….the future. (tell)
3.According to the weather…………tomorrow will be very cold. (cast)
11.ir
N Root Prefix+Word Classification S.S.C.E
1 responsible irresponsible adjective 2008-2016

1.He is careless. He is……………………. . (responsible)

2.That person is…………………… . (responsible)
12.mal
N Root Prefix+Word Classification S.S.C.E
1 nutrition malnutrition noun 2012-2015-2017

1.Living on one kind of food causes……………….. . (nutrition)

2.In the third world some people suffer from………………. . (nutrition)
13.pre
N Root Prefix+Word Classification S.S.C.E
1 school Pre-school noun 2007

1.My son is 5 years old. He goes to a…………………… . (school)

14.en
N Root Prefix+Word Classification S.S.C.E
1 courage encourage verb 2016

1.Teachers should always………..their students to work hard. (courage)

 Prefixes Practice
Add a prefix to the words at the end of each sentence to form words
which fit in the given spaces below.
1.The criminal refused to………………………….with the police. (operate)
2.You can’t trust………………………..people. (honest)
3.We must……………..the law more rigidly to protect the wildlife in Sudan. (force)
4.The company will…………….…its services in all parts of the Sudan. (tend)
5.I didn’t have any……………………….of the new project. (knowledge)
6.A large percentage of the population is………………………. . (literate)
7.The students always do their best to……………….their teachers. (press)
8.Plants can’t grow well in the……………………land. (fertile)
9.His answer was…………………………to the question. (relevant)
10.Drugs cause a……………………….in the brain. (function)
11.We shouldn’t……………………….our parents. (treat)
12.The hotel……………………….the castle. (look)
13.It’s our duty to…………………………..wildlife in the Sudan. (serve)
14.There are several forest…………………..where no one can hunt animals. (serve)
15.Our team was…………………..to win the competition. (lucky)
16.You should never……………………………your abilities. (estimate)
17.Wearing shoes that are too tight will…………………your feet. (form)
18.Our school encourages………………………..teaching methods. (active)
19.We live in a………………………………society. (cultural)
20.There are many…………………………..organisations in the Sudan. (governmental)
 Prefixes Practice
(Model answers)
N Answer N Answer
1 cooperate 11 mistreat
2 dishonest 12 overlooks
3 enforce 13 preserve
4 extend 14 reserves
5 foreknowledge 15 unlucky
6 illiterate 16 underestimate
7 impress 17 deform
8 infertile 18 interactive
9 irrelevant 19 multicultural
10 malfunction 20 nongovernmental
 Prefixes

List of Common Prefixes

Prefix word Prefix+Word Classification

co education coeducation noun
exist coexist verb
operate cooperate verb
operative cooperative adjective
ordinate coordinate verb
de activate deactivate verb
forest deforest verb
form deform verb
oxygenate deoxygenate verb
dis ability disability noun
able disable verb
allow disallow verb
appear disappear verb
appoint disappoint verb
appointment disappointment noun
approve disapprove verb
charge discharge verb
comfort discomfort noun
connect disconnect verb
count discount noun
courage discourage verb
ease disease noun
affect disaffect verb
honest dishonest adjective
infect disinfect verb
like dislike verb
obedience disobedience noun
order disorder noun
organised disorganised adjective
place displace verb
play display verb
pleasure displeasure verb
qualify disqualify verb
regard disregard verb
respect disrespect verb
satisfaction dissatisfaction noun
satisfy dissatisfy verb
strict district noun
tract distract verb
 trust distrust verb
en able enable verb
close enclose verb
counter encounter verb
danger endanger verb
force enforce verb
joy enjoy verb
large enlarge verb
lighten enlighten verb
rich enrich verb
roll enroll verb
tire entire adjective
ex change exchange verb
port export verb
pose expose verb
tend extend verb
tract extract verb
fore father forefather noun
close foreclose verb
finger forefinger noun
front forefront noun
ground foreground verb/noun
knowledge foreknowledge noun
man foreman noun
most foremost adjective
noon forenoon noun
shadow foreshadow verb
sight foresight noun
see foresee verb
thought forethought noun
 woman forewoman noun
word foreword noun
il legal illegal adjective
legible illegible adjective
legitimate illegitimate adjective
literate illiterate adjective
logical illogical adjective
im age image noun
balance imbalance noun
mature immature adjective
measurable immeasurable adjective
mediate immediate adjective
migration immigration noun
moral immoral adjective
mortal immortal adjective
moveable immoveable adjective
partial impartial adjective
perfect imperfect adjective
personal impersonal adjective
pose impose verb
press impress verb
probable improbable adjective
proper improper adjective
provable improvable adjective
prove improve verb
in accessible inaccessible adjective
accuracy inaccuracy noun
accurate inaccurate adjective
ability inability noun
adequate inadequate adjective
advisable inadvisable adjective
animate inanimate adjective
appropriate inappropriate adjective
audible inaudible adjective
box inbox verb/noun
coherent incoherent adjective
come income noun
comparable incomparable adjective
competent incompetent adjective
consistent inconsistent adjective
correct incorrect adjective
credible incredible adjective
decisive indecisive adjective
deed indeed adverb
defensible indefensible adjective
definite indefinite adjective
dependent independent adjective
dependence independence noun
describable indescribable adjective
difference indifference noun
dignity indignity noun
direct indirect adjective
dispensable indispensable adjective
disputable indisputable adjective
door indoor noun
edible inedible adjective
efficiency inefficiency noun
efficient inefficient adjective
effective ineffective adjective
equality inequality noun
equity inequity noun
essential inessential adjective
evitable inevitable adjective
expensive inexpensive adjective
explicable inexplicable adjective
habit inhabit verb
famous infamous adjective
fertile infertile adjective
finite infinite adjective
flexible inflexible adjective
form inform verb
formal informal adjective
justice injustice noun
put input noun
sane insane adjective
secure insecure adjective
sensitive insensitive adjective
separable inseparable adjective
significant insignificant adjective
sincere insincere adjective
stability instability noun
sufficient insufficient adjective
sure insure verb
take intake noun
valid invalid adjective
valuable invaluable adjective
variable invariable adjective
visible invisible adjective
voice invoice noun
inter act interact verb
active interactive adjective
changeable interchangeable adjective
disciplinary interdisciplinary noun
mediate intermediate adjective
national international adjective
net internet noun
personal interpersonal adjective
rest interest noun
section intersection noun
view interview noun/verb
ir rational irrational adjective
regular irregular adjective
relative irrelative adjective
relevant irrelevant adjective
religious irreligious adjective
removable irremovable adjective
replaceable irreplaceable adjective
resistible irresistible adjective
resolvable irresolvable adjective
retrievable irretrievable adjective
reversible irreversible adjective
mal adjusted maladjusted adjective
content malcontent noun
function malfunction noun
practice malpractice noun
treatment maltreatment noun
ware malware noun
mis behave misbehave verb
belief misbelief noun
calculate miscalculate verb
call miscall verb/noun
conduct misconduct noun
count miscount verb
describe misdescribe verb
diagnose misdiagnose verb
dial misdial verb
direct misdirect verb
fortune misfortune noun
govern misgovern verb
guided misguided adjective
handle mishandle verb
hear mishear verb
interpret misinterpret verb
judge misjudge verb
label mislabel verb
lead mislead verb
manage mismanage verb
match mismatch noun
perceive misperceive verb
place misplace verb
play misplay verb
pronounce mispronounce verb
read misread verb
represent misrepresent verb
rule misrule verb
take mistake noun
taken mistaken adjective
translate mistranslate verb
treat mistreat verb
 trust mistrust noun
understand misunderstand verb
use misuse verb
multi coloured multicoloured adjective
cultural multicultural adjective
media multimedia noun
millionaire multimillionaire noun
national multinational adjective
task multitask verb
non absorbable nonabsorbable adjective
adaptive nonadaptive adjective
aggressive nonaggressive adjective
fiction nonfiction noun
governmental nongovernmental adjective
native nonnative adjective
sense nonsense adjective
stop nonstop adjective
violent nonviolent adjective
over anxious overanxious adjective
cook overcook verb
confident overconfident adjective
do overdo verb
dose overdose noun
dress overdress verb
due overdue adjective
charge overcharge verb
crowded overcrowded adjective
eat overeat verb
estimate overestimate verb
flow overflow verb
 load overload verb
look overlook verb
night overnight adverb
power overpower verb
population overpopulation noun
production overproduction noun
react overreact verb
rule overrule verb
see oversee verb
take overtake verb
think overthink verb
time overtime noun
use overuse verb
view overview noun
post age postage noun
colonial postcolonial adjective
graduate postgraduate noun
card postcard noun
pre caution precaution noun
cooked precooked adjective
face preface noun
fix prefix noun
heat preheat verb
history prehistory noun
judge prejudge verb
mature premature adjective
occupation preoccupation noun
occupied preoccupied adjective
packaged prepackaged adjective
paid prepaid adjective
 pay prepay verb
season preseason noun
serve preserve verb
tend pretend verb
treatment pretreatment noun
vail prevail verb
re act react verb
action reaction noun
adjust readjust verb
allocate reallocate
apply reapply verb
assess reassess verb
assure reassure verb
arrange rearrange verb
call recall verb
collect recollect verb
consider reconsider verb
construct reconstruct verb
cover recover verb
create recreate verb
discover rediscover verb
distribute redistribute verb
fill refill verb
form reform verb/noun
fund refund verb
fund refundable adjective
fresh refresh verb
gain regain verb
join rejoin verb
late relate verb
main remain verb
make remake verb
mark remark noun
member remember verb
mind remind verb
move remove verb
name rename verb
new renew verb
open reopen verb
organise reorganise verb
pair repair verb
payment repayment noun
peat repeat verb
petition repetition noun
place replace verb
port report verb/noun
public republic noun
search research noun
send resend verb
serve reserve verb
set reset verb
settle resettle verb
solve resolve verb
source resource noun
start restart verb
store restore verb
strict restrict verb
tail retail noun
tell retell verb
treat retreat verb
 turn return verb
unite reunite verb
union reunion noun
view review verb
vision revision noun
visit revisit verb
trans action transaction noun
form transform verb
late translate verb
parent transparent adjective
port transport verb/noun
un able unable adjective
acceptable unacceptable adjective
accountable unaccountable adjective
attractive unattractive adjective
available unavailable adjective
aware unaware adjective
balanced unbalanced adjective
beatable unbeatable adjective
beaten unbeaten adjective
belief unbelief noun
believable unbelievable adjective
bearable unbearable adjective
beatable unbeatable adjective
certain uncertain adjective
comfortable uncomfortable adjective
concerned unconcerned adjective
conscious unconscious adjective
controlled uncontrolled adjective
cover uncover verb
covered uncovered adjective
countable uncountable adjective
deniable undeniable adjective
do undo verb
done undone adjective
dress undress verb
easy uneasy adjective
eatable uneatable adjective
educated uneducated adjective
employed unemployed adjective
equal unequal adjective
expected unexpected adjective
even uneven adjective
deniable undeniable adjective
fair unfair adjective
familiar unfamiliar adjective
fasten unfasten verb
finished unfinished adjective
fixed unfixed adjective
fold unfold verb
follow unfollow verb
forgettable unforgettable adjective
friendly unfriendly adjective
fruitful unfruitful adjective
grateful ungrateful adjective
helpful unhelpful adjective
imaginable unimaginable adjective
important unimportant adjective
interested uninterested adjective
known unknown adjective
like unlike adjective
likely unlikely adverb
load unload verb
lock unlock verb
lucky unlucky adjective
organised unorganised adjective
pack unpack verb
predictable unpredictable adjective
profitable unprofitable adjective
quiet unquiet adjective
rated unrated adjective
readable unreadable adjective
realistic unrealistic adjective
reality unreality noun
realised unrealised adjective
reasonable unreasonable adjective
reachable unreachable adjective
satisfied unsatisfied adjective
solvable unsolvable adjective
successful unsuccessful adjective
stable unstable adjective
steady unsteady adjective
stoppable unstoppable adjective
tie untie verb
trained untrained adjective
truthful untruthful adjective
used unused adjective
forgivable unforgivable adjective
well unwell adjective
willing unwilling adjective
 wrap unwrap verb
written unwritten adjective
under estimate underestimate verb
floor underfloor adjective
foot underfoot adverb
go undergo verb
graduate undergraduate noun
lie underlie verb
line underline verb
mine undermine verb
paid underpaid adjective
rate underrate verb
stand understand verb
take undertake verb
use underuse verb
value undervalue verb
water underwater adjective
world underworld noun
 Suffixes

Secondary School Certificate Examinations

(2000-2022)

1.ment
N Root Word+Suffix Classification S.S.C.E
1 enjoy enjoyment noun 2000
2 entertain entertainment noun 2001-2004
3 treat treatment noun 2003-2008
4 encourage encouragement noun 2009
5 develop development noun 2012
6 improve improvement noun 2015-2018
7 move movement noun 2020
1.Don’t live for……………….only. (enjoy)
2.T.V., cinemas and theatres are popular means of…………………….. .
(entertain)
3.The most popular form of…………………in my village is singing and
story telling. (entertain)
4.Diseases like malaria need proper………………….. . (treat)
5.The medicine is used for the……………….of malaria. (treat)
6.Students always need help and……………….. . (encourage)
7.High production always leads to the rapid…………….of the economy.
(develop)
8.We all hope for an…………………….in agriculture. (improve)
9.There is great…………………….in agriculture this year. (improve)
10.The…………….....from rural to urban areas causes housing problem.
(move)

2.ion
N Root Word+Suffix Classification S.S.C.E
1 act action noun 2003-2009
2 protect protection noun 2001-2004
3 Co-operate Co-operation noun 2010

1.The government will take……………against unemployment. (act)

2.Think carefully before you take…………. . (act)
3.A mosquito net is a good……………….against malaria. (protect)
4.Doctors say……………….is better than cure. (protect)
5.Collective work strengthens the…………………..between the people
of a particular area. (co-operate)
3.tion
N Root Word+Suffix Classification S.S.C.E
1 invite invitation noun 2005-2006

1.I received an…………………card from my friend. (invite)

4.sion
N Root Word+Suffix Classification S.S.C.E
1 erode erosion noun 2016

1.Efforts are made to fight…………….. . (erode)

5.ness
N Root Word+Suffix Classificatio S.S.C.E
n
1 lazy laziness noun 2000
2 kind kindness noun 2001-2017
3 happy happiness noun 2004-2008
4 lonely loneliness noun 2012-2018
5 ill illness noun 2014
6 quiet quietness noun 2020

1.I don’t lie his……………………. . (lazy)

2.We thanked the man for his……………..and went away. (kind)
3.Mothers are famous for their……………..to their children. (kind)
4.His…………………was great when he passed his exams. (happy)
5.The reason for his………………is that he found his lost car. (happy)
6.Some people suffer from……………….. . (lonely)
7.He was absent because of his……………. . (ill)
8.Country life is famous for its………………. . (quiet)
6.age
N Root Word+Suffix Classification S.S.C.E
1 short shortage noun 2021

1.Sometimes……………….of water causes a lot of problems. (short)

7.th
N Root Word+Suffix Classification S.S.C.E
1 grow growth noun 2019

1.The……………of crops helps to avoid famines. (grow)

8.ship
N Root Word+Suffix Classification S.S.C.E
1 friend friendship noun 2001-2007-2009
 2 leader leadership noun 2014
3 champion championship noun 2019

1.They have been faithful friends. So their…………………continued

for a long time. (friend)
2.They are friends, their………………goes back to their school days.
(friend)
3.The…………………Hall is built in 1972. (friend)
4.Good………………….is always appreciated. (leader)
5.Brazil won the world cup…………………….. in 2002. (champion)
9.ity
Root Word+Suffix Classification S.S.C.E
special speciality noun 2000-2016
active activity noun 2000-2008
electric electricity noun 2001-2013
hospital hospitality noun 2011
major majority noun 2014
equal equality noun 2017

1.He has…………………in chemistry. (special)

2.Nowadyas we need people with………………skills. (special)
3.She doesn’t take part in any school…………… . (active)
4.This…………….is one of many practiced at school. (active)
5.Last night the……………….suddenly went out so we had to light
candles. (electric)
6.Most Sudanese villages have………………., which makes life easier.
(electric)
7.The Sudanese are famous for their unique brand of………………… .
(hospital)
8.The……………..of people seem to prefer watching games. (major)
9.In America there is…………..between the whites and blacks. (equal)
10.dom
N Root Word+Suffix Classification S.S.C.E
1 free freedom noun 2001
2 king kingdom noun 2011

1.Countries which still under foreign rule, usually fight for

their……………… . (free)
2.The Sudan has good relations with the……….……….of Saudi Arabia.
(king)
11.ce
N Root Word+Suffix Classificatio S.S.C.E
n
1 independent independence noun 2002
2 important importance noun 2015-2022

1.Their effort were successful because they resulted in the………….of

Sudan. (independent)
2.Learning foreign languages is of great………………… . (important)
12.est
 N Root Word+Suffix Classification S.S.C.E
1 rich richest noun 2015

1.The Sudan is the……………..country in animal resources. (rich)

13.en
N Root Word+Suffix Classification S.S.C.E
1 ox oxen noun 2020

1.The Baggara women always ride on their…………..when they move

from one area to another. (ox)
14.ess
N Root Word+Suffix Classification S.S.C.E
1 host hostess noun 2018

A……………always serves the passengers who travel by plane. (host)

15.or
N Root Word+Suffix Classification S.S.C.E
1 visit visitor noun 2021

1.A Sudanese always welcomes his foreign……………… . (visit)

16.er
N Root Word+Suffix Classification S.S.C.E
1 play player noun 2004

1.He is a good football……………….. . (play)

17.ian
N Root Word+Suffix Classification S.S.C.E
1 politics politician noun 2002
2 music musician noun 2022

1.Ismail Al Azhri with other……….fought against the British. (politics)

2.Mohamed El-Amin is very popular………………and singer. (music)
18.able
N Root Word+Suffix Classification S.S.C.E
1 value valuable adjective 2000-2010-2019
2 comfort comfortable adjective 2000-2004
3 suit suitable adjective 2003-2021
4 move movable adjective 2006
5 cure curable adjective 2014

1.These are very…….…………jewels. (value)

2.Time is really very……………... . You must not waste it. (value)
3.These chairs are……………….. . (comfort)
4.He is rich. He is living an easy and………………..life. (comfort)
5.He is still looking for a…………………gift for his wife. (suit)
6.Woolen clothes are………………..for cold weather. (suit)
7.The table can be moved. It is…………………. . (move)
8.Some diseases are………………… . (cure)
19.ous
N Root Word+Suffix Classification S.S.C.E
1 danger dangerous adjective 2001-2006-2009-2012-2022
2 fame famous adjective 2002-2005-2015
3 poison poisonous adjective 2003-2019

1.In the zoo all………………animals, such as lions and tigers are kept
in cages. (danger)
2.Malaria is a………………..disease. (danger)
3.Aids is a………………disease. (danger)
4.It is………………..to drink polluted water. (danger)
5.Driving too fast is always very…………….. . (danger)
6.Ismail Alzhari was a………………..leader. (fame)
7.Ibn Battuta is a…………………...traveller. (fame)
8.The Sudanese are………………for their hospitality. (fame)
9.Some drugs are very………………… . (poison)
10……………….food sometimes causes death. (poison)

20.ful
N Root Word+Suffix Classification S.S.C.E
1 care careful adjective 2001-2005-2008
2 success successful adjective 2002-2019
3 wonder wonderful adjective 2003
4 use useful adjective 2007
5 harm harmful adjective 2011
 6 hope hopeful adjective 2013
7 thank thankful adjective 2020
8 respect respectful adjective 2022

1.A…………….driver doesn’t make accidents. (care)

2.Be…………….when you cross road. (care)
3.He was……………….in doing his work. (care)
4.Their efforts were……………….. . (succeed)
5.There are a lot of…….….development projects in the Sudan. (success)
6.We enjoyed the party. We had a………………..tie there. (wonder)
7.Knife is a……………..tool for cutting meat. (use)
8.Some insects are very………………. . (harm)
9.It is always wise to be……………… . (hope)
10.Osman is…………for the breakfast his friend has given him. (thank)
11.Sudanese students are always……………… . (respect)

21.ive
N Root Word+Suffix Classification S.S.C.E
1 inform informative adjective 2000
2 act active adjective 2004-2006
3 product productive adjective 2007
4 create creative adjective 2011
 5 produce productive adjective 2013-2018

1.This programme is………………… . (inform)

2.Vitamins keep us healthy and……………. . (act)
3.Young People are very healthy and……………. . (act)
4.The ………. families programme has become very popular. (product)
5.Today women are more………………than in the past. (create)
6.Today educated women are more………………. . (produce)
7.Kassala is a very………………..town.
22.less
N Root Word+Suffix Classification S.S.C.E
1 care careless adjective 2011
2 home homeless adjective 2013
3 hope hopeless adjective 2017
4 father fatherless adjective 2021

1……………….drivers generally make bad road accidents. (care)

2………………children should be taken care of by society. (home)
3.It is wrong to be………………. . (hope)
4……………….children should always be well looked after. (home)
23.al
N Root Word+Suffix Classification S.S.C.E
1 tradition traditional adjective 2005-2007-2010-2016
2 nature natural adjective 2017-2022
3 agriculture agricultural adjective 2021
1.He enjoys reading………………..stories. (tradition)
2.There are many……………..children’s games in the Sudan. (tradition)
3.The lawoo is the………………dress of southern Sudan. (tradition)
4.They live in a…………………house. (tradition)
5.Tourists visit Jabal Marra because of its…………………….charm and
beauty. (nature)
6.In Jabal Marra there are springs with sweet…………..water. (nature)
7.The Sudan is the best………………..country in Africa. (agriculture)
24.ing
N Root Word+Suffix Classification S.S.C.E
1 read reading noun 2000
2 increase increasing noun 2004
3 smoke smoking noun 2006
4 develop developing adjective 2010
5 drink drinking adjective 2013
6 excite exciting adjective 2014

1.This book is not worth………………. . (read)

2.There is an……………..…..amount of population in the world today.
(increase)
3…………………is bad for health. (smoke)
4.Everyweek millions of children die in…………………..…countries.
(develop)
5.Tthe great river Nile provides us with sweet, pure…………….water.
(drink)
6.The wrestling match was very………………….. . (excite)
25.y
N Root Word+Suffix Classification S.S.C.E
1 dirt dirty adjective 2001
2 difficult difficulty noun 2012
3 health healthy adjective 2015
4 rain rainy adjective 2020

1.The place is…………. . It wasn’t cleaned yesterday. (dirt)

2.Students finds………………in spelling long words. (difficult)
3………………people are very productive. (health)
4.What a lovely…………..day it is! (rain)
26.ly
N Root Word+Suffix Classification S.S.C.E
1 quick quickly adverb 2001
2 careful carefully adverb 2004
3 polite politely adverb 2007-2009-2016-2017
4 love lovely adjective 2008
5 quiet quietly adverb 2012
6 heavy heavily adverb 2018

1.He ran……………..because he was late. (quick)

2.She was driving……………….through the crowded streets. (careful)
3.During the interview Lual spoke…………….. . (polite)
4.During the interview Rachiel spoke…………… . (polite)
5.He answered y question………………. . (polite)
6.Students always speak……………..to their teachers. (polite)
7.That flower is a………………one. (love)
8.Suliman spoke………………to his teacher. (quiet)
9.Last autumn it rained………………… . (heavy)
27.ize
N Root Word+Suffix Classification S.S.C.E
1 modern modernize verb 2000-2010

1.We must…………………our style of living. (modern)

28.ish
N Root Word+Suffix Classification S.S.C.E
1 Britain British adjective 2002

1.Ismail Al Azhari and with other politicians fought against the………. .

(Britain)

Suffixes Practice
Add a suffix to the words at the end of each sentence to form words
which fit in the given spaces below.
1.He was raised in an………………………….. . (orphan)
2.The students’…………………………….in English is also tested. (proficient)
3.His……………………………was misread as arrogance. (confident)
4.She lost.……………………in her left arm after the accident. (mobile)
5.This house is my only…………………………. . (proper)
6.The sky was dark and…………………….. . (storm)
7.Without……………………..wealth is worthless. (wise)
8.My……………………….will never fade from my memory. (child)
9.The growth of………………….brought prosperity to the country. (tour)
10.Join our company for excellent…………………..goods and services. (consume)
11.The…………………….fought to protect her young cubs. (lion)
12.The shop………………………is very helpful. (assist)
13.I work in a ……………………office. (tour)
14.Sudanes women have great………………………..in the society. (contribute)
15.His teacher wrote a ……………………………..for him. (recommend)
16.The………………………..damaged thousands of houses. (explode)
17.Her……………………………was noticeable. (achieve)
18.We need to increase public…………………………..of the disease. (aware)
19……………………………of N CO-OP is open to all residents. (member)
20.He always tell the……………………. . (true)
21.The membership fee is 50 pounds…………..…..to our local representatives. (pay)
22.Nafeer is a ………………….work system in the Sudanese society. (commune)
23.Eid al-Fitr is a ………………………occasion for children. (joy)
24.Social media is an ………………………means of communication. (effect)
 25.She was…………………..and full of energy. (fear)
26.I felt a bit ………………………before the interview. (nerve)
27.Sudan has many interesting……………………places to visit. (tourist)
28.The new evidence will………………………..their case. (strength)
29.It’s a …………………..to meet you. (please)
30.Don’t be…………………. . (self)
31.I will……………………the main points of the argument. (summary)
32.Amna Hamid started a small business of rabbit…………………….. . (breed)
33.She hurt herself…………………………. . (accident)
34.Fatima Salih qualified as a ………………………..in 1980. (survey)
35.All prices include……………………..and packing. (age)

Suffixes Practice
N Answer N Answer N Anawer N Answer
1 orphanage 11 lioness 21 payable 31 summarize
2 proficiency 12 assistant 22 communal 32 breeding
3 confidence 13 tourist 23 joyful 33 accidently
4 mobility 14 contribution 24 effective 34 surveyor
5 property 15 recommendation 25 fearless 35 postage
6 stormy 16 explosion 26 nervous
7 wisdom 17 achievement 27 touristic
8 childhood 18 awareness 28 strengthen
9 tourism 19 Membership 29 pleasure
10 consumer 20 truth 30 selfish
(Model answers)
 Suffixes

List of Common Suffixes

Suffix Root Suffix+Word Classification

age bag baggage noun
carry carriage noun
dam damage noun
 drain drainage noun
foot footage noun
know knowledge noun
lug luggage noun
marry marriage noun
mess message noun
orphan orphanage noun
pack package noun
pass passage noun
percent percentage noun
pilgrim pilgrimage noun
post postage noun
short shortage noun
store storage noun
use usage noun
cy accurate accuracy noun
aristocrat aristocracy noun
bankrupt bankruptcy noun
consultant consultancy noun
conspire conspiracy noun
dependent dependency noun
diplomat diplomacy noun
efficient efficiency noun
fluent fluency noun
infant infancy noun
legend legacy noun
pirate piracy noun
private privacy noun
proficient proficiency noun
 secret secrecy noun
ce advise advice noun
ally alliance noun
abundant abundance noun
accept acceptance noun
appear appearance noun
arrogant arrogance noun
attend attendance noun
clear clearance noun
coherent coherence noun
compete competence noun
consequent consequence noun
confident confidence noun
convenient convenience noun
defend defence noun
dependent dependence noun
different difference noun
disturb disturbance noun
dominant dominance noun
exist existence noun
expert experience noun
import importance noun
inhabit inhabitance noun
inherit inheritance noun
insure insurance noun
interfere interference noun
maintain maintenance noun
obedient obedience noun
 patient patience noun
perform performance noun
prefer preference noun
prove province noun
refer reference noun
relevant relevance noun
remember remembrance noun
resist resistance noun
significant significance noun
suffer sufferance noun
surveil surveillance noun
tolerate tolerance noun
violent violence noun
ity able ability noun
author authority noun
available availability noun
capable capability noun
celebrate celebrity noun
charitable charity noun
commune community noun
complex complexity noun
creative creativity noun
curious curiosity noun
diverse diversity noun
electric electricity noun
equal equality noun
facilitate facility noun
human humanity noun
identify identity noun
immune immunity noun
insane insanity noun
local locality noun
mature maturity noun
mental mentality noun
minor minority noun
mobile mobility noun
national nationality noun
necessary necessity noun
negative negativity noun
personal personality noun
popular popularity noun
possible possibility noun
positive positivity noun
possible possibility noun
prior priority noun
probable probability noun
prosper prosperity noun
public publicity noun
punctual punctuality noun
real reality noun
regular regularity noun
secure security noun
sincere sincerity noun
similar similarity noun
simple simplicity noun
solid solidarity noun
stable stability noun
stupid stupidity noun
universe university noun
 vulnerable vulnerability noun
ty ambiguous ambiguity noun
anxious anxiety noun
authentic authenticity noun
casual casualty noun
certain certainty noun
loyal loyalty noun
proper property noun
poor poverty noun
safe safety noun
vary variety noun
y baker bakery noun
deliver delivery noun
cloud cloudy noun
difficult difficulty noun
discover discovery noun
discipline disciplinary noun
enquire enquiry noun
honest honesty noun
hunger hungry adjective
jealous jealousy noun
juice juicy adjective
laze lazy adjective
luck lucky adjective
minister ministry noun
modest modesty noun
noise noisy adjective
salt salty adjective
scene scenery adjective
shine shiny adjective
 snow snowy adjective
spice spicy adjective
sport sporty adjective
stink stinky adjective
storm stormy adjective
sugar sugary adjective
summarise summary noun
sun sunny adjective
taste tasty adjective
treat treaty noun
unit unity noun
wind windy adjective
dom bore boredom noun
wise wisdom noun
hood adult adulthood noun
boy boyhood noun
brother brotherhood noun
child childhood noun
father fatherhood noun
live livelihood noun
man manhood noun
mother motherhood noun
neighbour neighbourhood noun
parent parenthood noun
widow widowhood noun
woman womanhood noun
fy beau beautify verb
class classify verb
identity identify verb
glory glorify verb
 just justify verb
pure purify verb
sign signify verb
simple simplify verb
test testify verb
logy bio biology noun
psycho psychology noun
method methodology noun
technical technology noun
ism ideal idealism noun
journal journalism noun
feminist feminism noun
mechanic mechanism noun
narcissist narcissism noun
optimistic optimism noun
organ organism noun
pessimistic pessimism noun
terror terrorism noun
tourist tourism noun
er announce announcer noun
bake baker noun
bank banker noun
buy buyer noun
compute computer noun
consume consumer noun
cook cooker noun
custom customer noun
draw drawer noun
employ employer noun
exam examiner noun
farm farmer noun
football footballer noun
follow follower noun
found founder noun
fresh fresher noun
interview interviewer noun
learn learner noun
let letter noun
man manner noun
manage manager noun
office officer noun
open opener noun
organise organiser noun
own owner noun
paint painter noun
part partner noun
perform performer noun
philosophy philosopher noun
play player noun
poach poacher noun
port porter noun
present present noun
produce producer noun
protest protester noun
publish publisher noun
 range ranger noun
receive receiver noun
remind reminder noun
rule ruler noun
sell seller noun
send sender noun
settle settler noun
speak speaker noun
start starter noun
stick sticker noun
strange stranger noun
strike striker noun
supply supplier noun
support supporter noun
teach teacher noun
travel traveller noun
view viewer noun
use user noun
village villager noun
wait waiter noun
win winner noun
work worker noun
write writer noun
ess actor actress noun
lion lioness noun
prince princess noun
wait waitress noun
ant abound abundant adjective
apply applicant noun
arrogance arrogant adjective
 assist assistant noun
attend attendant noun
consult consultant noun
contest contestant noun
defend defendant noun
descend descendant noun
dominate dominant adjective
inhabit inhabitant noun
participate participant noun
serve servant noun
ist agriculture agriculturist noun
art artist noun
chemistry chemist noun
commune communist noun
cycle cyclist noun
drama dramatist noun
extreme extremist noun
feminine feminist noun
final finalist noun
Islam Islamist noun
journal journalist noun
pharmacy pharmacist noun
race racist noun
reception receptionist noun
science scientist noun
special specialist noun
 terror terrorist noun
therapy therapist noun
tour tourist noun
type typist noun
or act actor noun
compete competitor noun
coordinate coordinator noun
create creator noun
direct director noun
edit editor noun
facilitate facilitator noun
generate generator noun
instruct instructor noun
investigate investigator noun
invigilate invigilator noun
fact factor noun
motivate motivator noun
operate operator noun
survey surveyor noun
trait traitor noun
translate translator noun
ian civil civilian noun
diet dietician noun
electric electrician noun
human humanitarian noun
magic magician noun
mathematic mathematician noun
optic optician noun
statistic statistician noun
technical technician noun
 veterinary veterinarian noun
ee address addressee noun
commit committee noun
employ employee noun
interview interviewee noun
refer referee noun
trainer trainee noun
ion accommodate accommodation noun
activate activation noun
addict addiction noun
administrate administration noun
adopt adoption noun
affect affection noun
agitate agitation noun
allocate allocation noun
anticipate anticipation noun
appreciate appreciation noun
associate association noun
attract attraction noun
calculate calculation noun
celebrate celebration noun
certificate certification noun
collaborate collaboration noun
collect collection noun
collocate collocation noun
communicate communication noun
complete completion noun
concentrate concentration noun
concept conception noun
connect connection noun
consolidate consolidation noun
constitute constitution noun
constrict constriction noun
construct construction noun
contaminate contamination noun
contradict contradiction noun
contribute contribution noun
convict conviction noun
cooperate cooperation noun
corrupt corruption noun
create creation noun
cultivate cultivation noun
decorate decoration noun
dedicate dedication noun
delegate delegation noun
delete deletion noun
demonstrate demonstration noun
detect detection noun
devote devotion noun
dictate dictation noun
direct direction noun
discriminate discrimination noun
distinct distinction noun
distract distraction noun
distribute distribution noun
donate donation noun
edit edition noun
educate education noun
elect election noun
eliminate elimination noun
estimate estimation noun
evacuate evacuation noun
evaluate evaluation noun
except exception noun
execute execution noun
exhaust exhaustion noun
exhibit exhibition noun
express expression noun
extinct extinction noun
fascinate fascination noun
frustrate frustration noun
generate generation noun
graduate graduation noun
hesitate hesitation noun
humiliate humiliation noun
illuminate illumination noun
illustrate illustration noun
imitate imitation noun
immigrate immigration noun
inaugurate inauguration noun
indicate indication noun
infect infection noun
inflate inflation noun
innovate innovation noun
inspect inspection noun
institute institution noun
instruct instruction noun
integrate integration noun
interact interaction noun
interrupt interruption noun
intimidate intimidation noun
investigate investigation noun
invent invention noun
irrigate irrigation noun
irritate irritation noun
legislate legislation noun
liberate liberation noun
locate location noun
manipulate manipulation noun
mediate mediation noun
meditate meditation noun
migrate migration noun
motivate motivation noun
narrate narration noun
navigate navigation noun
negotiate negotiation noun
nominate nomination noun
object objection noun
obligate obligation noun
operate operation noun
participate participation noun
pass passion noun
perfect perfection noun
pollute pollution noun
populate population noun
possess possession noun
predict prediction noun
prevent prevention noun
promote promotion noun
 react reaction noun
reflect reflection noun
regulate regulation noun
reject rejection noun
relate relation noun
restrict restriction noun
revise revision noun
revolute revolution noun
rotate rotation noun
segregate segregation noun
select selection noun
separate separation noun
situate situation noun
speculate speculation noun
state station noun
stimulate stimulation noun
suggest suggestion noun
suspect suspicion noun
televise television noun
tense tension noun
terminate termination noun
translate translation noun
violate violation noun
tion adapt adaptation noun
add addition noun
admire admiration noun
anime animation noun
apply application noun
assassin assassination noun
assume assumption noun
authorize authorization noun
cite citation noun
civilize civilization noun
clarify clarification noun
classify classification noun
combine combination noun
compete competition noun
complicate complication noun
compose composition noun
confirm confirmation noun
confront confrontation noun
conserve conservation noun
consider consideration noun
consult consultation noun
consume consumption noun
continue continuation noun
converse conversation noun
declare declaration noun
define definition noun
deform deformation noun
describe description noun
destroy destruction noun
determine determination noun
dissert dissertation noun
destiny destination noun
dispose disposition noun
dissatisfy dissatisfaction noun
document documentation noun
exam examination noun
expect expectation noun
expire expiration noun
explain explanation noun
exploit exploitation noun
explore exploration noun
ferment fermentation noun
form formation noun
found foundation noun
generalize generalization noun
identify identification noun
imagine imagination noun
implement implementation noun
inform information noun
inhabit inhabitation noun
inspire inspiration noun
intend intention noun
interpret interpretation noun
intervene intervention noun
introduce introduction noun
justify justification noun
limit limitation noun
manifest manifestation noun
medicine medication noun
modify modification noun
notify notification noun
observe observation noun
occupy occupation noun
oppose opposition noun
orient orientation noun
organise organisation noun
perceive perception noun
perserve preservation noun
plant plantation noun
present presentation noun
produce production noun
pronounce pronunciation noun
propose proposition noun
protest protestation noun
public publication noun
qualify qualification noun
quote quotation noun
realise realisation noun
recognise recognition noun
recommend recommendation noun
reduce reduction noun
relax relaxation noun
represent representation noun
repute reputation noun
reserve reservation noun
resign resignation noun
resolve resolution noun
satisfy satisfaction noun
sense sensation noun
signify signification noun
solve solution noun
specialise specialisation noun
starve starvation noun
subscribe subscription noun
tempt temptation noun
transform transformation noun
transport transportation noun
 utilise utilisation noun
valid validation noun
vary variation noun
verify verification noun
sion admit admission noun
aggressive aggression noun
cohesive cohesion noun
comprehend comprehension noun
confess confession noun
confuse confusion noun
conclude conclusion noun
contract contraction noun
decide decision noun
depress depression noun
discuss discussion noun
divert diversion noun
divide division noun
exclude exclusion noun
expand expansion noun
explode explosion noun
express expression noun
extend extension noun
impress impression noun
include inclusion noun
invade invasion noun
invert inversion noun
obsess obsession noun
omit omission noun
oppress oppression noun
permit permission noun
 persuade persuasion noun
precise precision noun
prepare preparation noun
process procession noun
progress progression noun
provide provision noun
submit submission noun
succeed succession noun
supervise supervision noun
suspend suspension noun
transmit transmission noun
ment accomplish accomplishment noun
achieve achievement noun
acknowledge acknowledgement noun
adjust adjustment noun
advance advancement noun
advertise advertisement noun
advise advisement noun
agree agreement noun
align alignment noun
amaze amazement noun
amend amendment noun
amuse amusement noun
announce announcement noun
apart apartment noun
appoint appointment noun
argue argument noun
arrange arrangement noun
assess assessment noun
assign assignment noun
astonish astonishment noun
attach attachment noun
base basement noun
catch catchment noun
commit commitment noun
complete complement noun
contain containment noun
depart department noun
detach detachment noun
disagree disagreement noun
disappoint disappointment noun
discourage discouragement noun
displace displacement noun
embarrass embarrassment noun
employ employment noun
endorse endorsement noun
enforce enforcement noun
engage engagement noun
enhance enhancement noun
enlighten enlightenment noun
enrich enrichment noun
enroll enrollment noun
entertain entertainment noun
environs environment noun
equip equipment noun
establish establishment noun
excite excitement noun
experience experiment noun
fulfil fulfilment noun
govern government noun
 harass harassment noun
imply implement noun
invest investment noun
involve involvement noun
judge judgment noun
manage management noun
measure measurement noun
pave pavement noun
pay payment noun
place placement noun
prejudge prejudgment noun
punish punishment noun
recruit recruitment noun
refresh refreshment noun
repay repayment noun
replace replacement noun
require requirement noun
retire retirement noun
settle settlement noun
ship shipment noun
state statement noun
ness attractive attractiveness noun
aware awareness noun
bitter bitterness noun
black blackness noun
blind blindness noun
bright brightness noun
busy business noun
careless carelessness noun
cold coldness noun
conscious consciousness noun
dark darkness noun
direct directness noun
dry dryness noun
eager eagerness noun
effective effectiveness noun
fair fairness noun
fit fitness noun
foolish foolishness noun
forgive forgiveness noun
fresh freshness noun
full fullness noun
harsh harshness noun
hopeless hopelessness noun
gentle gentleness noun
good goodness noun
great greatness noun
greedy greediness noun
like likeness noun
lonely loneliness noun
lovely loveliness noun
mad madness noun
noisy noisiness noun
open openness noun
polite politeness noun
quite quietness noun
rare rareness noun
ready readiness noun
reckless recklessness noun
restless restlessness noun
 rich richness noun
righteous righteousness noun
rude rudeness noun
sad sadness noun
selfish selfishness noun
serious seriousness noun
shy shyness noun
sick sickness noun
soft softness noun
solid solidness noun
tender tenderness noun
thick thickness noun
tired tiredness noun
tough toughness noun
unique uniqueness noun
useful usefulness noun
weak weakness noun
wicked wickedness noun
wild wildness noun
willing willingness noun
wit witness noun
ship apprentice apprenticeship noun
citizen citizenship noun
fellow fellowship noun
hard hardship noun
intern internship noun
member membership noun
owner ownership noun
partner partnership noun
professor professorship noun
 relation relationship noun
scholar scholarship noun
space spaceship noun
sponsor sponsorship noun
trainee traineeship noun
th bear birth noun
deep depth noun
die death noun
heal health noun
long length noun
strong strength noun
true truth noun
young youth noun
wide width noun
th (ordinal
numbers)
four fourth ordinal number
five fifth ordinal number
six sixth ordinal number
seven seventh ordinal number
eight eighth ordinal number
nine ninth ordinal number
ten tenth ordinal number
eleven eleventh ordinal number
twelve twelfth ordinal number
thirteen thirteenth ordinal number
fourteen fourteenth ordinal number
fifteen fifteenth ordinal number
sixteen sixteenth ordinal number
seventeen seventeenth ordinal number
eighteen Eighteenth ordinal number
nineteen nineteenth ordinal number
 twenty twentieth ordinal number
able accept acceptable adjective
account accountable adjective
achieve achievable adjective
adapt adaptable adjective
adjust adjustable adjective
admire admirable adjective
advise advisable adjective
afford affordable adjective
agree agreeable adjective
allow allowable adjective
apply applicable adjective
apply applicable adjective
argue arguable adjective
attain attainable adjective
avoid avoidable adjective
bear bearable adjective
beat beatable adjective
believe believable adjective
change changeable adjective
charge chargeable adjective
charity charitable adjective
comfort comfortable adjective
compare comparable adjective
consider considerable adjective
control controllable adjective
conceive conceivable adjective
debate debatable adjective
define definable adjective
deny deniable adjective
describe describable adjective
desire desirable adjective
dispense dispensable adjective
dispose disposable adjective
dispute disputable adjective
eat eatable adjective
enjoy enjoyable adjective
erase erasable adjective
expend expendable adjective
explain explicable adjective
fashion fashionable adjective
favour favourable adjective
forget forgettable adjective
forgive forgivable adjective
hospital hospitable adjective
imagine imaginable adjective
inhabit inhabitable adjective
interchange interchangeable adjective
justify justifiable adjective
knowledge knowledgeable adjective
laugh laughable adjective
like likeable adjective
love loveable adjective
manage manageable adjective
measure measurable adjective
memory memorable adjective
misery miserable adjective
move moveable adjective
negotiate negotiable adjective
note notable adjective
notice noticeable adjective
observe observable adjective
obtain obtainable adjective
pay payable adjective
port portable adjective
practice practicable adjective
predict predictable adjective
prefer preferable adjective
profit profitable adjective
proper probable adjective
prove provable adjective
question questionable adjective
reach reachable adjective
read readable adjective
reason reasonable adjective
recognise recognisable adjective
recover recoverable adjective
read readable adjective
rely reliable adjective
remark remarkable adjective
remove removable adjective
renew renewable adjective
repair repairable adjective
repay repayable adjective
replace replaceable adjective
respect respectable adjective
separate separable adjective
social sociable adjective
solve solvable adjective
stop stoppable adjective
 sustain sustainable adjective
think thinkable adjective
tolerate tolerable adjective
transfer transferable adjective
understand understandable adjective
value valuable adjective
vary variable adjective
ible access accessible adjective
audio audible adjective
comprehend comprehensible adjective
convert convertible adjective
resist resistible adjective
response responsible adjective
reverse reversible adjective
sense sensible adjective
al addition additional adjective
act actual adjective
approve approval noun
arrive arrival adjective
benefit beneficial adjective
centre central adjective
chemic chemical adjective
classic classical adjective
clinic clinical adjective
colony colonial adjective
commerce commercial adjective
commune communal adjective
confident confidential adjective
constitution constitutional adjective
convention conventional adjective
controversy controversial adjective
crime criminal adjective
culture cultural adjective
economic economical adjective
education educational adjective
electric electrical adjective
emotion emotional adjective
environment environmental adjective
essence essential adjective
ethic ethical adjective
exception exceptional adjective
experiment experimental adjective
fact factual adjective
finance financial adjective
form formal adjective
function functional adjective
geography geographical adjective
habit habitual adjective
history historical adjective
ideology ideological adjective
identity identical adjective
industry industrial adjective
influence influential adjective
initiate initial adjective
institution institutional adjective
instruction instructional adjective
intellect intellectual adjective
intern internal adjective
leg legal adjective
locate local adjective
logic logical adjective
magic magical adjective
margin marginal adjective
mathematic mathematical adjective
mechanic mechanical adjective
medicine medical adjective
memory memorial adjective
mercy merciful adjective
motivation motivational adjective
music musical adjective
nation national adjective
norm normal adjective
nutrition nutritional adjective
occasion occasional adjective
office official adjective
operation operational adjective
option optional adjective
origin original adjective
parent parental adjective
part partial adjective
person personal adjective
physic physical adjective
politics political adjective
practice practical adjective
president presidential adjective
profession professional adjective
propose proposal adjective
psychology psychological adjective
race racial adjective
region regional adjective
 resident residential adjective
season seasonal adjective
society social adjective
spirit spiritual adjective
statistic statistical adjective
structure structural adjective
technique technical adjective
technology technological adjective
theory theoretical adjective
transition transitional adjective
tropic tropical adjective
type typical adjective
universe universal adjective
verb verbal adjective
ful art artful adjective
beauty beautiful adjective
cheer cheerful adjective
colour colourful adjective
delight delightful adjective
disgrace disgraceful adjective
disrespect disrespectful adjective
doubt doubtful adjective
dread dreadful adjective
faith faithful adjective
force forceful adjective
fruit fruitful adjective
grace graceful adjective
grate grateful adjective
help helpful adjective
joy joyful adjective
 meaning meaningful adjective
pain painful adjective
peace peaceful adjective
play playful adjective
plenty plentiful adjective
power powerful adjective
revenge revengeful adjective
right rightful adjective
shame shameful adjective
skill skilful adjective
stress stressful adjective
tear tearful adjective
thank thankful adjective
thought thoughtful adjective
youth youthful adjective
ive adapt adaptive adjective
administrate administrative adjective
affect affective adjective
alter alternative adjective
argue argumentative adjective
associate associative adjective
attract attractive adjective
cap captive adjective
conserve conservative adjective
collaborate collaborative adjective
collect collective adjective
communicate communicative adjective
compare comparative adjective
compete competitive adjective
comprehend comprehensive adjective
construct constructive adjective
cooperate cooperative adjective
decide decisive adjective
declare declarative adjective
decorate decorative adjective
defense defensive adjective
describe descriptive adjective
distinct distinctive adjective
effect effective adjective
exclude exclusive adjective
expense expensive adjective
explode explosive adjective
imagine imaginative adjective
impress impressive adjective
intense intensive adjective
mass massive adjective
narrate narrative adjective
object objective adjective
offense offensive adjective
persuade persuasive adjective
possess possessive adjective
prime primitive adjective
progress progressive adjective
prospect prospective adjective
protect protective adjective
quality qualitative adjective
quantity quantitative adjective
relate relative adjective
represent representative adjective
select selective adjective
 sense sensitive adjective
subject subjective adjective
support supportive adjective
talk talkative adjective
less breath breathless adjective
colour colourless adjective
count countless adjective
effort effortless adjective
end endless adjective
favour favourless adjective
fear fearless adjective
harm harmless adjective
help helpless adjective
job jobless adjective
meaning meaningless adjective
mother motherless adjective
point pointless adjective
power powerless adjective
price priceless adjective
rest restless adjective
sight sightless adjective
speech speechless adjective
taste tasteless adjective
use useless adjective
worth worthless adjective
ous advantage advantageous adjective
adventure adventurous adjective
ambition ambitious adjective
anxiety anxious adjective
continue continuous adjective
 glory glorious adjective
humour humourous adjective
luxury luxurious adjective
miracle miraculous adjective
mystery mysterious adjective
nerve nervous adjective
nutrition nutritious adjective
prestige prestigious adjective
religion religious adjective
ridicule ridiculous adjective
space spacious adjective
superstition superstitious adjective
suspect suspicious adjective
vary various adjective
ic artist artistic adjective
athlete athletic adjective
base basic adjective
character characteristic noun
class classic adjective
climate climatic adjective
democracy democratic adjective
diplomat diplomatic adjective
drama dramatic adjective
economy economic adjective
electricity electric adjective
energy energetic adjective
enthusiast enthusiastic adjective
hero heroic adjective
history historic adjective
horror horrific adjective
 linguist linguistic adjective
optimist optimistic adjective
path pathetic adjective
pessimist pessimistic adjective
poet poetic adjective
problem problematic adjective
real realistic adjective
specify specific adjective
strategy strategic adjective
symbol symbolic adjective
system systematic adjective
tourist touristic adjective
en bright brighten verb
broad broaden verb
dark darken verb
deep deepen verb
gold golden adjective
hard harden verb
light lighten verb
sharp sharpen verb
short shorten verb
strength strengthen verb
threat threaten verb
wide widen verb
wood wooden adjective
wool woolen adjective
ure cap capture verb/noun
close closure noun
compose composure noun
create creature noun
 depart departure noun
end endure verb
expose exposure noun
fail failure noun
furnish furniture noun
please pleasure noun
press pressure noun
proceed procedure noun
sign signature noun
ish ban banish verb
boy boyish adjective
child childish adjective
England English adjective
fool foolish adjective
Ireland Irish adjective
man mannish adjective
public publish verb
self selfish adjective
style stylish adjective
Sweden Swedish adjective
woman womanish adjective
ize apology apologize verb
category categorize verb
character characterize verb
critic criticize verb
familiar familiarize verb
general generalize verb
max maximize verb
memory memorize verb
organ organize verb
 real realize verb
social socialize verb
special specialize verb
standard standardize verb
summary summarize verb
symbol symbolize verb
sympathy sympathize verb
tyranny tyrannize verb
ing account accounting noun
act acting noun
advertise advertising noun
amaze amazing adjective
annoy annoying adjective
appeal appealing adjective
astonish astonishing adjective
bark barking noun
be being noun
begin beginning noun
book booking noun
bore boring adjective
breed breeding noun
bully bullying noun
celebrate celebrating noun
charm charming adjective
clap clapping noun
convince convincing adjective
cultivate cultivating noun
cut cutting noun
demand demanding adjective
depress depressing adjective
disappoint disappointing adjective
disapprove disapproving adjective
disturb disturbing adjective
draw drawing noun
drive driving noun
drop dropping noun
encourage encouraging adjective
engineer engineering noun
enrich enriching noun
farm farming noun
fascinate fascinating adjective
fight fighting noun
fish fishing noun
fly flying noun
frustrate frustrating adjective
garden gardening noun
gather gathering noun
generate generating noun
greet greeting noun
grow growing noun
harvest harvesting noun
heartbreak heartbreaking adjective
hunt hunting noun
increase increasing noun
inform informing noun
inspire inspiring adjective
interest interesting adjective
joke joking noun
learn learning noun
lie lying noun
light lightning noun
live living noun
love loving adjective
manufacture manufacturing noun
market marketing noun
meet meeting noun
miss missing noun
misunderstan misunderstanding noun
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overthink overthinking noun
overwhelm overwhelming adjective
paint painting noun
park parking noun
plant planting noun
play playing noun
poach poaching noun
process processing noun
protect protecting noun
provide providing noun
race racing noun
read reading noun
relax relaxing noun
ride riding noun
sail sailing noun
save saving noun
shine shining adjective
shock shocking adjective
shoot shooting noun
shop shopping noun
sightsee sightseeing noun
 sing singing noun
ski skiing noun
speak speaking noun
spell spelling noun
study studying noun
surprise surprising adjective
swim swimming noun
terrified terrifying adjective
thresh threshing noun
tire tiring adjective
understand understanding noun
use using noun
wake waking noun
walk walking noun
wear wearing noun
wed wedding noun
welcome welcoming adjective
will willing adjective
win winning noun
wrestle wrestling noun
write writing noun
ly absolute absolutely adverb
accident accidently adverb
accurate accurately adverb
active actively adverb
actual actually adverb
apparent apparently adverb
appropriate appropriately adverb
approximate approximately adverb
bad badly adverb
basic basically adverb
bare barely adverb
breathless breathlessly adverb
brief briefly adverb
careful carefully adverb
certain certainly adverb
clear clearly adverb
close closely adverb
complete completely adverb
consequent consequently adverb
constant constantly adverb
continuous continuously adverb
correct correctly adverb
current currently adverb
deep deeply adverb
definite definitely adverb
deliberate deliberately adverb
desperate desperately adverb
direct directly adverb
ear early adverb
easy easily adverb
entire entirely adverb
equal equally adverb
especial especially adverb
exact exactly adverb
exceptional exceptionally adverb
extreme extremely adverb
effective effectively adverb
fair fairly adverb
final finally adverb
frequent frequently adverb
general generally adverb
gradual gradually adverb
great greatly adverb
happy happily adverb
hard hardly adverb
heavy heavily adverb
high highly adverb
important importantly adverb
instant instantly adverb
intention intentionally adverb
kind kindly adverb
late lately adverb
literal literally adverb
live lively adjective
main mainly adverb
natural naturally adverb
neat neatly adverb
mental mentally adverb
near nearly adverb
nice nicely adverb
normal normally adverb
obvious obviously adverb
occasion occasionally adverb
official officially adverb
partial partially adverb
particular particularly adverb
peace peacefully adverb
perfect perfectly adverb
permanent permanently adverb
physical physically adverb
primary primarily adverb
probable probably adverb
proper properly adverb
quick quickly adverb
quiet quietly adverb
rare rarely adverb
rapid rapidly adverb
real really adverb
recent recently adverb
regular regularly adverb
remarkable remarkably adverb
safe safely adverb
separate separately adverb
serious seriously adverb
sharp sharply adverb
significant significantly adverb
simple simply adverb
sincere sincerely adverb
slight slightly adverb
slow slowly adverb
social socially adverb
soft softly adverb
special specially adverb
strong strongly adverb
successful successfully adverb
sudden suddenly adverb
sure surely adverb
tight tightly adverb
thorough thoroughly adverb
temporal temporally adverb
temporary temporarily adverb
total totally adverb
traditional traditionally adverb
true truly adverb
unexpected unexpectedly adverb
unfortunate unfortunately adverb
usual usually adverb
urgent urgently adverb
wide widely adverb