Suffix, Prefix
Exercise
1. (a) --- (persevere) is a great virtue to be (b) --- (success) in life. Those who do not persevere in life become (c) --- (success) in their mission and only blame their lot for their (d) --- (fortune). Remember that, the successful people are always hard working and (e) --- (persevere). So, try to be persevering. (f) --- (sincere) is another important virtue that (g) --- (able) a person to accomplish a job (h) --- (appropriate). Student life is the (I) --- (form) period of a man’s life. One should not (j )--- (use) this period of life.
2. (a) --- (friend) is a strong (b) --- (bond). It does not know (c) --- (differ) between religions, between countries, between the rich and the poor, between the black and the white and so on. It is an (d) --- (emotion) attachment based on mutual trust and understanding. In that sense, a friend is both (e) --- (rely) and (f) --- (believe) who is ready to help us in any (g) --- (danger) situation. Therefore, the person who does not have a good friend is really (h)--- fortune. He is (i)--- (total) deprived of enjoying the (j) --- (please) of friendship.
3. The city of Dhaka is (a) --- (crowd) because there is a (b) --- (continue) migration of people from the villages. To control this, (c) --- (differ) installations should be (d) --- (centralize). Then, people will not move towards the city for (e) --- (employ). The problems of Dhaka will not be changed (f) --- (night) or (g) --- (automatic). Both government and people should work (h) ---(earnest) to solve the problem. Working opportunities should be made (I) --- (avail) in the villages to control the (j) --- (tend) to come to the capital.
4. Nobody can expect a good result in the examination without good (a) --- (prepare). You should be (b) --- (prepare) for it well ahead of the schedule. Some students remain (c) ---(prepare) for the examination even if it is imminent. As a part of (d) --- (prepare) step, they go to the teachers for a concise (e) --- (suggest). This works as an (f) --- (encourage) for the students As they have not read their books (g) --- (through), they feel (h) --- (nerve) as the exam approaches. So they say (i) --- (pray) and ask for God’s assist.
5. Road accidents have (a) --- (recent) become a regular phenomena in our country. As a result of the accident many persons fall a victim to (b) --- (timely) death . It is reported that most of the accidents occur because of the (c) --- (violate) of traffic rules by (d) —- (skilled) drivers and (e) --- (conscious) passers-by. Many (f) --- (licensed) and (g) --- (fault) vehicles run on the streets. These vehicles (h) --- (danger) the (I) --- (safe) of passengers and the passes-by. But many of us are a (j) --- (aware) of this danger.
Answer: 1. (a) Perseverance b) successful c) unsuccessful d) misfortune e) persevering f) Sincerity g) enables h) appropriately I) formative j) misuse.
2. a) Friendship b) bonding c) difference d) emotional e) reliable f) believable g) dangerous h) unfortunate I) totally j) pleasure.
3. a) overcrowded b) continuous c) difference d) decentralized e) employment f) overnight g) automatically h) earnestly I) available j) tendency.
4. a) preparation b) prepared c) unprepared d) preparatory e) suggestion f) encouragement g) thoroughly h) nervous I) prayers j) assistance.
5. a) recently b) untimely c) violation d) unskilled e) unconscious f) unlicensed g) faulty h) endanger I) safety j) unaware
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