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Tamilnadu Samacheer Kalvi 12th English Vocabulary Blended Words

advertisement and editorial	advertorial
alphabetic and numeric	alphanumeric
American and Indian	Amerind
appropriate and acronym	aptronym
botulism and toxin	botox
binary and digit	bit
biology and electronic	bionic
Bombay and Hollywood	Bollywood
Britain and exit	Brexit
brain and maniac	brainiac
breakfast and lunch	brunch
breath and analyzer	breathalyzer
cellulose and diaphane	define
chuckle and snort	chortle
coder and decoder	codec
Cybernetic and organism	cyborg
camera and recorder	camcorder
car and hijack	carjack
chill and relax	chillax
Chinese and English	Cfcmgfisto
chocolate and alcoholic	chocoholic
cinema and complex	cineplex
costume and play	cosplay
crazy and drunk	can
documentary and drama	docudrama
dumb and confound	dumbfound
dance and exercise	exercise
drama and comedy	dramedy
electricity and execute	electrocute
education and entertainment	edutainment
electronic and mail	email
emotion and icon	emoticon
endogenous and morphine	endorphin
fact and fiction	faction           ‘
fanatic and magazine	fanzine
flimsy and miserable	mimsy
free and software	freeware
fantastic and fabulous	fantabulous
flame and glare	flare
foreign and exchange	forex
friend and enemy	frenemy
global and English	Globish
giant and enormous	Ginormous
glamorous and camping	glamping
glamour and Ritz	glitz
guess and estimate	guesstimate
hazardous and material	hazmat
huge and monstrous	humongous
hungry and anger	hanger
internal and communication	intercom
international and network	internet
information and commercial	infomercial
keyboard and guitar	keytar
lion and tiger	liger
lithe and slimy	slithy
labrador and poodle	labradoodle
malicious and software	malware
mass and prestige	masstige
melody and drama	melodrama
motor and hotel	motel
marionette and puppet	muppet
man and explaining	mansplaining
man and purse	murse
mechanics and electronics	mechatronics
melt and weld	meld
metropolitan and heterosexual	metrosexual
mock and cocktail	mocktail
modulator and demodulator	modem
motor and cavalcade	motorcade
news and broadcast	newscast
Nigeria and Hollywood	Nollywood
Oxford and Cambridge	Oxbridge
parachute and troop	paratrooper
picture and element	pixel
pulsating and star	pulsar
porter (to carry) and manteau (a cloak)	portmanteau
sex and exploitation	sexploitation
sheep and people	sheeple
situation and comedy	sitcom
skirt and short	skort
smack and mash	smash
sound and landscape	soundscape
Sensitive and Index	Sensex
spoon and fork	spork
squirm and wiggle	squiggle
stay and vacation	staycation
television and marathon	telethon
television and evangelist	televangelist
tomato and tobacco	tomacco
transfer and resistor	transistor
video and blog	vlog
vital and amine	vitamin
web and seminar	webinar
web and log	blog
worker and alcoholic	workaholic

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Tamilnadu Samacheer Kalvi 12th English Vocabulary Compound Words

Question 1.
Choose the word from the options given to form a compound word with “sun’”,
(a) right
(b) rays
(c) writes
(d) weight
Answer:
(b) rays

Question 2.
Choose the word from the options given to form a compound word with “wise”.
(a) anti
(b) march
(c) clock
(d) week
Answer:
(c) clock

Question 3.
Choose the word from the options given to form a compound word with “pole”.
(a) stad
(b) mary
(c) planet
(d) star
Answer:
(d) star

Question 4.
Choose the word from the options given to form a compound word with “light”,
(a) river
(b) sing
(c) lime
(d) lemon
Answer:
(c) lime

Question 5.
Choose the word from the options given to form a compound word with “drop”.
(a) heave
(b) mock
(c) eaves
(d) out
Answer:
(c) eaves

Question 6.
Choose the word from the options given to form a compound word with “out”,
(a) in
(b) wipe
(c) weather
(d) hind
Answer:
(b) wipe

Question 7.
Choose the word from the options given to form a compound word with “ring”.
(a) ear
(b) life
(c) noise
(d) loose
Answer:
(a) ear

Question 8.
Choose the word from the options given to form a compound word with “cut”.
(a) write
(b) right
(c) hair
(d) in
Answer:
(c) hair

Question 9.
Choose the word from the options given to form a compound word with “glass”.
(a) top
(b) style
(c) sock
(d) life
Answer:
(a) top

Question 10.
Choose the word from the options given to form a compound word with “ship”,
(a) boat
(b) hill
(c) brother
(d) friend
Answer:
(d) friend

Question 11.
Choose the word from the options given to form a compound word with “mate”.
(a) broom
(b) moor
(c) room
(d) mart
Answer:
(c) room

Question 12.
Choose the word from the options given to form a compound word with “up”.
(a) living
(b) doing
(c) movie
(d) coming
Answer:
(d) coming

Question 13.
Choose the word from the options given to form a compound word with “room”.
(a) wash
(b) white
(c) blue
(d) big
Answer:
(a) wash

Question 14.
Choose the word from the options given to form a compound word with “up”.
(a) knot
(b) way
(c) hill
(d) rill
Answer:
(c) hill

Question 15.
Choose the word from the options given to form a compound word with “stairs”.
(a) to
(b) me
(c) do
(d) up
Answer:
(d) up

Question 16.
Choose the word from the options given to form a compound word with “box”.
(a) black
(b) brown
(c) red
(d) blue
Answer:
(a) black

Question 17.
Choose the word from the options given to form a compound word with “boat”.
(a) fish
(b) white
(c) ride
(d) peddle
Answer:
(c) ride

Question 18.
Choose the word from the options given to form a compound word with “lace”.
(a) dress
(b) car
(c) shoe
(d) cap
Answer:
(c) shoe

Question 19.
Geese tie word from the options given to form a compound word with “cake”.
(a) sun
(b) tan
(c) can
(d) pan
Answer:
(d) pan

Question 20.
Choose the word Sera the options given to tot a compound word with “brush”.
(a) eye
(b) tooth
(c) toe
(d) knee
Answer:
(b) tooth

Question 21.
Choose the word from the options given to form a compound word with “dream”.
(a) right
(b) night
(c) day
(d) dry
Answer:
(c) day

Question 22.
choose the word from the options given to ton a compound word with “Crime”.
(a) anti
(b) branch
(c) clock
(d) week
Answer:
(b) branch

Question 23.
Choose the word than the options given to ton a compound word with ‘‘milk”.
(a) life
(b) tan
(c) planet
(d) star
Answer:
(a) life

Question 24.
choose the word from the options given to ton an emptied word with “Me”.
(a) save
(b) race
(c) lite
(d) time
Answer:
(d) time

Question 25.
choose the word from the options given to for a compound word with “open”.
(a) open-air
(b) trash
(c) can
(d) dose
Answer:
(a) open-air

Some Common Compound Words

Noun + Noun – Compound Word
bed + room – bedroom
water + tank – water tank
printer + cartridge – printer cartridge
took + case – bookcase
hack + stage – backstage
sea + shore – seashore
north + east – northeast
water + melon – watermelon
news + paper – newspaper
bank + book – bankbook
foot + hill – foothill
silk + worm – silkworm
money + market – money market
picture + book – picture book
black + board – blackboard
father + land – fatherland

fire + arm – firearm
week + night – weeknight
school + book – school book
horse + hair – horsehair
sheep + skin – sheepskin
dog + wood – dogwood
thunder + storm – thunderstorm
time + limit – timelimit
post + man postman
moon + light – moonlight
tax + payer – taxpayer
time + table – timetable
engine + driver – engine driver
blue + whale – blue whale
servant + maid – servant maid
hand + bag – handbag
field + trip – field trip
foot + notes – footnotes

ice + cream – ice cream
class + room – classroom
honey + bee – honey bee
bee + hive – beehive
lottery + ticket – lottery ticket
rail + road – railroad
ink + bottle – ink bottle
cricket + ball – cricket bail
life + boat – life boat
birth + day – birthday
gas + stove – gas stove
gate + way – gateway
fun + time – funtime
book + shop – book shop
college + bus – college bus
rabbit + hole – rabbit hole
river + bank – riverbank
class + mate – classmate

Noun + Verb – Compound Word
cat + walk – catwalk
bell + hop – bellhop
hand + made – handmade
team + work – teamwork
sun + bathe – sunbathe
water + fall – waterfall
tooth + brush – toothbrush
hair + cut – haircut
head + ache – headache
car + wash – car wash
heart + bum – heartburn
tongue + slip – tongue slip
time + line – timeline
sun + set – sunset
bus + stop – bus stop
bee + sting – bee sting
earth + quake – earthquake
telephone + call – telephone call

type + write – typewrite
Noun + Verb – Compound Word
night + fall – nightfall
brain + wash – brainwash
car + go – cargo
eye + catching – eye catching
fire + fighter – firefighter
glass + making – glassmaking
horse + fly – horsefly
rain + fall – rainfall
day + break – daybreak
snow + drop – snowdrop
air + dash – air dash
book + mark – bookmark
monthly + pay – monthly pay
tooth + ache – toothache
cloud + burst – cloud burst
house + arrest – house arrest
blood + shed – bloodshed
back + bite – backbite
brow + beat – browbeat

Noun + Adjective – Compound Word
force + full – force full
bad + tempered – bad tempered
down + ward – downward
harm + less – harmless
care + full – careful
beauty + full – beautiful
grate + full – grateful
milk + white – milk white
dead + slow – dead slow
picture + perfect – picture perfect
home + sick – homesick
accident + prone – accident prone
red + hot – red – hot
mercy + less – merciless
snow + white – snow white
age + less – ageless
round + about – roundabout

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Tamilnadu Samacheer Kalvi 12th English Vocabulary Confusables

Homophones

Homophones are one of the groups of words pronounced alike but differ in meaning and spelling or both. (e.g.) carat, carrot; week, weak and hear, here.

Rewrite the following sentences by using the correct homophones for the underlined words:

Question 1.
Your excuse is excepted, you may go and sit in your place.
Answer:
Your excuse is accepted, you may go and sit in your place.

Question 2.
The government often adopted policies that made the poor and middle-class people to suffer.
Answer:
The government often adopted policies that made the poor and middle-class people to suffer.

Question 3.
My mother’s aid made a lot of different dishes and surprised us.
Answer:
My mother’s aide made a lot of different dishes and surprised us.

Question 4.
Are you all ready for the show?
Answer:
Are you all ready for the show?

Question 5.
Many experts believe it may be too late to prevent averse consequences to the world’s climate system.
Answer:
Many experts believe it may be too late to prevent adverse consequences to the world’s climate system.

Question 6.
Mr. Sathish was fined a sum of Rs. 20,000 as the prosecutor found the witness who could collaborate with the allegations.
Answer:
Mr. Sathish was fined a sum of Rs. 20,000 as the prosecutor found a witness who could corroborate with the allegations.

Question 7.
Rather than reading novels, Vishal prefers to hear the story aurally from his brother Kannan.
Answer:
Rather than reading novels, Vishal prefers to hear the story orally from his brother Kannan.

Question 8.
The trekkers began the assent on to the hill top immediately after the sunrise.
Answer:
The trekkers began the ascent on to the hill top immediately after the sunrise.

Question 9.
A boy near the navel officer was injured by the mob.
Answer:
A boy near the naval officer was injured by the mob.

Question 10.
The village people saw a peasant near the farm.
Answer:
The village people saw a pheasant near the farm.

Fill in with the right confusable to make a meaningful sentence
1. Grandma’s ……………… regarding the treatment of venomous snake bites using the ancient ……………… is interesting to hear, (antidotes/anecdotes)
2. Until the Government ……………… the lands, the land owners cannot ……………… its value. (apprise/appraise)
3. The police Inspector asked Raju to ……………… his reason in the FIR to ……………… the person he was complaining about, (indict/indite)
4. The Captain was ……………… in implementing an ……………… plan to trap the terrorists. (invidious/insidious)
5. The farmer exalted his son for his ……………… ideas which resulted in a bountiful harvest, (ingenious/ingenuous)
6. A ……………… at the sweet stall aroused their desire to have rasagullas. But they left in a ……………… when they heard that rasagulla’s were out of stock, (pique/peek)
7. During the ……………… of King Chandrakanth there used to be heavy ……………… (reign/rains)
8. The ……………… employee was ……………… to answer to his senior officer, (reluctant/reticent)
9. I have ……………… him since childhood before I saw him in the opening ……………… (scene/seen)
10. The ……………… of cattle ……………… the roar of a lion and trembled with fear, (heard/herd)
11. The story told by the ……………… fat man is not ……………… (credible/ credulous)
12. India is a ……………… country with many ……………… leaders, (popular/populous)
13. The Police tried to ……………… information from the boot leggar who used to sell ……………… liqour. (illicit/ elicit)
14. The aim of Maharishi was the elevation of the (soul/sole)
15. Fire fighting ……………… never have much time for their ……………… life, (personal/personnel)
Answer:
1. anecdotes/antidotes
2. appraise/ apprise
3. indite/indict
4. insidious/invidious
5. ingenuous/ingenious
6. peek/pique
7. reign/rains
8. reticent/reluctant
9. seen/scene
10. herd/heard
11. credulous/credible
12. populous/popular
13. elicit/illicit
14. sole/soul
15. personnel/personal

Homographs

Homographs are words (usually a pair) that are spelled alike but differ in meaning. They may or may not be pronounced the same way.

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Tamilnadu Samacheer Kalvi 12th English Vocabulary Idioms

a. Choose the suitable meaning of the idiom found in the following sentences:

Question 1.
It was really difficult for the police to find all the evidence even after applying the whole bag of tricks.
(a) all evidence
(c) all circumstances
(b) Every possible technique
(d) all struggles
Answer:
(b) Every possible technique

Question 2.
I have given my bike to a new mechanic for service, hope he delivers the goods.
(a) give the bike
(b) to create a bike
(c) produce bike
(d) do what is expected or promised
Answer:
(d) do what is expected or promised

Question 3.
My class teacher examined my paper with a fine-tooth comb before handing it to the external examiner.
(a) examining in great detail
(b) casually seeing
(c) carelessly reviewing
(d) examining with indifference
Answer:
(a) examining in great detail

Question 4.
I must get all the ducks in a row before my final exams.
(a) getting disoriented
(b) getting freebies
(c) caring for ducks
(d) getting things well organized
Answer:
(d) getting things well organized

Question 5.
When the management wanted to cut down on the man power, they offered a golden hand shake to many of their aged employees.
(a) extension of job
(b) renewal of contract
(c) large amount of money given to a person when they leave
(d) give part-time work
Answer:
(c) large amount of money given to a person when they leave

Question 6.
My son has recently learnt painting. He eats, sleeps and breathes it now.
(a) being enthusiastic and passionate about something that you think about it all the time
(b) exploits others without any expertise
(c) does things only for money
(d) does things without conviction
Answer:
(a) being enthusiastic and passionate about something that you think about it all the time

Question 7.
The day of the most awaited trip was nearing. I will be there – with bells on.
(a) being studies
(b) being enthusiastic
(c) being shrewd
(d) being cunning
Answer:
(b) being enthusiastic

Question 8.
He has not become a renowned neurologist just by chance. He has his heart set on it after he saw his grandfather suffer from Parkinson’s disease.
(a) to have a weak wish
(b) to be unsure of oneself
(c) to be indifferent
(d) to have a strong desire
Answer:
(d) to have a strong desire

Question 9.
They finally saw eye to eye on buying a Microwave oven.
(a) became angry
(c) wanted revenge
(b) agreeing with someone
(d) felt pity
Answer:
(b) agreeing with someone

Question 10.
When pigs fly she will go for skydiving.
(a) something that will never happen
(b) something that will happen once
(c) something that will happen very soon
(d) something that will happen
Answer:
(a) something that will never happen

Question 11.
I don’t like to cut comers with my recipes when I have guests for dinner.
(a) to finish something effectively
(b) to finish something quickly
(c) to do something in the quickest or cheapest way
(d) to do something with a lot of efforts
Answer:
(c) to do something in the quickest or cheapest way

Question 12.
A farmer must keep his fingers on the pulse of the market to be successful.
(a) to be well-informed about current events
(b) to be conscious about one’s health
(c) to be cautious
(d) to take care of the elder’s health
Answer:
(a) to be well-informed about current events

Question 13.
A good candidate will be able to think on his feet to get selected in an interview.
(a) to reach a destination quickly
(b) to walk faster
(c) to know the correct directions
(d) to think and react quickly
Answer:
(d) to think and react quickly

Question 14.
Kavya sailed through the IELTS and obtained her visa to go to Canada.
(a) to succeed very easily
(b) to accomplish with lots of efforts
(c) to take the long route
(d) to like sailing
Answer:
(a) to succeed very easily

Question 15.
The new CEO has made a headway in improving the company’s profits.
(a) to have headaches
(b) to be injured in the head
(c) to make progress
(d) to run in a race
Answer:
(c) to make progress

Question 16.
Jagan had worked sincerely for 10 years for his company. He was cut to the quick when his boss held him responsible for the loss in business.
(a) reduce the salary
(b) deeply wound or distress
(c) accidentally injure someone
(d) disregard the efforts taken
Answer:
(b) deeply wound or distress

Question 17.
Being absent for a week due to illness, I felt like a fish out of water in the Science class.
(a) to kill a fish
(b) desire to paly in water
(c) desire to go swimming
(d) feeling uncomfortable in unfamiliar surroundings
Answer:
(d) feeling uncomfortable in unfamiliar surroundings

Question 18.
He heard the news about his father’s accident but kept a stiff upper lip.
(a) being angry
(b) to remain resolute and unemotional in adverse situations
(c) to not respond
(d) to bite the lips
Answer:
(b) to remain resolute and unemotional in adverse situations

Question 19.
The wickets of the opponent team fell down very fast, victory seemed to be in the bag at the end of 10 overs.
(a) carry a big bag
(b) hiding something
(c) as good as secured
(d) keep something securely
Answer:
(c) as good as secured

Question 20.
The decision of the judges in the final round of selection of participants will make or break him.
(a) to bring success or ruin
(b) will cause injury
(c) will mitigate pain
(d) will help
Answer:
(a) to bring success or ruin

Question 21.
The new movie hit the box office with a flying start and collected the highest revenue on day one.
(a) immediate failure
(b) introduction scene with a flight
(c) more number of flight scenes
(d) immediate success
Answer:
(d) immediate success

Question 22.
We won a wooden spoon at the exhibition.
(a) a spoon made of teak wood
(b) spoon carved on a trunk
(c) imaginary prize for the last person in a competition
(d) a movement made in the shape of a spoon
Answer:
(c) imaginary prize for the last person in a competition

Question 23.
Being successful in the textile industry, they are now having the world by its tail.
(a) very successful person who can choose from a lot of opportunities
(b) go around the world with minimum cost
(c) having enough money to go around the world
(d) have become world-famous
Answer:
(a) very successful person who can choose from a lot of opportunities

Question 24.
He has to pay back to so many creditors because he lived beyond the means.
(a) very miserly
(b) spend more money than one can afford
(c) lived in relatives house
(d) lived an eccentric life
Answer:
(b) spend more money than one can afford

Question 25.
Her stressful behaviour in tough situations is because she has lived in an ivory tower.
(a) lived a luxurious life
(b) lived in a palace
(c) aloof from the realities and practicalities of life
(d) lived in a joint family
Answer:
(c) aloof from the realities and practicalities of life

Use Of Soi Me Common Idioms

A hot potato	Current issues spoke by many people
A penny for your thoughts	Asking what someone is thinking
At the drop of a hat	Without any hesitation; instantly
Back to the drawing board	Failure leads to a time to start all over
Ball is in your court	Up to you to make the decision
Barking up the wrong tree	Accusing the wrong person
Beat around the bush	Indirectly talking about an issue
Best of both worlds	All the advantages
Bite more than you can chew	To take on a task that is way too big
Blessing in disguise	Some good that isn’t recognized at first
Bum the midnight oil	To work late into the night
Wouldn’t be caught dead	dislike something very much
Caught between two stools	Difficulty in choosing
Costs an arm and a leg	Something very expensive
Cry over spilled milk	Complaining a loss from the past
Curiosity killed the cat	Inquisitiveness leads to unpleasantness
Cut comers	Do something to save money
Devil’s Advocate	To present a counter-argument
Don’t put all eggs in one basket	Do not put all resources in one
Whole nine yards	Everything about the case
Elvis has left the building	The show has ended. It’s all over
Straight from the horse’s mouth	Hear from the authoritative source
Far cry from	Very different from
Feel a bit under the weather	Feeling slightly ill
Take with a grain of salt	Not to be serious about others talk
Hear it on the grapevine	To hear rumors about someone
Hit the nail on the head	Do or say something exactly right
Hit the sack sheets hay	To go to bed
In the heat of the moment	Overwhelmed by the happening
Jump on the bandwagon	Join a popular trend or activity
Keep something at bay	Keep something away
Kill two birds with one stone	Accomplish two things at the same time
Last straw	The final problem in a series of problems
Steal someone’s thunder	Take the credit for something you don’t deserve
Let the cat out of the bag	Share information that was hidden
Make a long story short	Come to the point – leave out details
Miss the boat	To miss an opportunity
Not a spark of decency	No manners
Not playing with a full deck	Someone who lacks intelligence
On the ball	To understand the situation well
Piece of cake	An activity that is easy or simple
Put wool over other’s eyes	To deceive someone into thinking well of them
Add insult to injury	To make a situation worse
Sit on the fence	Dislike to choose or make a decision
Speak of the devil	The person you are talking about arrives
Back to the wall	Hard-pressed situation with no escape
Don’t judge a book by its cover	Cannot judge based on appearance
Give the benefit of the doubt	Believe someone’s statement, without proof
Below the belt	Unfair or unsupporting behavior
Have cold feet	Be afraid or frightened

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Tamilnadu Samacheer Kalvi 12th English Vocabulary Phrasal Verb

Replace the underlined phrasal verb with a single word or vice versa in the following sentences.

Question 1.
The burglars had to account for all the jewels and money that had gone missing.
(a) to suggest
(b) give reasons
(c) to understand
(d) to explain
Answer:
(d) to explain

Question 2.
The thief backed away when the police pulled out the gun.
(a) to retreat
(b) look forward to
(c) look down upon
(d) looked back
Answer:
(a) to retreat

Question 3.
He keeps barging in to distract me when I am trying to do my homework.
(a) opposing
(b) to interrupt
(c) to fall upon
(d) to tolerate
Answer:
(b) to interrupt

Question 4.
The Opposition party called for the minister’s resignation after the scandal broke.
(a) ask for
(b) in deep waters
(c) draw a blank
(d) demand
Answer:
(d) demand

Question 5.
The coach was apprehensive as to when Thanga Mariyappan would show up for the practice.
(a) get permission
(b) arrive
(c) show places
(d) act
Answer:
(b) arrive

Question 6.
She fawned over the external examiner in the hope that she would score more in the Physics viva voce.
(a) well behaved
(b) to tease
(c) sceptically look at
(d) try to flatter
Answer:
(d) try to flatter

Question 7.
The guest lecturer asked the students to pipe down and pay attention.
(a) be quiet
(b) be playful
(c) be serious
(d) be aggressive
Answer:
(a) be quiet

Question 8.
I disliked the idea of playing cards but had to pretend as if I liked it in order to please them,
(a) play well
(b) play with
(c) play along
(d) play with enthusiasm
Answer:
(c) play along

Question 9.
She popped in for a coffee on her way to station.
(a) to give poppins
(b) visit for a short time
(c) be in a hurry
(d) to jump in excitement
Answer:
(b) visit for a short time

Question 10.
The lorry was going slowly, blocking our way, but we managed to pull ahead.
(a) overtake
(b) diturb
(c) to deceive
(d) to distract
Answer:
(a) overtake

Question 11.
I just can’t seem to get into this book.
(a) give in
(b) give out
(c) to be interested
(d) give a try
Answer:
(c) to be interested

Question 12.
They waited for the storm to blow over.
(a) calm down
(b) get aggravated
(c) get through
(d) escape
Answer:
(a) calm down

Question 13.
She popped off at the school principal and got fired
(a) to skip
(b) spoke angrily
(c) to be excited
(d) to jump
Answer:
(b) spoke angrily

Question 14.
Some of the crowd peeled away to avoid stampede.
(a) gave away
(b) went in another direction
(c) went away
(d) paved way
Answer:
(b) went in another direction

Question 15.
The list of winners were narrowed down from five to two.
(a) to choose the most appropriate
(b) become thinner
(c) look up
(d) look at
Answer:
(a) to choose the most appropriate

Question 16.
If you want to keep your job here, you must abide by our rules.
(a) to set rules
(b) to understand
(c) to bid farewell
(d) to accept and obey
Answer:
(d) to accept and obey

Question 17.
When the CBI officers started asking questions, the suspects crammed.
(a) got away
(b) became speechless
(e) became frightened
(d) grouped together
Answer:
(b) became speechless

Question 18.
Kamala fell down while walking to school and blacked out.
(a) wear black dress
(b) to forget
(c) to faint
(d) to see black colour
Answer:
(c) to faint

Question 19.
The local authorities have decided to take strong action on illegal parking by bikers
(a) clamp down
(b) clamp off
(c) clamp aside
(d) put off
Answer:
(a) clamp down

Question 20.
I’ve decided to reduce on the amount of chocolates I eat.
(a) cut in
(b) make lesser
(c) cut out
(d) cut down
Answer:
(d) cut down

Question 21.
They are trying to figure out how to earn enough money to go on the trip to Kullu Manali.
(a) to come to a conclusion
(b) to find a solution
(c) to clear misunderstandings
(d) to try
Answer:
(b) to find a solution

Question 22.
It’s important to be on good terms with your teammates in an office.
(a) get along
(b) get in
(c) to be safe
(d) to be alert
Answer:
(a) get along

Question 23.
Srikanth and his friends volunteered to the flood relief camps where they handed out clothes,
(a) to carry
(b) to give a helping help
(c) to distribute
(d) to carry out
Answer:
(c) to distribute

Question 24.
The two teams met at the stadium to resolve their difference in opinions.
(a) iron in
(b) iron out
(c) iron away
(d) iron off
Answer:
(b) iron out

Question 25.
She refused the offer to go abroad with a better job profile.
(a) turn up
(b) turn for
(c) turn out
(d) turn down
Answer:
(d) turn down

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Tamilnadu Samacheer Kalvi 12th English Vocabulary Definition of Words

Question 1.
Choose the right definition for the given term ‘Fatalism’.
(a) The belief in after life
(b) The belief that God manifests everywhere
(c) The belief in attacks by ghosts
(d) The belief that all events in life are predetermined and inevitable
Answer:
(d) The belief that all events in life are predetermined and inevitable

Question 2.
Choose the right definition for the given term ‘Anthology’.
(a) A collection of selected literary passages
(b) A collection of archeological substances
(c) A collection of maps
(d) A collection of lyrics
Answer:
(a) A collection of selected literary passages

Question 3.
Choose the right definition for the given term ‘Apology’.
(a) A feeling of delight at seeing others sorrows
(b) A feeling of relief
(c) A feeling of jealousy at someone’s growth
(d) An expression of regret at having caused trouble for someone
Answer:
(d) An expression of regret at having caused trouble for someone

Question 4.
Choose the right definition for the given term ‘Etymology’.
(a) A study about the history and origin of a rocks
(b) A study about the history and origin of a word
(c) A study about the world beyond our galaxy
(d) A study of evolution
Answer:
(b) A study about the history and origin of a word

Question 5.
Choose the right definition for the given term ‘Philology’.
(a) The humanistic study of language and literature
(b) The study of phylogenetic trees
(c) The study of cell and its structure
(d) The study of the physical world
Answer:
(a) The humanistic study of language and literature

Question 6.
Choose the right definition for the given term ‘Numismatist’.
(a) The one who collects photos
(b) The one who collects antiques
(c) The one who collects newspaper
(d) The one who collects coins
Answer:
(d) The one who collects coins

Question 7.
Choose the right definition for the given term ‘chronophobia’.
(a) Fear of writing
(b) Fear of time
(c) Fear of crocodile
(d) Fear of colour
Answer:
(b) Fear of time

Question 8.
Choose the right definition for the given term ‘Tautology’.
(a) Useless repetition
(b) Useful solution
(c) Useless article
(d) Collection of similar poems
Answer:
(a) Useless repetition

Question 9.
An anecdotist is
(a) One who draws route maps
(b) One who writes novels
(c) One who is skilled in anecdotes
(d) One who cooks up story
Answer:
(c) One who is skilled in anecdotes

Question 10.
Choose the right definition for the given term ‘Apiologist’.
(a) A person who studies about bees
(b) One who rears horse
(c) One who studies about cattle
(d) One who rears and studies about hen
Answer:
(a) A person who studies about bees

Question 11.
Choose the right definition for the given term ‘Cumulatist’.
(a) One who is cumbersome
(b) One who likes cucumber
(c) One who accumulates
(d) One who shatters
Answer:
(c) One who accumulates

Question 12.
Choose the right definition for the given term ‘Red-tapist’.
(a) One who adheres to old-traditions
(b) One who is tenacious of a strict adherence to official formalities
(c) One who is very disciplined
(d) One who is interested in journalism
Answer:
(b) One who is tenacious of a strict adherence to official formalities

Question 13.
Choose the right definition for the given term ‘Sexism’.
(a) A term to denote a person’s character
(b) A term that denotes a person’s personality
(c) Prejudice, stereotyping, or discrimination on the basis of a person’s sex or gender
(d) A term that denotes domination of certain caste
Answer:
(c) Prejudice, stereotyping, or discrimination on the basis of a person’s sex or gender

Question 14.
Choose the right definition for the given term ‘Cartography’.
(a) The science of drawing maps
(b) The art of making horse carriages
(c) The art of making bullock carts
(d) Study of ancient monuments
Answer:
(a) The science of drawing maps

Question 15.
Choose the right definition for the given term ‘Choreography’.
(a) Movie making in Chinese language
(b) Movie making in Korean language
(c) The study of earth’s core
(d) The art of designing steps in ballet or another staged dance, or the written steps for such movements.
Answer:
(d) The art of designing steps in ballet or another staged dance, or the written steps for such movements.

Question 16.
Choose the right definition for the given term ‘Philanthropist’.
(a) A person who is an expert in playing the piano
(b) A person who donates for good causes
(c) A person having strong desire to pen poetry
(d) A person who sells pistols
Answer:
(b) A person who donates for good causes

Question 17.
Choose the right definition for the given term ‘Hedonism’.
(a) The ethical theory that pleasure is the highest good and proper aim of human life.
(b) Theory that states there is only one God
(c) Belief in heaven and hell
(d) A strong desire to become God
Answer:
(a) The ethical theory that pleasure is the highest good and proper aim of human life.

Question 18.
Choose the right definition for the given term ‘Archive’.
(a) Accumulation of old musical records
(b) Accumulation of historical records or the physical place they are located
(c) Record of extra-terrestrial facts
(d) Record of ancient culture
Answer:
(b) Accumulation of historical records or the physical place they are located

Question 19.
Choose the right definition for the given term ‘Farce’.
(a) A humourous animated movie
(b) A documentary on the realtionship of a Falcon and a man
(c) Review of a film
(d) A humorous play or film where the characters become involved in unlikely situations
Answer:
(d) A humorous play or film where the characters become involved in unlikely situations

Question 20.
Choose the right definition for the given term ‘Eclogue’.
(a) A short poem, especially a pastoral dialogue between shepherds
(b) Dialogues shared between sages
(c) Information shared between poets of different countries
(d) Information shared by spies to the government
Answer:
(a) A short poem, especially a pastoral dialogue between shepherds

Question 21.
Choose the right definition for the given term ‘Epic’.
(a) A short story of a film actor
(b) Documentary on a national leader
(e) Biography of a cricketer
(d) Long narrative poems on the adventures and deeds of one or more heroic characters
Answer:
(d) Long narrative poems on the adventures and deeds of one or more heroic characters

Question 22.
Choose the right definition for the given term ‘Assonance’.
(a) The repetition of verbs
(b) The repetition of Consonant
(c) The repetition of a vowel sound
(d) The repetition of phrases
Answer:
(c) The repetition of a vowel sound

Question 23.
Choose the right definition for the given term ‘Hyperbole’.
(a) Art of mimicry
(b) The rhetoric art of exaggeration
(c) Overreacting to a particular situation
(d) Fast bowler
Answer:
(b) The rhetoric art of exaggeration

Question 24.
Choose the right definition for the given term ‘Elegy’.
(a) The songs were written as a lament, usually for a person who is dead
(b) A humourous play script
(c) Lyrics of a poem
(d) Dialogues of a play
Answer:
(a) The songs were written as a lament, usually for a person who is dead

Question 25.
Choose the right definition for the given term ‘Feminism’.
(a) A doctrine that advocates equal rights to education
(b) A doctrine that advocates safety of Pelicans
(c) A doctrine that advocates equal rights for women
(d) Description of a beautiful women
Answer:
(c) A doctrine that advocates equal rights for women

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Tamilnadu Samacheer Kalvi 12th English Vocabulary Unclipped Words

1.	vet	veterinarian
2.	typo	typographical error
3.	taxi	taxicab
4.	sub	submarine
5.	sopho	sophomore
6.	pop music	popular music
7.	mike	microphone
8.	perm	permanent wave
9.	sci-fi	science fiction
10.	car	carriage
11.	mum	chrysanthemum
12.	croc	crocodile
13.	deb	debutante
14.	curio	curiosity
15.	fax	facsimile
16.	iron	flatiron
17.	pant	pantaloon
18.	burger	hamburger
19.	ID	identification
20.	recap	recapitulate
21.	mart	market
22.	gym	gymnasium
23.	mini	minimum
24.	stereo	stereophonic
25.	chemist	alchemist

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1.	AAA	Amateur Athletic Association
2.	AAFI	Amateur Athletic Federation of India
3.	ACR	Annual Confidential Report
4.	ADC	Aide-de-camp (Assistant)
5.	AFI	Athletics Federation of India
6.	AFMC	Armed Forces Medical College
7.	AICTE	All India Council for Technical Education
8.	AIFF	All India Football Federation
9.	AITUC	All India Trade Union Congress
10.	ANC	African National Congress
11.	AOC	Air Officer Commanding
12.	ASAP	As Soon As Possible
13.	ASEAN	Association of South East Asian Nations
14.	ASLV	Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle
15.	ASSOCHAM	Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India
16.	ATC	Air Traffic Control
17.	ATM	Automated Teller Machine
18.	ATR	Action Taken Report
19.	ATS	Anti Tetanus Serum
20.	AWACS	Airborne Warning and Control Systems
21.	AMIE	Associate Member of the Institute of Engineers
22.	AIR	All India Radio
23.	AIDS	Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome
24.	A1IMS	All India Institute of Medical Sciences
25.	BA	Bachelor of Arts
26.	BARC	Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
27.	BBC	British Broadcasting Corporation
28.	BCCI	Board of Cricket Control in India
29.	B.Ed.	Bachelor of Education
30.	BHEL	Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
31.	BIOS	Basic Input Output System
32.	BMA	British Medical Association
33.	BPCL	Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited
34.	BS	Bachelor of Science
35.	BS	British Standard
36.	BSNL	Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
37.	CAD	Computer-Aided Design
38.	CAG	Comptroller and Auditor General of India
39.	CAT	Common Aptitude Test
40.	CBI	Central Bureau of Investigation
41.	CDAC	Centre for the Development of Advanced Computing
42.	CEO	(a)Chief Educational Officer (b) Chief Executive Officer
43.	CFC	Chlorofluorocarbon
44.	CEL	Compact Fluorescent Lamps
45.	CFO	Chief Financial Officer
46.	CGST	Central Goods and Services Tax
47.	CIA	Central Intelligence Agency
48.	CID	Criminal Investigation Department
49.	CIS	Commonwealth of Independent States
50.	CISF	Central Industrial Security Force
51.	CLRI	Central Leather Research Institute
52.	CNN	Cable News Network
53.	COD	Cash On Delivery
54.	COPRA	Consumer Protection Act
55.	CPI	Communist Party’ of India
56.	CPU	Central Processing Unit
57.	CPWD	Central Public Works Department
58.	CRPF	Central Reserve Police Force
59.	CRY	Child Relief and You
60.	CSIR	Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
61.	CSO	Central Statistical Organisation
62.	CTBT	Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty
63.	CVC	Central Vigilance Commission
64.	DA	Dearness Allowance
65.	DARE	Documentation Automatic Retrieval Equipment
66.	DC	Deputy Commissioner
67.	DIG	Deputy Inspector General
68.	DNA	Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid
69.	DoT	Department of Telecommunications
70.	DPEP	District Primary Education Programme
71.	DRDO	Defense Research and Development Organisation
72.	DSLR	Digital Single Lens Reflex
73.	DTK	Direct-to-Home
74.	DTP	Desk Top Publishing
75.	DVD	Digital Video Disc
76.	ELISA	Enzyme-Linked ImmunoSorbent Assay
77.	EMI	Equated Monthly Installment
78.	EPABX	Electronic Private Automatic Branch Exchange
79.	ESA	European Space Agency
80.	ESMA	Essential Services Maintenance Act
81.	EWS	Economically Weaker Section
82.	FAO	Food and Agricultural Organisation
83.	FBI	Federal Bureau of Investigation
84.	FDI	Foreign Direct Investment
85.	FERA	Foreign Exchange Regulation Act
86.	FIFA	Federation International de Football Association
87.	FIR	First Information Report
88.	FRCS	Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons
89.	FRS	Fellow of the Royal Society
90.	FTCL	Fellowship Trinity College of London
91.	GAME	Global Energy Water Cycle Asian Monsoon Experiment
92.	GATE	Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering
93.	GATT	General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
94.	GMT	Greenwich Mean Time
95.	GPO	General Post Office
96.	GPS	Global Positioning System
97.	GRE	Graduate Record Examination
98.	GSI	Geological Survey of India
99.	GSLV	Geo-Synchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle
100.	GST	Goods and Services Tax
101.	HIV	Human Immunodeficiency Virus
102.	HRD	Human Resource Development
103.	HTML	Hyper Text Mark-up Language
104.	HTTP	Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
105.	IAAI	International Airport Authority of India
106.	IAEA	International Atomic Energy Agency
107.	IAS	Indian Administrative Service
108.	ICAR	Indian Council for Agricultural Research
109.	ICBM	Inter Continental Ballistic Missile
110.	ICMR	Indian Council of Medical Research
111.	ICS	Indian Civil Service
112.	ICSE	Indian Certificate of Secondary Education
113.	ICT	Information and Communication Technology
114.	IDBI	Industrial Development Bank of India
115.	IELTS	International English Language Testing System
116.	IFS	Indian Forest Service
117.	IFSC	Indian Financial System Code
118.	IIM	Indian Institute of Management
119.	IIT	Indian Institute of Technology
120.	IMD	India Meteorological Department
121.	IMF	International Monetary’ Fund
122.	INA	Indian National Army
123.	INSAT	Indian National Satellite
124.	IPKF	Indian Peace Keeping Force
125.	IPL	Indian Premier League
126.	IPS	Indian Police Service
127.	IREP	The Integrated Rural Energy Programme
128.	IRS	Indian Revenue Service/ Indian Remote Sensing Satellite
129.	ISP	Internet Service Provider
130.	ISRO	Indian Space Research Organisation
131.	1ST	Indian Standard Time
132.	1VP	Intravenous Push
133.	JD	Juris Doctor
134.	JRF	Junior Research Fellowship
135.	KVIC	Khadi and Village Industries Commission
136.	LBW	Leg Before Wicket
137.	LCM	Lowest Common Multiple
138.	LoC	Line of Control
139.	LPG	Liquefied Petroleum Gas
140.	LTCL	Licentiateship Trinity College of London
141.	MA	Master of Arts
142.	MCA	Master of Computer Applications
143.	MD	Managing Director
144.	M.Ed	Master of Education
145.	MLA	Member of the Legislative Assembly
146.	MLC	Member of the Legislative Council
147.	MLF	Multi-Lateral Funding
148.	M.Phil.	Master of Philosophy
149.	MRTS	Mass Rapid Transit System
150.	MS	Master of Surgery
151.	MTC	Metro Transport Corporation
152.	NASA	National Aeronautics and Space Administration
153.	NATO	North Atlantic Treaty Organization
154.	NBT	National Book Trust
1*55.	NCERT	National Council of Educational Research and Training
156.	NCO	Non-Commissioned Officer
157.	NCTE	National Council for Teacher Education
158.	NDDB	National Dairy Development Board
159.	NEET	National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test
160.	NGO	Non-Governmental Organisation
161.	NIC	National Informatics Centre
162.	NIFT	National Institute of Fashion Technology
163.	NLC	Neyveli Lignite Corporation
164.	NOC	No Objection Certificate
165.	NPCIL	Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited
166.	NPT	Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
167.	NSC	National Savings Certificate
168.	NSE	National Stock Exchange
169.	NTA	National Testing Agency
170.	NTPC	National Thermal Power Corporation
171.	NTSE	National Talent Search Examination
172.	ODI	One Day International / Open Datalink Interface
173.	ODS	Ozone Deleting Substances
174.	OIGS	On India Government Service
175.	ONGC	Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
176.	OPAC	Online Public Access Catalogue
177.	OPEC	Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries
178.	PA	Personal Assistant
179.	PAC	Public Accounts Committee
180.	PAN	Permanent Account Number
181.	PDA	Personal Digital Assistant
182.	PERT	Project Evaluation and Review Technique
183.	PETA	People for Ethical Treatment of Animals
184.	PIL	Public Interest Litigation
185.	PIN	Postal Index Number
186.	POTA	Prevention of Terrorism Act
187.	POW	Prisoner of War
188.	PRO	Public Relations Officer
189.	PSLV	Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle
190.	PSU	Public Sector Units
191;	PTA	Parents Teachers Association
192.	PTI	Press Trust of India
193.	PTO	Please Turn Over
194.	PWD	Public Works Department
195.	RAC	Reservation Against Cancellation
196.	RAM	Random Access Memory
197.	RAW	Research and Analysis Wing
198.	RLWL	Remote Location Wait List
199.	RTE	Right To Education
200.	RTI	Right To Information
201.	RTO	Regional Transport Officer
202.	SAARC	South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
203.	SAIL	Steel Authority of India Limited
204.	SAM	Surface to Air Missile
205.	SARS	Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
206.	SASE	Self Addressed Stamped Envelope
207.	SBI	State Bank of India
208.	SEZ	Special Economic Zone
209.	SGST	State Goods and Services Tax
210.	SIM	Subscriber Identity Module
211.	SMS	Short Message Service
212.	SPCA	Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
213.	SSC	Staff Selection Commission
214.	START	Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty
215.	SWOT	Strength, Weakness, Opportunity and Threat
216.	TADA	Terrorist and Disruptive Activities
217.	TAPS	Tarapur Atomic Power Station
218.	TELCO	Tata Engineering and Locomotive Company
219.	TESMA	Tamilnadu Essential Services Maintenance Act
220.	TISCO	Tata Iron and Steel Company
221.	TLC	Total Literacy Campaign
222.	TNEB	Tamil Nadu Electricity Board
223.	TNPSC  mission	Tamil Nadu Publi c Service Com
224.	TOEFL	Test of English as a Foreign Language
225.	TPS	Thermal Power Station
226.	TQM	Total Quality Management
227.	TT(E)I	Travelling Ticket Examiner/ Inspector
228.	TTTI	Technical Teachers Training Institute
229.	UDC.	Upper Division Clerk
230.	UFO	Unidentified Flying Objects
231.	UGC	University Grants Commission (India)
232.	ULFA	United Liberation Front of Asom/Assam
233.	UNICEF	United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund
234.	UNO	United Nations Organisation
235.	UPSC	Union Public Sendee Commission
236.	UV	Ultra Violet
237.	VAO	Village Administrative Officer
238.	VAT	Value Added Tax
239.	VHF	Very High Frequency
240.	VHS	Video Home System / Voluntary Health Services
241.	VIP	Very Important Person
242.	VPP	Value Payable Post
243.	VSNL	Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited
244.	WHO	World Health Organisation
245.	Wi-Fi	Wireless Fidelity
246.	WTO	World Trade Organisation
247.	WWW	World Wide Web
248..	YMCA	Young Men’s Christian Association
249.	YWCA	Young Women’s Christian Association
250.	ZIP	Zone Improvement Plan

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Tamilnadu Samacheer Kalvi 12th English Vocabulary Pronunciation – Functional Stress

In English ONE syllable in a word is stressed, that syllable is pronounced louder than others. To differentiate between a noun and a verb with the same spelling, position of stress changes.

Example:

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Question 1.
Form a new word by adding a suitable prefix to the root word ‘sector”.
(a) in_________
(b) un_________
(c) dis__________
(a) bi_________
Answer:
(d) bisector

Question 2.
Form a new word by adding a prefix to the root word “author”.
(a) un_________
(b) co_________
(c) 1m_________
(d) dis
Answer:
(b) co-author

Question 3.
Form a new word by adding a suitable prefix to the root word “count”.
(a) Ill _________
(b) un__________
(c) in __________
(d) re __________
Answer:
(a) recount

Question 4.
Form a new word by adding a suitable suffix to the root word “weight”.
(a) ______ed
(b) ________age
(c) ________er
(d) ion
Answer:
(b) weightage

Question 5.
Form a new word by adding a suitable suffix to the root word “hyphen”.
(a) ________ment
(b) ________able
(c) ________ed
(d) ________ate
Answer:
(d) hyphenate

Question 6.
Form a new word by adding a suitable suffix to the root word “private”.
(a) ________ment
(b) __________d
(c) _____ize
(a) ________iar
Answer:
(c) privatize

Question 7.
Form a new word by adding a suitable suffix to the root word ‘contain’.
(a) ________ment
(b) ________able
(c) ________al
(d) ________iC
Answer:
(a) containment

Question 8.
Form a new word by adding a suitable suffix to the root word “wilder”.
(a) _______hood
(b) ________ism
(c) _______ness
(d) ________ful
Answer:
(c) wilderness

Question 9.
Form a new word by adding a suitable suffix io the root word “create”.
(a) _________ness
(b) _________mis
(c) y__________
(d) _________ive
Answer:
(d) creative

Question 10.
Form a new word by adding a suitable suffix to the root word “free”.
(a) ________able
(b) ________ment
(c) ________dom
(d) ________ity
Answer:
(c) freedom

Question 11.
Form a new word by adding a suitable prefix to the root word “chief’.
(a) intra________
(b) extra_________
(c) re__________
(d) mis________
Answer:
(d) mischief

Question 12.
Form a new word by adding a prefix to the root word “active”.
(a) fore________
(b) for _________
(c) intra_______
(d) pro_______
Answer:
(d) proactive

Question 13.
Form a new word by adding a suitable prefix to the root word “ease”.
(a) in __________
(b) dis____________
(c) re____________
(d) il_____
Answer:
(b) disease

Question 14.
Form a new word by adding a suitable prefix to the root word ‘wave”.
(a) micro_____
(b) il________
(c) epi_______
(d) mis_______
Answer:
(a) microwave

Question 15.
Form a new word by adding a suitable prefix to the root word “cast”.
(a) de________
(b) in________
(c) en________
(d) fore________
Answer:
(d) forecast

Question 16.
Form a new word by adding a suitable prefix to the root word “scope”.
(a) re_______
(b) epi_______
(c) con_______
(d) co_______
Answer:
(b) episcope

Question 17.
Form a new word by adding a suitable suffix to the root word “resist”.
(a) _______er
(b) __________ar
(c) _______ ly
(d) _______ance
Answer:
(d) resistance

Question 18.
Form a new word by adding a suitable suffix to the root word “unit”.
(a) __________ ary
(b) _______or
(c) _______en
(d) ________sion
Answer:
(a) unitary

Question 19.
Form a new word by adding a suitable suffix to the root word “accuse”.
(a) _______able
(b) _______ile
(c) _______tion
(d) _______or
Answer:
(c) accusation

Question 20.
Form a new word by adding a suitable suffix to the root word “court”.
(a) ________able
(b) ________ship
(c) ________less
(d) ________age
Answer:
(b) courtship

Question 21.
Form a new word by adding a suitable prefix to the root word “bug”.
(a) ante__________
(b) anti__________
(c) un__________
(d) de_________
Answer:
(d) debug

Question 22.
Form a new word by adding a prefix to the root word “circle”.
(a) anti__________
(b) a__________
(c) semi__________
(d) co________
Answer:
(c) semicircle

Question 23.
Form a new word by adding a suitable prefix to the root word “space”.
(a) super________
(b) de________
(c) ante_________
(d) cyber_______
Answer:
(d) cyberspace

Question 24.
Form a new word by adding a suitable suffix to the root word “vigil”.
(a) ________ ant
(b) ________less
(c) ________ness
(d) ________ able
Answer:
(a) vigilant

Question 25.
Form a new word by adding a suitable suffix to the root word “honour”.
(a) _______hood
(b) _______ary
(c) _______ion
(d) _______ship
Answer:
(b) honorary

Question 26.
Form a new word by adding a suitable suffix to the root word “celebrate”.
(a) __________ity
(b) __________ion
(c) __________ship
(d) __________less
Answer:
(b) celebration

Question 27.
Form a new word by adding a suitable prefix to the root word “script”.
(a) post_________
(b) un_________
(c) dis_________
(d) re_________
Answer:
(a) postscript

Question 28.
Form a new word by adding a suitable suffix to the root word “owner”.
(a) ________less
(b) _________ness
(c) ________ship
(d) able
Answer:
(c) ownership

Question 29.
Form a new word by adding a suitable suffix to the root word “poet”.
(a) ________ic
(b) ________able
(c) ________er
(d) ________ful
Answer:
(a) poetic

Question 30.
Form a new word by adding a suitable prefix to the root word “case”.
(a) post__________
(b) un__________
(c) dis__________
(a) en__________
Answer:
(a) encase

Question 31.
Form a new word by adding a suitable prefix to the root word “season”.
(a) in_________
(b) un_________
(c) mid_________
(a) bi__________
Answer:
(c) midseason

Question 32.
Form a new word by adding a prefix to the root word “cook”.
(a) un__________
(b) over_________
(c) im__________
(d) dis_________
Answer:
(b) overcook

Question 33.
Form a new word by adding a suitable prefix to the root word “byte”.
(a) post_________
(b) un_________
(c) di__________
(d) mega_________
Answer:
(d) megabyte

Question 34.
Form a new word by adding a suitable suffix to the root word “expense”.
(a) ________ed
(b) ________ive
(c) ________er
(d) ________ion
Answer:
(b) expensive

Question 35.
Form anew word by adding a suitable suffix to the root word “fruit”.
(a) ________ment
(b) ________able
(c) ________ed
(a) y__________
Answer:
(d) fruity ate

Question 36.
Form a new word by adding a suitable suffix to the root word “advert”.
(a) ________ment
(b) ________d
(c) ________ize
(d) ________iar
Answer:
(c) advertize

Question 37.
Form a new word by adding a suitable prefix to the root word “estimate”.
(a) under__________
(b) un__________
(c) dis_________
(d) de__________
Answer:
(a) underestimate

Question 38.
Form a new word by adding a suitable suffix to the root word “back”.
(a) _______ hood
(b) _________ism
(c) ________ness
(d) _________ward
Answer:
(a) backward

Question 39.
Form a new word by adding a suitable prefix to the root word ‘series”.
(a) tele__________
(b) un__________
(c) dis__________
(d) re__________
Answer:
(a) teleseries

Question 40.
Form a new word by adding a suitable suffix to the root word “fame”.
(a) _______able
(b) _______ous
(c) ______dom
(d) _______ity
Answer:
(b) famous

Question 41.
Form a new word by adding a suitable prefix to the root word “conductor”.
(a) in__________
(b) un__________
(c) dis__________
(d) semi ________
Answer:
(d) semiconductor

Question 42.
Form a new word by adding a prefix to the root word “state”.
(a) un__________
(b) inter__________
(c) in__________
(d) dis__________
Answer:
(b) interstate

Question 43.
Form a new word by adding a suitable prefix to the root word “terrestrial”.
(a) extra__________
(b) un__________
(c) dis__________
(d) re__________
Answer:
(a) extraterrestrial

Question 44.
Form a new word by adding a suitable suffix to the root word “legth”.
(a) ________ed
(b) ________wise
(c) ________er
(d) ________ion
Answer:
(b) lengthwise

Question 45.
Form a new word by adding a suitable suffix to the root word “assure”.
(a) _____ ance
(b) ________able
(c) ________ed
(d) ________ate
Answer:
(a) assurance

Question 46.
Form a new word by adding a suitable suffix to the root word “work”.
(a) ment__________
(b) ________abolie
(c) __________ ize
(d) ________
Answer:
(b) workaholic

Question 47.
Form a new word by adding a suitable prefix to the root word “atlantic”.
(a) post__________
(b) un__________
(c) trans__________
(d) re__________
Answer:
(c) transatlantic

Question 48.
Form a new word by adding a suitable suffix to the root word “defy”.
(a) _______hood
(b) _________ism
(c) _______ance
(d) ________ful
Answer:
(c) defiance

Question 49.
Form a new word by adding a suitable prefix to the root word “sound”.
(a) post__________
(b) un__________
(c) ultra__________
(d) re________
Answer:
(c) ultrasound

Question 50.
Form a new word by adding a suitable prefix to the root word “contaminate”.
(a) de__________
(b) un__________
(c) dis__________
(d) re__________
Answer:
(a) decontamin