Question

Add an appropriate suffix to the following root word:
Thought
A) ful
B) ment
C) tion
D) ness

Answer 1

Hint: Suffixes are words that are attached after a word to develop a new word, or add more meaning to the prior word. The word in which suffix is added is called the Root Word.
Example: Train (Root Word) + Er (Suffix) = Trainer

Complete answer:
Option a – ful: Thoughtful
Anything that has been provided with ample thought or viewed upon with a lot of care before taking into action is thoughtful. Thought means to think about something, ful means to be filled with; hence thoughtful means to think a lot or ponder a lot before doing any form of action.
Example – It was thoughtful of him to carry an umbrella.
Option b – ment: Thoughtment
This is not an actual word and does not give any meaning to root word, hence the word cannot be used anywhere.
Option c – tion: Thoughttion
This is also not an actual word, having no meaning and hence cannot be used in any form of sentences and grammar.
Option d – ness: Thoughtness
Thoughtness is also not an actual word which does not have any meaning and hence is of no use.

The correct option is a – ful, which would form the word thoughtful.

Note: The use of the word and the meaning they generate is very important after the addition of the suffix in a root word. The options – b, c, d which did not create any sense were discarded and option – a is the appropriate suffix.