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Match the words under Column A with the suffixes under Column B.Column AColumn B (a) person (1) -ling (b) comply (2) -lette (c) hire (3) -able (d) novel (4) -ance

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Match the words under Column A with the suffixes under Column B.
Column AColumn B
(a) person(1) -ling
(b) comply(2) -lette
(c) hire(3) -able
(d) novel(4) -ance
  1. (a) – (3), (b) – (4), (c) – (1), (d) – (2)
  2. (a) – (4), (b) – (3), (c) – (2), (d) – (1)
  3. (a) – (1), (b) – (2), (c) – (4), (d) – (3)
  4. (a) – (2), (b) – (1), (c) – (3), (d) – (4)

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: A - (a) – (3), (b) – (4), (c) – (1), (d) – (2)
person+able = personable, comply+ance = compliance, hire+ling = hireling, novel+lette = novelette. So (a)-3, (b)-4, (c)-1, (d)-2.

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