This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Vocabulary > Word Formation Academic Writing – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Word Formation Academic Writing Quiz 10 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. If you add a (a) to a word, it changes the meaning of the word. A) Predict. B) Pretest. C) Preview. D) A. prefix. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A. prefix. 2. After August, heavy rains cause river levels to rise and make Son Doong Cave largely ..... A) Access. B) Accessible. C) Inaccessible. D) Accessibly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inaccessible. 3. You make a cake by ..... eggs, flour, sugar and butter together. A) Mixing. B) Mixture. C) Mixer. D) Mix. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mixing. 4. Credit cards are REALLY useful, but you have to be CAREFUL with them A) Conjunction / preposition. B) Adjective / adverb. C) Adverb / adjective. D) Verb / adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adverb / adjective. 5. I don't ..... him to change his mind. He's so stubborn. A) Hope. B) Expect. C) Think. D) Understand. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Expect. 6. The new law still does not offer enough ..... for many endangered species. A) Protect. B) Protected. C) Protective. D) Protection. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Protection. 7. English is enriched by different languages from other countries A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 8. Which prefix is used to denote the antonym of the word: "visible" A) "Dis". B) "Un". C) "In". D) "Non". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "In". 9. We used to have an electric ..... , but now we've got a gas one. (cook) A) Cooking. B) Cooker. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cooker. 10. Make sure you have something ..... to say before you stand up and speak (CONSTRUCT). A) Constructively. B) Constructive. C) Constructed. D) Construct. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Constructive. 11. Sometimes it is ..... to find suitable books for our children. A) Difficult. B) Difficultly. C) Difficulties. D) Difficulty. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Difficult. 12. There is no sun in the sky. It is ..... A) Cloudy. B) Sun. C) Sunny. D) Cloud. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cloudy. 13. The text is about Nephrology. What is being studied? A) Heart. B) Skin. C) Kidney. D) Arms and legs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kidney. 14. Directions:Identify the word-formation process for each highlighted word.We watched a biopic about Beethoven. A) Blending. B) Compounding. C) Acronym. D) Clipping. E) Borrowing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Blending. 15. That's an ..... job. It requires real ..... in economy. I can't do that. A) Ordinary / engage. B) Extraordinary / disengagement. C) Extraordinary / engagement. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Extraordinary / engagement. 16. Add suffix to form new word:Crystal A) -ize. B) -ate. C) -en. D) -ish. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) -ize. 17. Every child must have a happy ..... (child) A) Childish. B) Children. C) Childhood. D) Childage. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Childhood. 18. There are many ..... companies that are working on new technologies. (INNOVATE) A) Innovative. B) Innovativing. C) Innovatived. D) Innovatives. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Innovative. 19. Adjective for like A) Likeable. B) Liking. C) Liked. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Likeable. 20. Directions:Choose the correct answer.My students are ordering pizza. A) Chinese. B) Spanish. C) Japanese. D) Italian. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Italian. 21. ..... brought the Plague to Europe from Asia. (SAIL) A) Sailer. B) Sailing. C) Sailors. D) Sail. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sailors. 22. He is a (a) ..... (b) ..... and he is proud of it. A) Patriotic (b) patriotism. B) Patriot (b) patriotism. C) Patriotic (b) patriot. D) Patriotism (b) patriotically. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Patriotic (b) patriot. 23. What is the root word in the word 'happily'? A) Happy. B) Happi. C) Happil. D) Happin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Happy. 24. I don't speak Spanish very well but I can read it quite ..... (EASY) A) Easier. B) Easily. C) Easygoing. D) Uneasy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Easily. 25. His cafe didn't have many ..... A) Customary. B) Customers. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Customers. 26. What is the adjective from the highlighted noun?It's nice to see her smile for a change. She's been depressed for a while because of weather. A) The weather in Britain is notoriously changeability. B) The weather in Britain is notoriously changeable. C) The weather in Britain is notoriously changing. D) The weather in Britain is notoriously changeably. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The weather in Britain is notoriously changeable. 27. She's obsessed with FASHION. She BUYS all the fashion magazines. A) Adjective / verb. B) Verb / adjective. C) Noun / verb. D) Verb / adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Noun / verb. 28. Identify the word-formation process for each highlighted word.ILLEGAL A) Blended word. B) Affixed word. C) Clipped word. D) Compound word. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Affixed word. 29. A. We have to learn the classification of animals. b. The scientists classify the animals into several kingdoms.The endings ize and ify can be added to nouns and adjectives to form ..... A) Opposites. B) Verbs. C) Nouns. D) Adverbs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Verbs. 30. Bangkok's ..... system should be improved. I can take the skytrain to get to my office on time. A) Deport. B) Report. C) Support. D) Transport. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Transport. 31. A strong painkiller is the most ..... way of getting rid of a headache A) Effective. B) Effect. C) Effectiveness. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Effective. 32. In former days, women were considered not to be suitable for becoming a ..... A) Politics. B) Political. C) Politician. D) Politically. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Politician. 33. For someone so young, Carl is a very literate and ..... young man. ELOQUENCE A) ELOQUENT. B) ELOQUENTLY. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ELOQUENT. 34. Choose the correct form of the word:The ..... of the new product was a great success. (LAUNCH) A) Launch. B) Launched. C) Launching. D) Launcher. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Launch. 35. Identify the correct suffix: "Her quick think ..... helped solve the problem." A) -ing. B) -er. C) -tion. D) -ness. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) -ing. 36. Many ..... want to help the planet (environment) A) Environmentally. B) Environmental. C) Environmentalists. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Environmentalists. 37. Harry is quite ..... so be careful what you say about his new haircut. (sense) A) Senseless. B) Sensitive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sensitive. 38. Find correct suffix to form new word:Music A) -cy. B) -ship. C) -ian. D) -hood. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) -ian. 39. I'm ..... of your constant complaints. A) Tire. B) Tired. C) Tiring. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tired. 40. Many youth ..... offer summer enrichment programs A) Organizing. B) Organisations. C) Organizer. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Organisations. 41. Sweetcorn is usually a ..... yellow colour. A) Brightly. B) Bright. C) Brighten. D) Brightness. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bright. 42. She was the only ..... for the job. (APPLY) A) Apply. B) Applicant. C) Apple. D) Application. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Applicant. 43. Before the 22nd SEA Games, Vietnam had made a good ..... in every aspect. A) Prepare. B) Preparation. C) Preparer. D) Preparative. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Preparation. 44. The injection is quite ..... You won't even feel the needle going in. (pain) A) Painful. B) Painless. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Painless. 45. The company is very ..... , so I'm sure you can rely on it. A) REPUTATIVE. B) REPUTABLE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) REPUTABLE. 46. To protect wildlife, people should start using ..... friendly products. A) Environmental. B) Environment. C) Environmentally. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Environmentally. 47. Choose the noun that is formed from the word 'tend': A) Tended. B) Tending. C) Tender. D) Tendency. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tendency. 48. The whole thing was ..... A) UNDESCRIBABLE. B) INDESCRIBABLE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) INDESCRIBABLE. 49. Fill in the gap:She is a superb violinist, and combines technical ..... with an exciting performance style. A) Perfection. B) Perfectionist. C) Perfect. D) Perfectness. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Perfection. 50. Possibility-antonym A) Impossibility. B) Inpossibility. C) Unpossibility. D) Irpossibility. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Impossibility. 51. Directions:Identify the word-formation process for each highlighted word.The 5 sections in grade 6 are the following ADR, FA, LSP, NJ, and RO. A) Acronym. B) Blending. C) Clipping. D) Compounding. E) Borrowing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Acronym. 52. Jeff complained about his low salary. The word salary originally came from ..... A) Latin. B) English. C) Italian. D) Arabian. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Latin. 53. The medicine was not ..... enough, so he stopped taking it. A) Ineffective. B) Effectiveness. C) Effectively. D) Effective. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Effective. 54. What verb goes with the ending-sion and turns into a noun? A) Care. B) Simple. C) Owner. D) Convert. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Convert. 55. The Red Cross organizes and leads relief assistance missions after ..... , such as natural disasters, man-made disasters, and epidemics. A) Emergence. B) Emergently. C) Emergencies. D) Emergent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Emergencies. 56. A new word formed from the initial letters of other words. A) Compounding. B) Calque. C) Clipping. D) Acronym. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Acronym. 57. Fax machines were a wonderful ..... at the time. A) Invent. B) Inventive. C) Invention. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Invention. 58. Sorapong needs to have a ..... from his former employer if he wants to applyfor the job here. A) Transference. B) Interference. C) Preference. D) Reference. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reference. 59. This pattern creates a hologram that you can see by illuminating the plate with a laser. A) Conversion. B) Acronym. C) Clipping. D) Derivation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Acronym. 60. Lots of people move to cities in ..... of career options (PURSUE) A) PURSUIT. B) PURSUING. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) PURSUIT. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesWord Formation Academic Writing Quiz 1Word Formation Academic Writing Quiz 2Word Formation Academic Writing Quiz 3Word Formation Academic Writing Quiz 4Word Formation Academic Writing Quiz 5Word Formation Academic Writing Quiz 6Word Formation Academic Writing Quiz 7Word Formation Academic Writing Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books