This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Vocabulary > Word Formation Academic Writing – Quiz 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Word Formation Academic Writing Quiz 16 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A typical suffix for an adjective is ..... A) -ly. B) -ion. C) -ous. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) -ous. 2. City authorities are cutting down trees for ..... parking space . A) Additional. B) Additive. C) Addition. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Additional. 3. Don't be such so ..... When are you going to start behaving like an adult? (CHILD) A) Children. B) Childhood. C) Childish. D) Child. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Childish. 4. Words Pommel, pitch, torrent, kick and clutch are examples of A) Antonomasia. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Meta analysis. D) Syncopation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Onomatopoeia. 5. Yesterday, my dad took me to a ..... store to buy something to redecorate our house. A) YID. B) IYD. C) DIY. D) DYI. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) DIY. 6. The answer is ..... I can't give you an excellent mark. A) Uncomplete. B) Educated. C) Incomplete. D) Uneducated. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Incomplete. 7. "I would offer a ..... of different kinds of burgers, " he thought. A) Variety. B) Various. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Variety. 8. What is the suffix in the word 'beautiful'? A) -beaut. B) -fully. C) -ful. D) -iful. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) -ful. 9. I've just bought a new ..... book. It's got some great recipes on it. (cook) A) Cook. B) Cooker. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cook. 10. She is ALWAYS respectful towards HER parents A) Adverb / pronoun. B) Adverb / noun. C) Verb / pronoun. D) Adjective / noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adverb / pronoun. 11. Mielo is a root word for A) Brain. B) Spinal cord. C) Blood. D) Bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bone. 12. Unfortunately, he wasn't ..... and he didn't get the job A) Qualified. B) Qualifications. C) Qualifyed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Qualified. 13. I have never analysed the ..... of frequent rain and storms in this area. A) Occurence. B) Occurring. C) Occurrence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Occurrence. 14. You run too ..... ! Hurry up! A) Slow. B) Slowly. C) Fast. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Slowly. 15. ..... , the athlete broke the world's record with two attempts. A) Surprising. B) Surprisingly. C) Surprised. D) Surprise. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Surprisingly. 16. A. Mr Donald helped us fixing the car.b. He has been very helpful.The endings y, ic, ical, ful, and less can be added to many nouns to form ..... A) Adjectives. B) Prepositions. C) Pronouns. D) Verbs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjectives. 17. Are you ..... in the latest developments in technology? A) Interested. B) Interesting. C) Interest. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interested. 18. HIIT (high-intensity interval training) A) Clipping. B) Compounding. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Initialism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Initialism. 19. Do you have a good ..... with your parents? A) Relation. B) Relationship. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Relationship. 20. Most common origin language of English is German or French. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 21. Verb for DECISION A) Decide. B) Decisive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Decide. 22. Money doesn't always bring ..... A) Happy. B) Happiness. C) Unhappy. D) Happily. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Happiness. 23. Divers went down to a ..... of over 30 meters. (DEEP) A) Deep. B) Deeped. C) Deeping. D) Depth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Depth. 24. Keep your house uncluttered if you want to find things easily. The word in blue is a/an: A) Adverb. B) Adjective. C) Noun. D) Verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adjective. 25. They are doing some research on the ..... of nuclear weapons A) DESTRUCTOR. B) DESTROYED. C) DESTRUCTION. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) DESTRUCTION. 26. Find the correct suffix: "She acts in a very child ..... way." A) -ness. B) -ish. C) -less. D) -able. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) -ish. 27. Life is measured by thought and ..... (act), not by time. A) Actor. B) Action. C) Actress. D) Act. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Action. 28. Identify the word-formation process for each highlighted word.EMOTICON A) Clipped word. B) Compound word. C) Blended word. D) Affixed word. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Blended word. 29. My teacher says there has been a big ..... in my English lately. (improve) A) Impover. B) Improved. C) Improvement. D) Improving. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Improvement. 30. My mom works in a ..... , so she brings home lots of lovely cakes. (bake) A) Baking. B) Bakery. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bakery. ← 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