This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Vocabulary > Word Formation Academic Writing – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Word Formation Academic Writing Quiz 17 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Identify the word-formation process for each highlighted word.HAIRCUT A) Clipped word. B) Affixed word. C) Compound word. D) Blended word. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Compound word. 2. Fill in the gap:I got fed up with his procrastinating and lack of ..... A) Spontaneity. B) Spontaneous. C) Spontaneousment. D) Spontaneously. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spontaneity. 3. What verb goes with the ending-ship and turns into a noun? A) Administer. B) Companion. C) Achieve. D) Indentify. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Companion. 4. This joke is so ..... I laugh every time I hear it. A) Funny. B) Funnest. C) Fun. D) Funner. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Funny. 5. Which prefix is used to denote the antonym of the word: "logical" A) "Non". B) "Dis". C) "Un". D) "Il". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) "Il". 6. If the ..... decides not to abide by the contract, he will surely lose his job. A) Employer. B) Employee. C) Employ. D) Employment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Employee. 7. Sheila is very ..... She finds hard to decide what to do in every situation A) Doubtless. B) Doubted. C) Doubtful. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Doubtful. 8. He was hired for the position because he is ..... A) Reliable. B) Reliability. C) Real. D) Reliably. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reliable. 9. I will go to an ..... hotel. A) Inexpensive. B) Unexpensive. C) Expensively. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inexpensive. 10. Have you cleaned the kitchen? There is still ..... smell coming from it ( pleasant) A) Pleasant. B) Implesant. C) Unpleasant. D) Pleasantless. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Unpleasant. 11. "Why didn't I open a ..... burger place instead" ? he asked himself. A) Trend. B) Trendy. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Trendy. 12. The politician's ..... did not come to the event A) SUPPORTABLY. B) SUPPORTED. C) SUPPORTERS. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) SUPPORTERS. 13. Spot the mistake: "The teacher praised his performation." A) Performing. B) Performance. C) Performer. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Performance. 14. This is a very ..... way of studying your exam. A) Effectively. B) Effect. C) Affect. D) Effective. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Effective. 15. In former days, after the battles soldiers on both sides died or were left wounded on the field without any ..... attendance and basic care. A) Medicine. B) Medical. C) Medication. D) Medically. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Medical. 16. ..... workers have been on strike for the better part of the month. A) Steal. B) Stole. C) Stolen. D) Steel. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Steel. 17. Which prefix is used to denote the antonym of the word: "regular" A) "Non". B) "Dis". C) "Ir". D) "Un". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "Ir". 18. Fill in the blankLet's ..... a song together A) Record (v). B) Record (n). C) Record (adj). D) Record (adv). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Record (v). 19. Directions:Identify the word-formation process for each highlighted word.You have to read this important docu before you present this to them. A) Blending. B) Compounding. C) Clipping. D) Borrowing. E) Acronym. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Clipping. 20. The ..... problem is that there are not enough good teachers to educate our children (BASE). A) Basic. B) Base. C) Barcelona. D) Basement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Basic. 21. Choose correct part of speed of the word in the blank:My uncle passed away two years after his ..... (RETIRE) A) Retires. B) Retirement. C) Retiree. D) Retiring. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Retirement. 22. The suffix-itis is commonly used in medical terminology to indicate A) Inflammation. B) Stress. C) Brain. D) Pain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inflammation. 23. Choose the adjective that is formed from the word 'signify': A) Signification. B) Significant. C) Significative. D) Significator. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Significant. 24. Identify the word-formation process for each highlighted word.IMPOSSIBLE A) Compound word. B) Affixed word. C) Clipped word. D) Blended word. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Affixed word. 25. Verbs:to beg, to peddle, to gawk and to edit were formed from the nouns beggar, peddler, gawker and editor as a result of A) Specialisation. B) Back formation. C) Generalisation. D) Compounding. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Back formation. 26. How can you eat it? It is ..... spaghetti. A) Uncooked. B) Incooked. C) Nocooked. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Uncooked. 27. Which prefix is used to denote the antonym of the word: "capable" A) "Im". B) "Un". C) "Dis". D) "In". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) "In". 28. Find correct suffix to form new word:Wise A) -ure. B) -ity. C) -dom. D) -ery. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) -dom. 29. Fill in the gap:The party turned out to be a huge ..... A) Disappointant. B) Disappointment. C) Disappointing. D) Disappoint. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Disappointment. 30. Despite the cries of YOLO across the internet, you don't only get one chance in life to do what you want. A) Derivation. B) Acronym. C) Clipping. D) Conversion. 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