This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Vocabulary > Word Formation Academic Writing – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Word Formation Academic Writing Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. It's not the heat that will get you-it's the ..... A) Humidness. B) Humidity. C) Humidify. D) Humid. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Humidity. 2. He is a strong ..... of states' right. A) Support. B) Supportive. C) Supportively. D) Supporter. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Supporter. 3. Marty reaches for the phone, the cam angles changes and we see Reine standing behind him. A) Conversion. B) Clipping. C) Derivation. D) Acronym. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Clipping. 4. She writes ..... poetry generally, but not exclusively. A) Humoric. B) Humorous. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Humorous. 5. Up until the middle of the 19th century, there were no ..... and well established army nursing systems for casualties. A) Organizers. B) Organizational. C) Organized. D) Organize. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Organized. 6. Choose the correct option:The ..... of the building was completed last year. (CONSTRUCT) A) Construction. B) Construct. C) Constructed. D) Constructive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Construction. 7. Fill in the blank:She showed great ..... in overcoming her difficulties. (DETERMINE) A) Determination. B) Determinant. C) Determine. D) Determinative. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Determination. 8. A bachelor's degree and a master's degree in the UK usually require three and one year of study, ..... (respective) A) Respectively. B) Respectful. C) Respected. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Respectively. 9. A. I got a new friend online. b. She unfriended me on Facebook.Prefixes added to the front of many words can produce an opposite meaning. A) Dis, non, de. B) Dis, non, in. C) Un, in, de, dis, non. D) Un, in. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Un, in, de, dis, non. 10. Which prefix is used to denote the antonym of the word: "legal" A) "Dis". B) "Un". C) "Il". D) "Non". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "Il". 11. Identify the word-formation process for each highlighted word.MEDICARE A) Affixed word. B) Compound word. C) Blended word. D) Clipped word. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Blended word. 12. What is the noun from the highlighted verb?I prefer teaching methods that actively involve students in learning. A) Students' involvence is central to my plan. B) Students' involving is central to my plan. C) Students' involvement is central to my plan. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Students' involvement is central to my plan. 13. Identify the word-formation process for each highlighted word.PHOTO A) Blended word. B) Clipped word. C) Affixed word. D) Compound word. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Clipped word. 14. The ..... of the ancient ruins was a remarkable discovery. (discover) A) Discovering. B) Discovered. C) Discover. D) Discovery. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Discovery. 15. Challenge: "He works as an electric ..... " A) -ity. B) -al. C) -ian. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) -ian. 16. A new ..... centre is being built outside the town. (INDUSTRY) A) Industrious. B) Industrial. C) Industriously. D) Industry. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Industrial. 17. Even though Marty was an excellent shooter, he ..... missed the target. (REPEAT) A) Repeated. B) Repeatedly. C) Repeats. D) Repeating. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Repeatedly. 18. Which prefix is used to denote the antonym of the word: "satisfied" A) "Mis". B) "Un". C) "Dis". D) "In". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "Un". 19. They gave us a ..... between playing volleyball and singing songs. A) Choose. B) Choice. C) Chosen. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Choice. 20. This e-mail hasn't go an ..... A) Attach. B) Attaching. C) Attachment. D) Attached. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Attachment. 21. Choose the noun that is formed from the word 'realise': A) Realization. B) Realization. C) Realize. D) Realism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Realization. 22. Add suffix to form new word:Child A) -ese. B) -ory. C) -y. D) -ish. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) -ish. 23. In the year 1450, a shroud meant nothing more than a garment, now it is used only in reference to death and burial. This is an example of A) Polarisation. B) Association of Ideas. C) Specialisation. D) Generalisation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Specialisation. 24. Many men believe that bringing up children is the ..... of women. (RESPONSIBLE) A) Responsive. B) Responsibly. C) Responsibility. D) Response. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Responsibility. 25. There was a lot of ..... when the top model got out of the car and went to the fans. A) Excitedly. B) Exicitable. C) Exciting. D) Excitement. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Excitement. 26. The only ..... of the accident was found in the water after six hours. A) Survive. B) Survivor. C) Survival. D) Survivable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Survivor. 27. It's so sad to see all the ..... (home) people on the streets. A) Homing. B) Homelessness. C) Homely. D) Homeless. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Homeless. 28. The company came and ..... our phone because we didn't pay our bill. A) Connected. B) Connection. C) Disconnected. D) Connector. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Disconnected. 29. ..... is one of the most common leisure activities for American teenagers. A) Social. B) Socializing. C) Socialize. D) Society. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Socializing. 30. Artists must be ..... , otherwise they just repeat what they see or hear.(CREATE) A) Creator. B) Creation. C) Creative. D) Creature. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Creative. 31. The weather is very ..... in these parts of the country A) CHANGEABLE. B) CHANGER. C) CHANGEFUL. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) CHANGEABLE. 32. She is ..... about going to Portugal. A) Excited. B) Excitment. C) Exciting. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Excited. 33. Trained personal advisors will be on standby throughout the exam results period. A) Conversion. B) Derivation. C) Acronym. D) Clipping. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Clipping. 34. Directions:Identify the word-formation process for each highlighted word.My friends who love to post their pictures in Instagram are excited for our glamping this weekend. A) Compounding. B) Blending. C) Acronym. D) Borrowing. E) Clipping. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Blending. 35. According to World Bank figures, 41 per cent of Brazilians live in absolute ..... A) Poorer. B) Poverty. C) Poorly. D) Poor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Poverty. 36. A person interested to apply for this job should send a resume, ..... and a recent photo to the company. A) Transcript. B) Script. C) Inscription. D) Subscription. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transcript. 37. He is ..... to me. A) Boring. B) Bored. C) Borin. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Boring. 38. Use the word in brackets to form a new word that fits into each blank.1. Leading ..... have warned about the danger to animal species around theworld. (ZOO) A) Zoo. B) Zoologist. C) Zoologists. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Zoologists. 39. When parents argue constantly, it's the children who ..... most. A) Suffer. B) Suffering. C) Sufferer. D) Sufferance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Suffer. 40. Fill in the gap:This ..... had not been foreseen. A) Complicate. B) Complication. C) Complex. D) Complicated. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complication. 41. If you have kept your ..... you can go to the store and exchange your dress. A) Recipe. B) Receipt. C) Paycheck. D) Notes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Receipt. 42. Adjective for LOVE A) Lovely. B) Lover. C) Loving. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Loving. 43. A place with ..... chairs and tables would be great! A) Colour. B) Colorful. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Colorful. 44. Excuse me, but what time is the evening ..... (perform)? A) Performing. B) Performance. C) Perform. D) Performer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Performance. 45. Identify the word-formation process for each highlighted word.JOYFUL A) Blended word. B) Clipped word. C) Compound word. D) Affixed word. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Affixed word. 46. This is a ..... clock A) Square. B) Circle. C) Rectangle. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Square. 47. The pupils' ..... were a part of the school's art exhibition. (DRAW) A) Drawee. B) Draws. C) Drawings. D) Drawing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Drawings. 48. What a pity the chalet is only ..... on foot (ACCESS) A) ACCESSIVE. B) ACCESSIBLE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ACCESSIBLE. 49. The book contains a ..... of poems from three decades. (COLLECT) A) Collection. B) Collectioned. C) Collectioning. D) Collects. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Collection. 50. If you weren't so ..... of Ben, he'd be happier to spend time with you.CRITIC A) CRITICAL. B) CRITICISM. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) CRITICAL. 51. I know it's not healthy, but I love ..... chicken. A) Fried. B) Frying. C) Fryed. D) Fry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fried. 52. Choose the noun that is formed from the word 'happy': A) Happyful. B) Happily. C) Happiness. D) Happiest. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Happiness. 53. Find correct suffix to form new word:Young A) -th. B) -ship. C) -cy. D) -hood. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) -th. 54. The news yesterday was full of ..... (nature) disasters. A) Naturalize. B) Natural. C) Nature. D) Naturally. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Natural. 55. Swimming into a river and feeling the water falling on your head can be really ..... (pleasure) A) Pleasurable. B) Please. C) Pleased. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pleasurable. 56. Fill in the gap:She's not intentionally unkind-she's just a little ..... sometimes. A) Thought. B) Thoughtful. C) Thoughtlessness. D) Thoughtless. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Thoughtless. 57. Children are by nature ..... of danger A) Unaware. B) Aware. C) Unawareness. D) Awareness. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unaware. 58. In some communities a husband's ..... over his wife is absolute. A) Powered. B) Power. C) Powerful. D) Powerfully. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Power. 59. Max ..... (spell) quite a few words in the test. A) Spelling. B) Spelt. C) Spellbinding. D) Misspelt. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Misspelt. 60. Add suffix to form new word:Sharp A) -ary. B) -ic. C) -en. 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