This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Vocabulary > Word Formation Academic Writing – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Word Formation Academic Writing Quiz 5 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Find correct suffix to form new word:To interest A) -ful. B) -ous. C) -al. D) -ed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) -ed. 2. Directions:Identify the word-formation process for each highlighted word.We have appointed the chairman this morning. A) Blending. B) Compounding. C) Clipping. D) Borrowing. E) Acronym. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compounding. 3. There was no memo of the taking on of such an impossible number of passengers. A) Acronym. B) Derivation. C) Clipping. D) Conversion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Clipping. 4. Humour-adjective A) Humour. B) Humourist. C) Humourous. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Humourous. 5. Ms Young, to who many of her students are writing, is living happily and ..... in Canada. A) Peaceful. B) Peace-loving. C) Peace. D) Peacefully. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Peacefully. 6. Many people often make a ..... between London and New York. COMPARE A) COMPARABLE. B) COMPARISON. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) COMPARISON. 7. ..... is free, but some people pay to send their children to private schools. A) Educate. B) Education. C) Educational. D) Educationally. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Education. 8. Happiness depends on the person's outlook in life A) Derivation. B) Clipping. C) Conversion. D) Acronym. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Derivation. 9. It was very ..... of you to notice that. A) Observation. B) Observatory. C) Observant. D) Observe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Observatory. 10. An eponym is a word formation process where words are coined from names of people or places. Which one is an example of an eponym? A) Mountaintop. B) Exordium. C) Stockholm syndrome. D) Psychopath. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stockholm syndrome. 11. There is no ..... between the incident at the concert and the protest march A) CONNECTING. B) CONNECTION. C) CONNNECTED. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) CONNECTION. 12. She sent me a GIF of laughing minions. GIF means ..... A) Graphics Interconnected Format. B) Graphics Interchange Format. C) Graphics Incredible Form. D) Graphics Interchange Form. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Graphics Interchange Format. 13. The toys were hidden ..... the mattress A) Below. B) Above. C) Under. D) Behind. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Under. 14. The process of combining the beginning of one word and the end of another word to form a new word. A) Borrowing. B) Clipping. C) Derivative. D) Blending. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Blending. 15. What is the suffix in the word 'helping'? A) Ly. B) Ed. C) Ful. D) Ing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ing. 16. When the shop is busy, he will employ a/an ..... A) Assistant. B) Consistent. C) Persistent. D) Resistant. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Assistant. 17. I am normally not ..... , but I felt bad when we saw that our hotel room was on the 13th floor. (SUPERSTITION) A) Superstitious. B) Superstious. C) Superstitions. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Superstitious. 18. She finds her job ..... A) Exhausting. B) Exhausted. C) Exhaust. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Exhausting. 19. I'm ..... in landscape design. A) Interested. B) Interesting. C) Interest. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interested. 20. The ..... was among the tallest in the city A) BUILDING. B) BUILDER. C) BUILD. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) BUILDING. 21. Even the FBI could not solve the ..... crime. A) MYSTERIOUS. B) MYSTIFIED. C) MYSTERIOUSLY. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) MYSTERIOUS. 22. The word "slay" come from A) The Latin word "slagen" which means "to strike". B) The Anglo saxon word "slagen" which means "to strike". C) The Greek word "Sledge" that stands for "hammer". D) The Greek word "sledge" which means "to blow". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Anglo saxon word "slagen" which means "to strike". 23. I can't believe how many ..... there are on this TV channel. A) Advertisements. B) Advert. C) Advertiser. D) Advertising. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Advertisements. 24. Identify the word-formation process for each highlighted word.LAPTOP A) Blended word. B) Affixed word. C) Clipped word. D) Compound word. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Compound word. 25. Library-noun (doer) A) Librarer. B) Librarian. C) Libran. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Librarian. 26. In all ..... the results will be satisfactory and they will pass the exam (Likely) A) LIKELINESS. B) LIKELIHOOD. C) LIKELYNESS. D) LIKELYHOOD. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) LIKELIHOOD. 27. It's not very ..... to eat such a large meal before going to bed. (sense) A) Sensitive. B) Sensible. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sensible. 28. Alan wants to be an ..... (ACT) A) Active. B) Act. C) Actor. D) Action. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Actor. 29. That was an awesome ..... (speak) A) Spoke. B) Speaker. C) Spoken. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Speaker. 30. The old sofa wasn't very ..... (comfort) at all. A) Comforting. B) Comfortably. C) Comfortable. D) Comfort. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Comfortable. 31. In her application she emphasized the ..... skills she had acquired over theyears. (SECRETARY) A) Secretarial. B) Secretory. C) Secrets. D) Secrecy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Secretarial. 32. He had to ..... what to do. A) Decide. B) Decision. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Decide. 33. Do it, Vincent, telephone the man. A) Derivation. B) Clipping. C) Conversion. D) Acronym. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conversion. 34. The ..... was not convicted because there was no conclusive evidence. (DEFEND) A) Defend. B) Defendant. C) Defender. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Defendant. 35. The ..... of the event was a huge success. (organize) A) Organization. B) Organized. C) Organize. D) Organizing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Organization. 36. Noun for ENVIOUS A) Envier. B) Envy. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Envy. 37. Could please give me a ..... of your lost dog? A) Describe. B) Description. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Description. 38. We ..... eat out. In most cases we get some takeaway food A) RARELY. B) RARE. C) RARITY. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) RARELY. 39. What verb goes with the ending-dom and turns into a noun? A) Wise. B) King. C) Free. D) All the previous options. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the previous options. 40. While in the UK they benefited from the constant ..... to English (EXPOSE) A) EXPOSITION. B) EXPOSURE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) EXPOSURE. 41. The process of forming new words by adding affixes. A) Compounding. B) Derivation. C) Borrowing. D) Backformation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Derivation. 42. I have a lot of ..... on people and they often ..... me A) Influencing, look down on. B) Influence, look up to. C) Influenced, look up to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Influence, look up to. 43. Choose the correct suffix to form new words:wonder A) Ly. B) Able. C) Er. D) Ful. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ful. 44. Which prefix is used to denote the antonym of the word: "active" A) "Un". B) "Dis". C) "Non". D) "In". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "Un". 45. Louisa went upstairs and changed into Jeans and a long-sleeved shirt. The word Jeans originally came from ..... A) Italian. B) Latin. C) Arabian. D) English. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Italian. 46. Please contact me ASAP to arrange a time for the two of us to meet. What does ASAP mean? A) As soon as possible. B) As sweet as pie. C) Always stay alive please. D) As on as peace. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) As soon as possible. 47. There was an ..... problem near my house (electricity) A) Electrician. B) Electricity. C) Electrical. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Electrical. 48. Choose the right word: "They built a new develop ..... in the area." A) -ment. B) -ation. C) -ness. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) -ment. 49. ..... can come in many forms, including mental and emotional A) Strong. B) Strenghthen. C) Strength. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Strength. 50. What is the noun from the given verb?donate money = make a ..... A) Donation. B) Donating. C) Donatement. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Donation. 51. Jason took his dog to see the ..... for a check-up. A) Capt. B) Nurse. C) Vet. D) Doc. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vet. 52. There are ..... methods of succeeding A) VARIABLE. B) VARIETY. C) VARIOUS. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) VARIOUS. 53. Why did you do that? I thought you had more ..... than that. (intelligent) A) Intelligence. B) Intelligently. C) More intelligent. D) Intelligent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Intelligence. 54. The ..... of dinosaurs occured millions of years ago. A) Extinct. B) Extinction. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Extinction. 55. A noun for 'impress' is ..... A) Impression. B) Impressing. C) Impressive. D) Impressful. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Impression. 56. I found a ..... of me and my buddies when we were kids. It brought back happy memories. A) Photo. B) Frame. C) Best. D) Friendship. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Photo. 57. Imagine that you personally had to ..... everything you wanted to use. A) Creative. B) Create. C) Creation. D) Creatively. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Create. 58. The cardholder may ..... the service by clicking here. A) Activate. B) Active. C) Actively. D) Act. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Activate. 59. The minister wants to ..... the capital. A) Beautifulise. B) Beautify. C) Beauty. D) Beaute. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Beautify. 60. He's a ..... champion. He really deserved to win. A) WORTHLESS. B) WORTHY. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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