This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Vocabulary > Word Formation Academic Writing – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Word Formation Academic Writing Quiz 7 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Pick the correct compound word with noun+noun combination. A) Breakfast. B) Popcorn. C) Raindrop. D) Sunlight. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sunlight. 2. Harry Potter has become a ..... book. A) Best seller. B) Best selling. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Best seller. 3. In some cultures, it is ..... for the bride to wear white. A) Custom. B) Customary. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Customary. 4. My sister showed me her ..... (SYMPATHY)side after I had failed the exam. She tried to cheer me up. A) Sympathy. B) Sympathize. C) Sympathetic. D) Sympathizer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sympathetic. 5. Fill in the blankUFO stands for unidentified flying ..... A) Object (adj). B) Object (prep). C) Object (n). D) Object (v). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Object (n). 6. Which of the following is the Greek root for brain? A) Cardio. B) Encephal/o. C) Algia. D) Hepato. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Encephal/o. 7. English has been used for ..... , broadcasting and education in many countries. A) Administrator. B) Administration. C) Administrate. D) Administrative. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Administration. 8. Fill in the blankWe need to ..... our products before introducing to customers A) Perfect (Adj). B) Perfect (n). C) Perfect (prep). D) Perfect (v). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Perfect (v). 9. Nothing much happened; it was rather an ..... evening. A) EVENTLESS. B) UNEVENTFUL. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) UNEVENTFUL. 10. Identify the compound word in the following sentence:'The basketball game was exciting.' A) Game. B) Exciting. C) Basket. D) Basketball. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Basketball. 11. There are millions of ..... people all over the country. (WEALTH) A) Wealthy. B) Wealthed. C) Wealthing. D) Wealth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wealthy. 12. I've got a little job here which should be right ..... my street. A) Off. B) On. C) In. D) Up. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Up. 13. What verb goes with the ending-ation and turns into a noun? A) Enjoy. B) Leader. C) Identify. D) Friend. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Identify. 14. The shop assistant had acted in a rude and ..... manner and it was suggested she was given the sack.PROFESSION A) UNPROFESSIONAL. B) PROFESSIONAL. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) UNPROFESSIONAL. 15. Find correct suffix to form new word:To Pass A) -ure, -ture. B) -dom. C) -al. D) -age. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) -age. 16. ..... is important for reducing stress and anxiety. A) Relaxed. B) Relax. C) Relaxation. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Relaxation. 17. Be sure to contact him if you need advice. He is a very ..... a person. (help) A) Help. B) Helpless. C) Helpy. D) Helpful. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Helpful. 18. The test was ..... easy. We were finished in no time. A) Surprisingly. B) Unsuprisingly. C) Surprise. D) Surprising. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Surprisingly. 19. The ..... between smoking and heart disease is well-known. A) Connection. B) Disconnected. C) Connected. D) Connect. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Connection. 20. He never ..... his camera to anyone but me. A) Accepts. B) Buys. C) Lends. D) Borrows. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lends. 21. Which prefix do you add to 'honest' to make it mean the opposite? A) In-. B) Un-. C) Dis-. D) In-. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dis-. 22. Fill in the gap:Throughout the trial, he didn't produce a single ..... fact. A) Verify. B) Verifying. C) Verifiable. D) Verification. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Verifiable. 23. Use your ..... and think of something that will work A) IMAGINAL. B) IMAGINARY. C) IMAGINATION. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) IMAGINATION. 24. Which prefix is used to denote the antonym of the word: "trustworthy" A) "Un". B) "Mis". C) "Dis". D) "In". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "Un". 25. Explain the difference between a prefix and a suffix. A) A prefix is added to the start of a word; a suffix is added to the end of a word. B) A prefix is a type of suffix. C) A suffix is added to the middle of a word. D) Both prefixes and suffixes are added to the start of a word. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A prefix is added to the start of a word; a suffix is added to the end of a word. 26. I like to read this book because it is ..... A) Readable. B) Reading. C) Read. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Readable. 27. The act of promoting or publicizing a product, service, or event through various media channels (a) A) Productive. B) Advertisement. C) A. advertising. D) Sell. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A. advertising. 28. They tried hard but couldn't find a ..... to the problem. A) Solvent. B) Solution. C) Solve. D) Solvable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Solution. 29. Find correct suffix to form new word:To Arrive A) -ness. B) -dom. C) -ance. D) -al. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) -al. 30. Add suffix to form new word:Courage A) -less. B) -ous. C) -al. D) -ful. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) -ous. 31. Detroit is renowned for the ..... of cars. A) Product. B) Productive. C) Produce. D) Production. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Production. 32. Opposite of "logical" ..... A) Unlogical. B) Illogical. C) Inlogical. D) Logicalless. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Illogical. 33. Imagining all the places you can visit will add a ..... touch to your journey. A) Magician. B) Magically. C) Magical. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Magical. 34. He has just searched for ..... about higher education. (inform) A) Informative. B) Informed. C) Information. D) Informatic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Information. 35. Directions:Identify the words that form the highlighted term.I am excited to wear my jeggings. A) Jeans + leggings. B) Jogging + leg. C) Jog + earrings. D) Jeans + earrings. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jeans + leggings. 36. Choose the correct suffix to form new words:quiet A) Ful. B) Ly. C) Er. D) Able. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ly. 37. I don't know why the brakes failed; it's ..... A) UNEXPLAINABLE. B) INEXPLICABLE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) INEXPLICABLE. 38. Tom ..... told us he wasn't coming, then he turns up with two guests! I'm furious with him. INITIAL A) INITIALLY. B) INITIALISM. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) INITIALLY. 39. She pursues her higher ..... in the UK. (educate) A) Educations. B) Well-educated. C) Education. D) Educated. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Education. 40. The International Committee of the Red Cross is a private ..... institution founded in 1863 in Geneva, Switzerland. A) Human. B) Humanitarian. C) Humanization. D) Humanity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Humanitarian. 41. Tracey couldn't see anything from the ..... (dark). A) Darkest. B) Dark. C) Darken. D) Darkness. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Darkness. 42. The second part of the program in the 22$^{nd}$ SEA Games opening ceremony was named " ..... for Peace" . A) Cooperate. B) Cooperatively. C) Cooperation. D) Cooperative. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cooperation. 43. Sharon gave a great ..... at her audition. A) Performer. B) Performance. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Performance. 44. Which of the following words can be used both as a NOUN and as a VERB? A) Small. B) Tower. C) Ignore. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tower. 45. In order for the medicine to work ..... you must take the correct amount. A) Effecitly. B) Effectively. C) Effectedly. D) Effective. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Effectively. 46. I don't think I have the ..... (intelligent) to do a Maths degree. A) Intelligently. B) Intelligent. C) Intelligence. D) Intelligance. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Intelligence. 47. The process of changing the function of a word, such as a noun to a verb (without any reduction) as a way of forming new words. A) Borrowing. B) Clipping. C) Acronym. D) Conversion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conversion. 48. Choose the correct word: "The ..... of the city surprised the tourists." A) Beauty. B) Beautify. C) Beautiful. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Beauty. 49. He was in a bad mood at breakfast and wasn't very ..... A) Communication. B) Communicative. C) Communicate. D) Communicatively. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Communicative. 50. Add suffix to form new word:Brave A) -wise. B) -wards. C) -en. D) -ly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) -ly. 51. Komkrit is the most ..... guy I have ever known. He keeps asking me to go out though I always refuse his offer. A) Assistant. B) Persistent. C) Consistent. D) Resistant. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Persistent. 52. Over the last ten years, there is been a ..... in the number of children being born in this country. (reduce) A) Reduction. B) Reduced. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reduction. 53. Sandy needs a high income to ..... such a large family. A) Support. B) Transport. C) Deport. D) Import. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Support. 54. Predictable-antonym A) Unpredictable. B) Irpredictable. C) Dispredictable. D) Impredictable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unpredictable. 55. Adverb of MOTIVATOIN A) Motivationless. B) Motivationally. C) Motivated. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Motivationally. 56. Find correct suffix to form new word:Lemon A) -ade. B) -ist. C) -ful. D) -ed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) -ade. 57. We are very ..... (COMPETE) and enjoy playing strong teams A) Competitor. B) Compete. C) Competent. D) Competitive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Competitive. 58. The woman accepted her fate with ..... (RESIGN) A) RESIGNMENT. B) RESIGNING. C) RESIGNATION. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) RESIGNATION. 59. The ..... of the Rubik's Cube peaked in the early 1980s. POPULAR A) POPULARISE. B) POPULARITY. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) POPULARITY. 60. Find correct suffix to form new word:Red A) -ish. B) -y. C) -ize. D) -en. 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