This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Vocabulary > Word Formation Academic Writing – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Word Formation Academic Writing Quiz 8 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. I want to be a ..... (SCIENCE) when I'm older. A) Science. B) Scientific. C) Scientist. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Scientist. 2. Many people often make a ..... between London and New York A) Comparison. B) Comparing. C) Comparative. D) Compared. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comparison. 3. The electric company admitted their ..... for the blackout. A) Responsible. B) Responsibility. C) Respond. D) Response. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Responsibility. 4. ..... , local police are saying the people they see sleeping on the streets have mental issues. INCREASE A) DECREASE. B) INCREASINGLY. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) INCREASINGLY. 5. We need to wear mask to avoid a risk which will ..... people around us. A) Endangered. B) Endanger. C) Danger. D) Dangerous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Endanger. 6. If you have ..... (breathe) difficulties you should consult a doctor. A) Breathen. B) Breathes. C) Breath. D) Breathing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Breathing. 7. The word "comrade" comes from the Italian word camera which means A) Equipment used for photography. B) Room. C) Bread. D) Photograph. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Room. 8. Her lack of engagement at work led to gross ..... A) Negligence. B) Neglectibility. C) Neglect. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Negligence. 9. ..... farmers in Japan have figured out a way to produce square-shaped watermelons. A) Innovated. B) Innovative. C) Innovator. D) Innovation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Innovative. 10. Holiday camps usually provide free ..... (ENTERTAIN) A) Entertainment. B) Entertain. C) Entertaining. D) Entertainer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Entertainment. 11. What are you going to ..... for your starter? A) Choose. B) Choice. C) Choosing. D) Choosy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Choose. 12. The weather these days are pretty ..... You need to be prepared for the unforeseen circumstances. A) Changing. B) Changed. C) Changeable. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Changeable. 13. The runners from Mexico won the ..... A) Complete. B) Competition. C) Completion. D) Compete. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Competition. 14. Select the right suffix: "She is a great organiz ..... " A) -ation. B) -ist. C) -er. D) -ment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) -er. 15. He has an ..... face. A) Inexpressive. B) Unexpressive. C) Expressively. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inexpressive. 16. He is the ..... of the mask. A) Inventor. B) Invents. C) Inventive. D) Invention. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inventor. 17. Fill in the blank: "I don't like his rude ..... " A) -ment. B) -tion. C) -ness. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) -ness. 18. Identify the word-formation process for each highlighted word.QUICKLY A) Blended word. B) Compound word. C) Affixed word. D) Clipped word. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Affixed word. 19. What is the noun from the given adjective?I was amused-it was a matter of great ..... to me A) Amusement. B) Amusing. C) Amusation. D) Amusedment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Amusement. 20. It looks like we have a ..... NBA season in 2017. A) Predicting. B) Predicted. C) Predictable. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Predictable. 21. SENSEGrandpa always makes ..... decisions, based on good judgment. A) Sensible. B) Sensitive. C) Senseless. D) Senseful. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sensible. 22. We need more ..... evidence. A) Science. B) Scientific. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Scientific. 23. I always feel like he is trying to ..... me. A) Analyse. B) Analysis. C) Analytical. D) Analytically. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Analyse. 24. Heart jewelry has always been popular and is especially ..... today. A) Trend. B) Trendy. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Trendy. 25. The ..... of completing a task is priceless. A) Satisfaction. B) Satisfy. C) Satisfied. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Satisfaction. 26. A typical suffix for an adjective is ..... A) -ly. B) -ion. C) -ous. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) -ous. 27. 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. 28. Don't be such so ..... When are you going to start behaving like an adult? (CHILD) A) Childish. B) Child. C) Children. D) Childhood. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Childish. 29. Words Pommel, pitch, torrent, kick and clutch are examples of A) Meta analysis. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Syncopation. D) Antonomasia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Onomatopoeia. 30. Yesterday, my dad took me to a ..... store to buy something to redecorate our house. A) DIY. B) IYD. C) YID. D) DYI. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) DIY. 31. The answer is ..... I can't give you an excellent mark. A) Incomplete. B) Uneducated. C) Uncomplete. D) Educated. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Incomplete. 32. "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. 33. What is the suffix in the word 'beautiful'? A) -beaut. B) -fully. C) -iful. D) -ful. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) -ful. 34. 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. 35. She is ALWAYS respectful towards HER parents A) Adverb / noun. B) Adjective / noun. C) Adverb / pronoun. D) Verb / pronoun. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adverb / pronoun. 36. Mielo is a root word for A) Blood. B) Bone. C) Spinal cord. D) Brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bone. 37. 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. 38. 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. 39. You run too ..... ! Hurry up! A) Slow. B) Slowly. C) Fast. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Slowly. 40. ..... , the athlete broke the world's record with two attempts. A) Surprising. B) Surprised. C) Surprisingly. D) Surprise. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Surprisingly. 41. 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) Pronouns. B) Prepositions. C) Adjectives. D) Verbs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adjectives. 42. 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. 43. HIIT (high-intensity interval training) A) Compounding. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Clipping. D) Initialism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Initialism. 44. 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. 45. 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. 46. Verb for DECISION A) Decide. B) Decisive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Decide. 47. Money doesn't always bring ..... A) Happy. B) Happiness. C) Happily. D) Unhappy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Happiness. 48. Keep your house uncluttered if you want to find things easily. The word in blue is a/an: A) Noun. B) Verb. C) Adjective. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adjective. 49. 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. 50. Find the correct suffix: "She acts in a very child ..... way." A) -ish. B) -able. C) -ness. D) -less. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) -ish. 51. Life is measured by thought and ..... (act), not by time. A) Act. B) Actor. C) Actress. D) Action. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Action. 52. Identify the word-formation process for each highlighted word.EMOTICON A) Compound word. B) Blended word. C) Clipped word. D) Affixed word. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Blended word. 53. My teacher says there has been a big ..... in my English lately. (improve) A) Improvement. B) Impover. C) Improving. D) Improved. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Improvement. 54. 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. 55. Identify the word-formation process for each highlighted word.HAIRCUT A) Blended word. B) Affixed word. C) Compound word. D) Clipped word. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Compound word. 56. Fill in the gap:I got fed up with his procrastinating and lack of ..... A) Spontaneousment. B) Spontaneous. C) Spontaneously. D) Spontaneity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Spontaneity. 57. What verb goes with the ending-ship and turns into a noun? A) Indentify. B) Companion. C) Administer. D) Achieve. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Companion. 58. This joke is so ..... I laugh every time I hear it. A) Funny. B) Fun. C) Funner. D) Funnest. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Funny. 59. Which prefix is used to denote the antonym of the word: "logical" A) "Un". B) "Il". C) "Non". D) "Dis". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "Il". 60. If the ..... decides not to abide by the contract, he will surely lose his job. A) Employment. B) Employ. C) Employer. D) Employee. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Employee. ← 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 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books