This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Vocabulary > Word Formation – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Word Formation Quiz 14 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the term for a word that is formed by combining parts of two different words? A) Compounding. B) Affixation. C) Blending. D) Conversion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Blending. 2. What is Calquing? A) Using words from only one language. B) The process of randomly creating new words. C) Making up nonsense words without meaning. D) A word formation process where a borrowed word or phrase is literally translated from one language to another. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A word formation process where a borrowed word or phrase is literally translated from one language to another. 3. Green Peace is an ..... group. A) Environment. B) Environmental. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Environmental. 4. Being late for an appointment is ..... and rude. A) Inappropriate (adj.). B) Inappropriately (adv.). C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inappropriate (adj.). 5. To form some nouns, drop the-ar and add-amiento, Pensar A) Pensamiento. B) Pensa. C) Think. D) Penso. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pensamiento. 6. Mr. Brown taught me the ..... of being a good student, responsible and dedicated. A) IMPORTANT. B) IMPORTANCE. C) UNIMPORTANCE. D) UNIMPORTANT. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) IMPORTANCE. 7. I think you should ..... the printer and then reconnect it. A) Disconnect. B) Disconnected. C) Disconnecting. D) Disconnection. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Disconnect. 8. Bird ..... is the regular ..... movement, often north and south along a flyway, between breeding and wintering grounds A) Migrate/ season. B) Migration/ seasonal. C) Migrator/ seasoning. D) Migrant/ seasoned. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Migration/ seasonal. 9. ..... is Venice's main industry. A) Tourist. B) Touristis. C) Tourism. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tourism. 10. BONUS:it is a special kind of compounding. This is a process of repeating a syllable or the word as a whole (sometimes with a vowel change) and putting it together to form a new word. A) Reduplication. B) Reiteration. C) Recreation. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reduplication. 11. The musical performance was so ..... that the audience gave the orchestra a standing ovation. A) Power. B) Powerless. C) Powerful. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Powerful. 12. What is the ..... of Perm? A) Popularity. B) Population. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Population. 13. The ..... of the area is 12 meters. A) Wide. B) Width. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Width. 14. Most of us would maintain thatphysical ..... does not play a major part in how we react to the people we meet. A) Attractive. B) Attractively. C) Attract. D) Attractiveness. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Attractiveness. 15. Minh's compositions are full of mistakes but they are very ..... A) Imaginary. B) Imaginable. C) Imagination. D) Imaginative. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Imaginative. 16. Our professor ..... said to turn in the assignment on Friday. A) Specific. B) Specifically. C) Specifying. D) Specifyingly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Specifically. 17. The ..... in the city is good. A) Transport. B) Transportation. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Transportation. 18. The essay was ..... A) Disappointed. B) Disappointing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Disappointing. 19. What is the term for creating a new word by changing the category of a base word? A) Transformation. B) Conversion. C) Derivation. D) Modification. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conversion. 20. The ..... of endangered species requires not only strong laws but also public awareness campaigns that inspire collective responsibility. A) Protection. B) Protective. C) Protect. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Protection. 21. The noun of inform A) Infortainment. B) Information. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Information. 22. The kids were completely ..... by their new toys. A) Fascinated. B) Fascination. C) Fascinating. D) Fascinate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fascinated. 23. HE VALUED HIS ..... TOO MUCH TO EVER WANT TO GET MARRIED. A) INDEPENDENCE. B) INDEPENDENT. C) INDEPENDENCY. D) INDEPENDENTLY. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) INDEPENDENCE. 24. Give me some ..... please. A) Advice. B) Advise. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Advice. 25. According to experts, the way you spend your free time is vital to your general ..... A) Happy. B) Happiness. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Happiness. 26. I like the ..... A) Perform. B) Performance. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Performance. 27. The noun for DEFINE is ..... A) DEFINITION. B) DEFINED. C) DEFINITELY. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) DEFINITION. 28. Don't drive too ..... A) Fast. B) Fastly. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fast. 29. Hey there! Can you tell me what back-formation means? A) The process of creating new forms by removing affixes. B) The process of blending two words together. C) The process of converting a noun into a verb. D) The process of adding affixes to create new forms. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The process of creating new forms by removing affixes. 30. The (MARKET) ..... chain announced that it was cutting the cost of all its fresh and frozen meat. A) Marketer. B) Marketed. C) Supermarket. D) Marketing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Supermarket. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesWord Formation Quiz 1Word Formation Quiz 2Word Formation Quiz 3Word Formation Quiz 4Word Formation Quiz 5Word Formation Quiz 6Word Formation Quiz 7Word Formation Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books