This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Vocabulary > Word Formation – Quiz 15 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Word Formation Quiz 15 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What does the suffix-er/-or mean? A) A place. B) Down. C) Up. D) A person who. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A person who. 2. The communication/ communicative/ communicate between the two teams was essential for the project's success. A) Communication. B) Communicative. C) Communicate. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Communication. 3. Which of these word roots indicates bone? A) "ligament". B) "arthr". C) "chondr". D) "oste". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) "oste". 4. We need to ..... the working hours. A) Discuss. B) Discussion. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Discuss. 5. Their failure to act is ..... of their lack of interest. A) Indicate. B) Indicative. C) Indication. D) Indicator. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indicative. 6. I'm not ..... I just like to be on my own. A) Antisocial. B) Impolite. C) Immature. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Antisocial. 7. I got into a business ..... with my cousin but it ended being ..... A) Partnership/successful. B) Partner/unsuccessful. C) Partnership/unsuccessful. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Partnership/unsuccessful. 8. The new lazer treatment can extract teeth ..... A) Painfully. B) Painlessly. C) Painful. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Painlessly. 9. It's too noisy! I can't ..... on my work. A) Concentrate. B) Concentration. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Concentrate. 10. I have more ..... than you to study because I am self ..... A) Motivation, motivate. B) Motivation, motivated. C) Motivated, motivation. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Motivation, motivated. 11. Which method of word formation involves creating new words by adding affixes to existing ones? A) Derivation. B) Clipping. C) Compounding. D) Back-formation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Derivation. 12. The model was ..... dressed in an elegant evening gown. A) Beauty. B) Beautiful. C) Beautifully. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Beautifully. 13. I was told to ..... what I was describing, rather than merely reporting it objectively. A) Personalise. B) Impersonate. C) Personificate. D) Personfiy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personalise. 14. There are many ..... employed people in Europe today. A) Disemployed. B) Unemployed. C) Iremployed. D) Misemployed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Unemployed. 15. I need someone ..... to take care of the children while I'm at work. A) Dependent. B) Independent. C) Independence. D) Dependable. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dependable. 16. The injured bird looked ..... , and we didn't know how to help it. A) Harmless. B) Painless. C) Helpless. D) Annoying. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Helpless. 17. I'm only a sales assistant, but I reckon that I'll be the manager this time next month.(REALITY) A) REALISTIC. B) REAL. C) RELIABLE. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) REALISTIC. 18. Drop the Final vowel and add eroEl Zapato A) Zapato. B) El Zapatero. C) Zapatti. D) La Zapata. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) El Zapatero. 19. Did you know that Tiger Woods earns huge amounts of money for every ..... he makes? A) Appearance. B) Contribution. C) Indication. D) Estimation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Appearance. 20. Find ADJECTIVE made from verb A) Drinkness. B) Drinkity. C) Drinkable. D) Drinkless. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Drinkable. 21. It was such a ..... couraging experience. A) Un-. B) Dis-. C) In-. D) En-. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dis-. 22. It is important to have a/an (VIRUS) ..... software installed on your device. A) Viral. B) Virulent. C) Antivirus. D) Viruses. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Antivirus. 23. Is there a good French ..... of Shakespeare's Play? A) Translator. B) Translation. C) Translater. D) Translate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Translation. 24. Several hundred species of birds ..... the island. A) Inhabit. B) Uninhabitable. C) Inhabitable. D) Inhabitant. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inhabit. 25. I lost my wallet! It ..... appeared without a trace! A) Disappeared. B) Reappeared. C) Misappeared. D) Unappeared. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Disappeared. 26. Such an act would have been deceitful and ..... A) Responsibly. B) Irresponsible. C) Responsible. D) Responsbility. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Irresponsible. 27. In spite of my challenges, I ..... myself every day so that I can be successful in the future ..... is very important for success! A) Motivation, motivate. B) Motivate, motivated. C) Motivate, motivation. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Motivate, motivation. 28. She stood ..... gazing at the sun all day. A) Happying. B) Happied. C) Happy. D) Happily. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Happily. 29. Most people can ..... clearly between a real and a simulated smile. A) Differentiate. B) Difference. C) Differ. D) Different. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Differentiate. 30. The word 'nice' used to mean clumsy or careless, later foolish but now means agreeable or pleasant, the process whereby a words acquires a more positve meaning is called A) Pejorative. B) Lexical shift. C) Amelioration. D) Semntic niceities. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Amelioration. ← 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