This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Vocabulary > Word Formation – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Word Formation Quiz 7 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In the word "singer, " the suffix-er is used to: A) Makes it a verb. B) Makes it a noun. C) Makes it smaller. D) Adds no meaning. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Makes it a noun. 2. Our football team won the ..... and received the ..... from a large company. A) Champion/sponsorship. B) Championship/sponsorship. C) Championship/sponsor. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Championship/sponsorship. 3. The piglets ..... themselves to their mother, trying to get as much milk as they can. A) Attach (v.). B) Attachment (n.). C) Attached (adj.). D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Attach (v.). 4. What is the word formation method where a new word is created by removing an affix from an existing word? A) Back-formation. B) Acronyms. C) Compounding. D) Clipping. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Back-formation. 5. She wasn't that ..... Just crying. ( Hysteria) A) Hysterical. B) Hysterically. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hysterical. 6. What is the process of adopting words from other languages into English called? A) Coinage. B) Clipping. C) Compounding. D) Borrowing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Borrowing. 7. The weather is quite ..... nowadays. You never know what to wear. A) Changeable. B) Change. C) Changes. D) Changing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Changeable. 8. Hey there! Can you guess the main process used to create compound nouns? A) Compounding. B) Clipping. C) Affixation. D) Conversion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compounding. 9. Make a noun from:explain A) Explanation. B) Explainment. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Explanation. 10. Jack, who was an excellent shooter, ..... missed his target. (REPEAT) A) Repeats. B) Repeated. C) Repeatedly. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Repeatedly. 11. How can you say 'think again' in one word? A) Rethink. B) Overthink. C) Thought. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rethink. 12. I can speak Spanglish. What word formation process was used? A) Blending. B) Derivation. C) Conversion. D) Eponym. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Blending. 13. The holocaust is a ..... episode of human history. A) Shameful. B) Ashamed. C) Shamefully. D) Shame. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shameful. 14. Find negative:official A) Irofficial. B) Anofficial. C) Imofficial. D) Unofficial. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Unofficial. 15. You can use this kitchen. It's fully ..... A) Equipped. B) Equip. C) Equipment. D) Equiped. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Equipped. 16. ..... can be dangerous. A) Generality. B) Generalization. C) Generally. D) Generalise. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Generalization. 17. This town is ..... (beauty) A) Beautiful. B) Beautyful. C) Beautifull. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Beautiful. 18. This story is very peculiar. It is quite ..... usual A) Misusual. B) Disusual. C) Unusual. D) Ilusual. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Unusual. 19. "Since the goal seems ..... , I believe we should begin at once, " Tom argued. A) Achieve. B) Achievable. C) Achieving. D) Achievements. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Achievable. 20. Listen to me kids. I'll tell you an ..... story about love and peace. A) Endless. B) Ending. C) End. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Endless. 21. Hey there! Can you guess which process involves mashing up parts of two different words to create a brand new one? A) Blending. B) Clipping. C) Affixation. D) Conversion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Blending. 22. The word is, J E G G I N G S A) DERIAVATION. B) EPONYM. C) CLIPPING. D) BLENDING. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) BLENDING. 23. If we do not ..... balance economic growth with environmental conservation, future generations will suffer. A) Carefully. B) Careful. C) Care. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carefully. 24. I was told to make sure I aroused the ..... of the reader. A) Curiously. B) Curiousness. C) Curiosity. D) Curiositude. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Curiosity. 25. Which word formation method involves joining two or more words to form a new one? A) Blending. B) Conversion. C) Acronyms. D) Clipping. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Blending. 26. I'm feeling quite ..... as the baby was crying all the night. A) Sleep. B) Sleeping. C) Sleepy. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sleepy. 27. Mr Preacher placed an ..... in the local newspaper. A) Advertise. B) Advertisement. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Advertisement. 28. Make a noun from:argue A) Argument. B) Arguement. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Argument. 29. This government department was started to deal with the ..... of health in fitness in teens. A) Appearance. B) Indication. C) Appreciation. D) Promotion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Promotion. 30. His kind words were very ..... and made me feel better. A) Meaningful. B) Meaningless. C) Fascinated. D) Confused. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Meaningful. ← 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 8Word Formation Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books