This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Vocabulary > Word Derivation – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Word Derivation Quiz 1 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Read the sentence.First, we have to find the injured finch and then confine its wing until it heals. The words finite and infinite both derive from the same Latin word finis, which means "limit" or "ending." Based on this information, which word in the sentence derives from finis? A) Find. B) Injured. C) Finch. D) Confine. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Confine. 2. Which of the following is NOT a derivation of the word 'act'? A) Action. B) Actor. C) Active. D) Actual. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Actual. 3. It's simply ..... I have won the lottery . (BELIEVE) A) Unbelievable. B) Believable. C) Believer. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unbelievable. 4. What does derivational suffixes do to a word? A) It changes the grammar of a word. B) It changes the meaning and part of speech of a word. C) All of these. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It changes the meaning and part of speech of a word. 5. It is ..... colder today that it was yesterday (CERTAIN) A) Certain. B) Certainly. C) Certainty. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Certainly. 6. Which of the following is NOT a derivation of the word 'play'? A) Player. B) Playful. C) Played. D) Playwright. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Playwright. 7. What is the prefix in the word 'impossible'? A) Im. B) Possible. C) Pos. D) Sible. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Im. 8. How would you say DESESPOIR in English? A) Hopeful. B) Hope. C) Hopeless. D) Hopelessness. E) Hopefulness. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hopelessness. 9. What part of speech do the suffixes-able and-ible make a word? A) VERB. B) ADJECTIVE. C) NOUN. D) ADVERB. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ADJECTIVE. 10. What part of speech do the suffixes-er, -or, and-ist make a word? A) VERB. B) ADJECTIVE. C) NOUN. D) ADVERB. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) NOUN. 11. The word 'misunderstand' is derived from which base word? A) Understand. B) Misunderstood. C) Misunderstanding. D) Misunderstand. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Understand. 12. Which word is most likely derived from the root "duct, duc" which means "lead" ? A) Dictator. B) Conduct. C) Dictionary. D) Dictate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conduct. 13. Convert the verb given into noun.teach A) Teached. B) Is teaching. C) Teacher. D) Taught. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Teacher. 14. How would you say UNBELIEVABLE in French? A) Incroyable. B) Incroyablement. C) Croire. D) Croyance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Incroyable. 15. How would you say SATISFAISANT in English? A) Unsatisfying. B) Satisfyingly. C) Satisfied. D) Satisfying. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Satisfying. 16. What part of speech do the suffixes-ent, -ous, and-less make a word? A) VERB. B) ADJECTIVE. C) NOUN. D) ADVERB. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ADJECTIVE. 17. Quel suffixe transforme un adjectif en adverbe? A) -ness. B) -ly. C) -able. D) -ate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) -ly. 18. The children were very ..... when the teacher came in (NOISE). A) Noisy. B) Noise. C) Noisily. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Noisy. 19. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the word in the bracket.She is a very ..... person and loves meeting new people. (friend) A) Friendless. B) Friends. C) Friendly. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Friendly. 20. Convert the verb given into noun.work A) Is working. B) Worked. C) Worker. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Worker. 21. Writing LinkedIn posts helps you gain more professional ..... A) Recognise. B) Recognition. C) Recognisable. D) Recognised. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Recognition. 22. There's a lot of ..... about that on the internet (INFORM) A) Informs. B) Information. C) Informative. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Information. 23. What is the function of the suffix-ment in the word 'enjoyment'? A) Verbalizer. B) Nominalizer. C) Adjectivalizer. D) Adverbializer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nominalizer. 24. To attract recruiters, you should regularly update your career ..... A) Progress. B) Progressive. C) Progression. D) Progressed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Progression. 25. Convert the verb given into noun.express A) Expression. B) Expressly. C) Expressed. D) Is expressing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Expression. 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