This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Vocabulary > Word Formation Academic Writing – Quiz 13 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Word Formation Academic Writing Quiz 13 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The children used to crayons to ..... the white paper. A) Color (noun). B) Color (verb). C) Colorful. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Color (verb). 2. I thought the meeting was very ..... A) WORTHWHILE. B) WORTHLESS. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) WORTHWHILE. 3. King George ruled over his ..... (king) for over forty years. A) Kongdon. B) Kingdom. C) Kingdon. D) Kindom. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kingdom. 4. There are many people in the market, the situation is so ..... (crowd) A) Crawl. B) Crown. C) Crow. D) Crowded. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Crowded. 5. Complete the word: "His act ..... surprised everyone." A) -ivity. B) -ness. C) -ion. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) -ion. 6. Possible-noun A) Possibly. B) Unpossibly. C) Possibilitness. D) Possibility. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Possibility. 7. You are good at playing some instruments, you can be a great ..... A) Music. B) Musician. C) Artist. D) Player. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Musician. 8. Choose the noun that is formed from the word 'complain': A) Complaint. B) Complained. C) Complains. D) Complainer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Complaint. 9. "We need someone really efficient who can organize the office and make it run smoothly." The word in blue is a/an: A) Noun. B) Adjective. C) Adverb. D) Verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adjective. 10. Parents were able to air their ..... during a meeting with the teacher. A) Grief. B) Grievances. C) Grieving. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Grievances. 11. We were not prepared for the violence ..... towards the new overtime work rule. A) Inaction. B) Interaction. C) Reaction. D) Transaction. E) Counteraction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reaction. 12. Car exhaust is the main reason for the city's ..... A) Pollution. B) Polluted. C) Pollute. D) Polluter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pollution. 13. I can rely on him because he is ..... A) Relying. B) Relied. C) Reliable. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reliable. 14. I think that up to now there has not been a real ..... between men and women. A) Equal. B) Equally. C) Equality. D) Equalize. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Equality. 15. You look thinner. Have you lost ..... ? (weigh) A) Weight. B) Weigh. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Weight. 16. The ..... of the team was evident in their performance. (strong) A) Strength. B) Strong. C) Strongly. D) Strengthen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Strength. 17. The wine has a peculiar ..... A) Taste. B) Tasty. C) Tasteless. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Taste. 18. The Prime Minister is to consider changes to sexually ..... laws to enforce equal opportunities. A) Discriminate. B) Discrimination. C) Discriminatory. D) Discriminated. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Discriminatory. 19. If there is a ..... problem, we suggest contacting the manufacturer directly. A) Mechanical. B) Mechanic. C) Machine. D) Machanically. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mechanical. 20. A. She is coming to town.b. She is a new comer in that town.The endings er, ment, and ation can be added to many verbs to form ..... A) Adverbs. B) Verbs. C) Nouns. D) Opposites. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nouns. 21. It's not ..... to do a degree course in only two years, but you would need to work very hard.(POSSIBLE) A) Imposible. B) Possibility. C) Possibly. D) Impossibility. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Imposible. 22. The book contains a ..... of poems from these decades. A) Collect. B) Collective. C) Collection. D) Collectable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Collection. 23. His ..... that he has killed his wife shocked everyone. A) Admission. B) Emission. C) Permission. D) Intermission. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Admission. 24. "smog" A) Compounding. B) Clipping. C) Blending. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Blending. 25. Does anyone have any ..... for our new project? A) SUGGESTIVELY. B) SUGGESTIBLE. C) SUGGESTIONS. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) SUGGESTIONS. 26. What is the adjective from the highlighted noun?He looked happy for a brief while, before relapsing into silent misery. A) Mark always has such a miserably expression on his face. B) Mark always has such a misering expression on his face. C) Mark always has such a miserable expression on his face. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mark always has such a miserable expression on his face. 27. Provide an example of a word with the suffix '-ing'. A) Binge. B) Running. C) Fealling. D) Flour. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Running. 28. If you plan your trip carefully you will have an ..... time in China. A) Unforgettable. B) Forgetfulness. C) Forgetful. D) Forgivable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unforgettable. 29. She's ..... with fashion. She buys all the fashion magazines. A) Obsessive. B) Obsessed. C) Obsession. D) Obsessor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Obsessed. 30. The endings ize and ify can be added to nouns and adjectives to form ..... A) Verbs. B) Nouns. C) Adverbs. D) Opposites. 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