This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Vocabulary > Word Formation Academic Writing – Quiz 21 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Word Formation Academic Writing Quiz 21 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. You make a cake by ..... eggs, flour, sugar and butter together. A) Mix. B) Mixture. C) Mixing. D) Mixer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mixing. 2. Credit cards are REALLY useful, but you have to be CAREFUL with them A) Conjunction / preposition. B) Verb / adjective. C) Adjective / adverb. D) Adverb / adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Adverb / adjective. 3. I don't ..... him to change his mind. He's so stubborn. A) Hope. B) Expect. C) Think. D) Understand. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Expect. 4. The new law still does not offer enough ..... for many endangered species. A) Protect. B) Protective. C) Protection. D) Protected. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Protection. 5. English is enriched by different languages from other countries A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 6. Feb. A) Blending. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Abbreviation. D) Initialism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Abbreviation. 7. Which prefix is used to denote the antonym of the word: "visible" A) "In". B) "Un". C) "Non". D) "Dis". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "In". 8. We used to have an electric ..... , but now we've got a gas one. (cook) A) Cooking. B) Cooker. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cooker. 9. Make sure you have something ..... to say before you stand up and speak (CONSTRUCT). A) Constructive. B) Constructed. C) Constructively. D) Construct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Constructive. 10. Sometimes it is ..... to find suitable books for our children. A) Difficult. B) Difficulty. C) Difficultly. D) Difficulties. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Difficult. 11. There is no sun in the sky. It is ..... A) Cloud. B) Cloudy. C) Sunny. D) Sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cloudy. 12. The text is about Nephrology. What is being studied? A) Heart. B) Skin. C) Kidney. D) Arms and legs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kidney. 13. Directions:Identify the word-formation process for each highlighted word.We watched a biopic about Beethoven. A) Acronym. B) Compounding. C) Clipping. D) Blending. E) Borrowing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Blending. 14. That's an ..... job. It requires real ..... in economy. I can't do that. A) Ordinary / engage. B) Extraordinary / disengagement. C) Extraordinary / engagement. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Extraordinary / engagement. 15. Add suffix to form new word:Crystal A) -ish. B) -en. C) -ize. D) -ate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) -ize. 16. Every child must have a happy ..... (child) A) Children. B) Childhood. C) Childage. D) Childish. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Childhood. 17. There are many ..... companies that are working on new technologies. (INNOVATE) A) Innovative. B) Innovatived. C) Innovativing. D) Innovatives. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Innovative. 18. Adjective for like A) Likeable. B) Liking. C) Liked. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Likeable. 19. Directions:Choose the correct answer.My students are ordering pizza. A) Japanese. B) Chinese. C) Italian. D) Spanish. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Italian. 20. ..... brought the Plague to Europe from Asia. (SAIL) A) Sail. B) Sailing. C) Sailors. D) Sailer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sailors. 21. He is a (a) ..... (b) ..... and he is proud of it. A) Patriotic (b) patriotism. B) Patriot (b) patriotism. C) Patriotic (b) patriot. D) Patriotism (b) patriotically. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Patriotic (b) patriot. 22. What is the root word in the word 'happily'? A) Happy. B) Happil. C) Happin. D) Happi. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Happy. 23. I don't speak Spanish very well but I can read it quite ..... (EASY) A) Easier. B) Easily. C) Uneasy. D) Easygoing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Easily. 24. His cafe didn't have many ..... A) Customary. B) Customers. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Customers. 25. What is the adjective from the highlighted noun?It's nice to see her smile for a change. She's been depressed for a while because of weather. A) The weather in Britain is notoriously changeability. B) The weather in Britain is notoriously changeable. C) The weather in Britain is notoriously changing. D) The weather in Britain is notoriously changeably. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The weather in Britain is notoriously changeable. 26. She's obsessed with FASHION. She BUYS all the fashion magazines. A) Verb / adjective. B) Noun / verb. C) Adjective / verb. D) Verb / adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Noun / verb. 27. Identify the word-formation process for each highlighted word.ILLEGAL A) Compound word. B) Affixed word. C) Clipped word. D) Blended word. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Affixed word. 28. A. We have to learn the classification of animals. b. The scientists classify the animals into several kingdoms.The endings ize and ify can be added to nouns and adjectives to form ..... A) Verbs. B) Nouns. C) Adverbs. D) Opposites. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Verbs. 29. Bangkok's ..... system should be improved. I can take the skytrain to get to my office on time. A) Deport. B) Support. C) Transport. D) Report. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Transport. 30. A strong painkiller is the most ..... way of getting rid of a headache A) Effective. B) Effect. C) Effectiveness. D) None of the above. 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