This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Vocabulary > Word Formation Academic Writing – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Word Formation Academic Writing Quiz 1 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What does the prefix POLY mean in the context of chemistry? A) Small. B) Many. C) A few. D) Some. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Many. 2. PRINTOUT A) Blending. B) Derivative. C) Eponym. D) Conversion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conversion. 3. Mom opened the door and ..... crept into the room. (CAUTION) A) Cautious. B) Precaution. C) Cautionary. D) Cautiously. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cautiously. 4. Choose the correct order NOUN, VERB, ADJECTIVE A) Concentrated, concentration, concentrate. B) Concentration, concentrate, concentrated. C) Concentrate, concentration, concentrated. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Concentration, concentrate, concentrated. 5. Identify the word-formation process for each highlighted word.SMOG A) Compound word. B) Affixed word. C) Clipped word. D) Blended word. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Blended word. 6. Fill in the gap:The story is set in an ..... world. A) Imaginating. B) Imagination. C) Imaginary. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Imaginary. 7. He felt ..... in his new job, so he left it. (ADEQUACY) A) INADEQUATE. B) UNADEQUATE. C) ADEQUATE. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) INADEQUATE. 8. A Cakes that has various shapes and can be eaten is called an ..... cake. A) Edible. B) Edit. C) Editor. D) Editable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Edible. 9. Gigil is actually found in the Oxford English Dictionary. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 10. The farmer was accused of his ..... to animals. A) Cruel. B) Cruelty. C) Cruelly. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cruelty. 11. Choose the adjective that is formed from the word 'misery': A) Miserable. B) Exciting. C) Joyful. D) Happy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Miserable. 12. Which prefix is used to denote the antonym of the word: "fortunate" A) "Un". B) "Mis". C) "In". D) "Dis". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "Un". 13. The school offers free after-school ..... for its students to participate. A) Action. B) Active. C) Activity. D) Act. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Activity. 14. There was a huge ..... at the concert. A) Crowd. B) Crowded. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Crowd. 15. Divers went down to a ..... of over 30 metres. A) Depth. B) Deep. C) Deeper. D) Deepest. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Depth. 16. "handbook" A) Compounding. B) Clipping. C) Blending. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compounding. 17. The ..... effects of losing a job can be very serious. (PSYCHOLOGY) A) Psychological. B) Psycho. C) Psychologist. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Psychological. 18. Has anybody seen my bag? It totally ..... ( to appear) A) Unappear. B) Disappear. C) Appear. D) Appearless. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Disappear. 19. What verb goes with the ending-ment and turns into a noun? A) Achieve. B) Friend. C) Leader. D) Consider. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Achieve. 20. That was a ..... story (hate) A) Hated. B) Hater. C) Hateful. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hateful. 21. I don't want to be fired . Being ..... is the worst thing that can happen to me now. A) Employed. B) Employer. C) Unemployed. D) Unemployment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Unemployed. 22. Popular-antonym A) Impopular. B) Inpopular. C) Unpopular. D) Non-popular. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Unpopular. 23. I've never had ..... problems. (medicine) A) Medicine. B) Medical. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Medical. 24. We're amateurs and they're professionals, so we're not ..... A) COMPARABLE. B) COMPARATIVE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) COMPARABLE. 25. Which prefix is used to denote the antonym of the word: "happy" A) "Un". B) "In". C) "Dis". D) "Mis". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "Un". Next →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesWord Formation Academic Writing Quiz 2Word Formation Academic Writing Quiz 3Word Formation Academic Writing Quiz 4Word Formation Academic Writing Quiz 5Word Formation Academic Writing Quiz 6Word Formation Academic Writing Quiz 7Word Formation Academic Writing Quiz 8Word Formation Academic Writing Quiz 9Word Formation Academic Writing Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books