This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Vocabulary > Word Formation Academic Writing – Quiz 23 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Word Formation Academic Writing Quiz 23 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Choose correct part of speed of the word in the blank:My uncle passed away two years after his ..... (RETIRE) A) Retirement. B) Retiree. C) Retires. D) Retiring. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Retirement. 2. The suffix-itis is commonly used in medical terminology to indicate A) Pain. B) Stress. C) Inflammation. D) Brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inflammation. 3. Choose the adjective that is formed from the word 'signify': A) Significative. B) Significator. C) Significant. D) Signification. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Significant. 4. Identify the word-formation process for each highlighted word.IMPOSSIBLE A) Compound word. B) Affixed word. C) Clipped word. D) Blended word. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Affixed word. 5. Verbs:to beg, to peddle, to gawk and to edit were formed from the nouns beggar, peddler, gawker and editor as a result of A) Back formation. B) Compounding. C) Specialisation. D) Generalisation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Back formation. 6. How can you eat it? It is ..... spaghetti. A) Uncooked. B) Incooked. C) Nocooked. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Uncooked. 7. Which prefix is used to denote the antonym of the word: "capable" A) "Un". B) "Im". C) "In". D) "Dis". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "In". 8. Find correct suffix to form new word:Wise A) -ity. B) -dom. C) -ery. D) -ure. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) -dom. 9. Definitely A) Adverb. B) Noun. C) Adjective. D) Verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adverb. 10. Fill in the gap:The party turned out to be a huge ..... A) Disappointing. B) Disappointment. C) Disappoint. D) Disappointant. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Disappointment. 11. Despite the cries of YOLO across the internet, you don't only get one chance in life to do what you want. A) Clipping. B) Derivation. C) Conversion. D) Acronym. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Acronym. 12. We add the ending ..... to nouns to form verbs A) -ize. B) -ly. C) -ment. D) -ify. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) -ize. 13. Fill in the blankPlease don't ..... my clothes! A) Tear (n). B) Tear (v). C) Tear (Adj). D) Tear (Adv). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tear (v). 14. The word WIG is a nonce word. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 15. It's not ..... for you to go outside during a thunderstorm A) Save. B) Safe. C) Saver. D) Savest. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Safe. 16. He was the least ..... person in the room. A) Irritating. B) Irritated. C) Irritation. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Irritated. 17. The film contains violent and ..... language and is unsuitable for children. A) Abuse. B) Abuser. C) Abusive. D) Abused. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Abusive. 18. The process where a longer word is reduced to a single syllable, the-y or-ie is added to the end. A) Calque. B) Eponym. C) Acronym. D) Hypocorism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hypocorism. 19. Select the correct word:His ..... to the team was invaluable. (CONTRIBUTE) A) Contribution. B) Contributive. C) Contributor. D) Contributing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Contribution. 20. What is the prefix in the word 'replay'? A) Re-. B) Dis-. C) Un-. D) Pre-. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Re-. 21. ..... bowel syndrome makes people's lives much more difficult. A) Irritated. B) Irritating. C) Irritable. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Irritable. 22. They have a wonderfull ..... (collect) of stamps A) Collected. B) Collection. C) Collective. D) Collectable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Collection. 23. Mum didn't go up to the top because she is afraid of ..... A) HEIGHT. B) HIGH. C) HEIGHTS. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) HEIGHTS. 24. It was ..... four when he finally arrived with the groceries. A) Passed. B) Past. C) Against. D) Throughout. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past. 25. Many people think that capital punishment is completely ..... ACCEPT A) ACCEPTABILITY. B) UNACCEPTABLE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) UNACCEPTABLE. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesWord Formation Academic Writing Quiz 1Word 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 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books