This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Vocabulary > Word Formation Academic Writing – Quiz 28 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Word Formation Academic Writing Quiz 28 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Many families lost their homes and all of their ..... (POSSESS) A) Possessions. B) Possessive. C) Possess. D) Possessed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Possessions. 2. It is an ..... sound that comes from the forest. I have never heard anything like it before. A) Family. B) Familarity. C) Unfamiliar. D) Familiar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Unfamiliar. 3. Fill in the gap:The fact that he's eating with a good appetite is a ..... sign. A) Hopeful. B) Hoping. C) Hopeless. D) Hopingly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hopeful. 4. Jack, who was an excellent shooter, ..... missed his target. A) Repetition. B) Repetitive. C) Repeatedly. D) Repertoire. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Repeatedly. 5. You need to read more to ..... your mind. A) Widen. B) Broaden. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Broaden. 6. In spite of all their effort, their results were considered ..... A) Unsatisfactory. B) Insatisfactory. C) Dissatisfied. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unsatisfactory. 7. He saw her in the crowd but suddenly she ..... (APPEAR) A) Appear. B) Appeared. C) Disappear. D) Disappeared. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Disappeared. 8. Identify the word-formation process for each highlighted word.GYM A) Compound word. B) Affixed word. C) Clipped word. D) Blended word. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Clipped word. 9. The Italian restaurant at the end of my road is really ..... A) Trendy. B) Trend. C) Trendful. D) Trendiness. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Trendy. 10. Hesitate A) Ation. B) Ence. C) Ment. D) Ance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ation. 11. Identify the word-formation process for each highlighted word.SPORK A) Compound word. B) Affixed word. C) Clipped word. D) Blended word. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Blended word. 12. It's been two decades since that volcano became inactive. A) Acronym. B) Clipping. C) Derivation. D) Conversion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Derivation. 13. Luke's little brother can be a real ..... (annoy) at times. A) Annoying. B) Annoyence. C) Annoyed. D) Annoyance. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Annoyance. 14. Directions:Choose the correct answer.What does the acronym below stand for?I want to have my own ATM. A) Automatic telling machine. B) Automated telling machine. C) Automatic teller machine. D) Automated teller machine. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Automated teller machine. 15. What is the adjective from the given verb?attract a lot of attention ..... speaker A) Attraction. B) Attractively. C) Attractive. D) Attracting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Attractive. 16. The server was offline due to ..... issues. (MAINTAIN) A) Maintenance. B) Maintenence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Maintenance. 17. What is the noun from the given verb?prefer something-not to have any ..... A) Preferrings. B) Preferences. C) Preferations. D) Preferments. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Preferences. 18. He took a lot of ..... with him because it would be a long expedition A) EQUIPAGE. B) EQUIPMENT. C) EQUIPABLE. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) EQUIPMENT. 19. Katy has a(n) ..... (weak) for chocolate cake. A) Weaknes. B) Weakly. C) Weaken. D) Weakness. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Weakness. 20. Complete the sentence:The new policy will have a significant ..... on the economy. (AFFECT) A) Affection. B) Affectation. C) Affect. D) Effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Effect. 21. The endings y, ic, ical, ful, and less can be added to many nouns to form ..... A) Prepositions. B) Adjectives. C) Verbs. D) Pronouns. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adjectives. 22. Information + entertainment = ..... A) Informatainment. B) Infoterment. C) Infotainment. D) Inforentertain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Infotainment. 23. During a medical conference, doctors were discussing the hepato problems of a patient. Which organ were they referring to? A) Heart. B) Kidney. C) Spleen. D) Liver. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Liver. 24. "banana split" A) Compounding. B) Clipping. C) Blending. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compounding. 25. The ..... entered the contest in time A) Participate. B) Participant. C) Participation. D) Participative. 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