This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Vocabulary > Word Formation – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Word Formation Quiz 14 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How many ..... were there in all? A) Compete. B) Competition. C) Competitive. D) Competitors. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Competitors. 2. Spiral staircases in castles ran clockwise to allow knights-all right-handed ..... anemies effectively. A) Battle. B) Battled. C) To battle. D) Battling. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To battle. 3. There is a ..... of carrots because of the bad weather. A) Shortly. B) Shorten. C) Shortage. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shortage. 4. It is way more ..... to have at least one shot of a vaccine than non at all. A) PREFER. B) PREFERABLY. C) UNPREFERABLE. D) PREFERABLE. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) PREFERABLE. 5. Choose the correct form of the word "secret" -"There is no need for ..... between best friends." A) Secretcy. B) Secretence. C) Secretness. D) Secretance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Secretcy. 6. Divers went down to a ..... of over 50 metres. (DEEP) A) Depth. B) Deepen. C) Deeply. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Depth. 7. Please don't forget to add your ..... to your email. A) Attachment (n.). B) Attach (v.). C) Attached (adj.). D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Attachment (n.). 8. We drove at five miles an hour because the ..... was so poor. A) Visible. B) Visual. C) View. D) Visibility. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Visibility. 9. Which of the following is an example of a word formed by affixation? A) Toothbrush. B) Grandmother. C) High school. D) Unhappy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Unhappy. 10. What's the opposite of 'like'? A) Unlike. B) Dislike. C) Likeless. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dislike. 11. It's a ..... to meet you, Dr. Green. A) Pleasure. B) Pleased. C) Please. D) Pleasing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pleasure. 12. What is the role of a suffix in word formation? A) To change the meaning of the base word. B) To indicate the tense of a verb. C) To create a compound word. D) To form a synonym. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To change the meaning of the base word. 13. Identify the word formation type in the word 'unhappiness'. A) Prefixation. B) Circumfixation. C) Infixation. D) Suffixation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prefixation. 14. Pains in your feet and legs could be a(n) ..... that you aren't wearing the right shoes when you train. A) Appearance. B) Indication. C) Estimation. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indication. 15. The use of lazers makes it possible to give pilots all the ..... information. A) Dependent. B) Unreliable. C) Necessary. D) Independent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Necessary. 16. His ..... was so impolite that some guests left the party. A) Mockery. B) Mock. C) Mocker. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mockery. 17. Huson would like to study ..... at university so that he can work as a feelance ..... in the future. A) Photograph/ photographer. B) Photographer/ photograph. C) Photography/ photographer. D) Photograph/ photography. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Photography/ photographer. 18. An ..... known visitor left the bag. A) Dis-. B) Mis-. C) Un-. D) Non-. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Un-. 19. The witness' statement didn't help the police in the investigation, so it proved to be ..... A) Valuable. B) Valueless. C) Value. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Valueless. 20. An automatic driving assistant can be ..... in certain situations. (USE) A) Using. B) Useless. C) Useful. D) Uses. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Useful. 21. The correspondent noun to the verb CLARIFY is A) Clarifying. B) Clarified. C) Clarification. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Clarification. 22. He wasn't accustomed ..... so early and dozed all day long! A) To walk. B) Walk. C) Walking. D) To walking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To walking. 23. Approximately how many words did Shakepseare contribute to the English language? A) 1700. B) 700. C) 5000. D) 1200. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1700. 24. Thanks, Mr Jones. We got you this gift to show our ..... for everything you've done. A) Indication. B) Appreciation. C) Contribution. D) Payment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Appreciation. 25. There are more and more ..... who want to participate each year in the 42k marathon. A) RUNNING. B) RUNNERS. C) RUNNER. D) RUN. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) RUNNERS. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesWord Formation Quiz 1Word Formation Quiz 2Word Formation Quiz 3Word Formation Quiz 4Word Formation Quiz 5Word Formation Quiz 6Word Formation Quiz 7Word Formation Quiz 8Word Formation Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books