OOPT Word Formation 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which word correctly completes the sentence: 'Her _______ to detail made her an excellent editor.'
- attend
- attentive
- attention (Correct answer)
- attendant
Correct answer: attention
'Attention' is the noun form needed after 'Her' to act as the subject of the phrase.
Question 2: Choose the correct word form: 'The scientist made a _______ discovery that changed medicine.'
- revolution
- revolutionary (Correct answer)
- revolve
- revolutionize
Correct answer: revolutionary
'Revolutionary' is the adjective that modifies the noun 'discovery'.
Question 3: Select the correct form: 'He acted very _______ during the crisis.'
- profession
- professional
- professionally (Correct answer)
- professionalize
Correct answer: professionally
'Professionally' is the adverb that modifies the verb 'acted'.
Question 4: Which suffix creates a noun meaning 'the state of being kind'?
- kind-ly
- kind-ness (Correct answer)
- kind-en
- kind-ful
Correct answer: kind-ness
The suffix '-ness' attaches to adjectives to form nouns denoting a state or quality.
Question 5: Choose the word that fits: 'The new policy was met with wide _______ from the public.'
- approve
- approval (Correct answer)
- approving
- approved
Correct answer: approval
'Approval' is the noun form required after 'wide' and before 'from'.
Question 6: Which word is correctly formed? 'The film received _______ reviews from critics.'
- enthuse
- enthusiasm
- enthusiast
- enthusiastic (Correct answer)
Correct answer: enthusiastic
'Enthusiastic' is the adjective that correctly modifies the noun 'reviews'.
Question 7: Identify the correctly formed word: 'There was a complete _______ of trust between them.'
- break
- breakage (Correct answer)
- broken
- breakingly
Correct answer: breakage
'Breakage' is a noun meaning the act or result of breaking, fitting the context of 'a complete ___.'
Which word correctly completes the sentence: 'Her _______ to detail made her an excellent editor.'