PET Vocabulary & Word Formation 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which word correctly completes the sentence: 'She felt very ________ after winning the competition'?
- proudly
- pride
- proud (Correct answer)
- proudness
Correct answer: proud
'Proud' is an adjective used after 'felt' to describe a feeling.
Question 2: Choose the correct word: 'The teacher gave a ________ explanation of the rules.'
- clear (Correct answer)
- clearly
- clarity
- clearing
Correct answer: clear
'Clear' is the adjective that correctly modifies the noun 'explanation'.
Question 3: What does 'to look forward to' mean?
- to dread something
- to be excited about something upcoming (Correct answer)
- to remember a past event
- to ignore something
Correct answer: to be excited about something upcoming
'To look forward to' means to feel excited or happy about something that will happen.
Question 4: Which prefix makes the word 'possible' mean the opposite?
- un-
- dis-
- im- (Correct answer)
- in-
Correct answer: im-
'Impossible' is the correct opposite, formed with the prefix 'im-' before 'p'.
Question 5: Choose the correct form: 'He works very ________ and always meets his deadlines.'
- efficient
- efficiently (Correct answer)
- efficiency
- efficiencies
Correct answer: efficiently
'Efficiently' is the adverb that correctly modifies the verb 'works'.
Question 6: Which word is a synonym for 'enormous'?
- tiny
- average
- huge (Correct answer)
- narrow
Correct answer: huge
'Huge' and 'enormous' both mean very large in size.
Question 7: The suffix '-tion' turns a verb into a ________.
- adjective
- adverb
- noun (Correct answer)
- verb
Correct answer: noun
The suffix '-tion' converts verbs like 'educate' into nouns like 'education'.
PET Vocabulary & Word Formation 2
Which word correctly completes the sentence: 'She felt very ________ after winning the competition'?