Word Formation Quiz

Identify the suffix in the word 'careless'.

• ing

• ful

• able

• less

What is the prefix in the word 'misbehave'?

• be-

• dis-

• mis-

• act-

What is the suffix in the word 'quickly'?

• ness

• ful

• ing

• ly

What is the root word in the word 'happiness'?

• happi

• happily

• happened

• happy

What is the root word in the word 'beautifully'?

• beauty

• beautify

• beautify

• beautician

How are the words 'happy', 'happier', and 'happiest' related?

• They are synonyms

• They are different forms of the same adjective

• They are completely unrelated words

• They are different forms of different adjectives

What is the word family for the word 'happy'?

• happily

• happier

• happy-go-lucky

• happiness

What is the word family for the word 'nation'?

• nationwide

• national

• nationhood

• nationism

What is the suffix in the word 'carefully'?

• ing

• ful

• able

• ly

What is the root word in the word 'beautiful'?

• beauty

• beautify

• beautician

• beautify