Derivation Quiz

Identify the word class of BEAUTIFY.

• Noun

• Verb

• Adjective

• Adverb

Answer explanation

According to the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary, BEAUTIFY somebody/something to make somebody/something beautiful or more beautiful.

Identify the word class of MASSIVE.

• Noun

• Verb

• Adjective

• Adverb

Answer explanation

According to the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary, MASSIVE means very large, heavy and solid.

Identify the word class of FORGIVENESS.

• Noun

• Verb

• Adjective

• Adverb

Answer explanation

According to the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary, FORGIVENESS means the act of forgiving somebody; the quality of being willing to forgive somebody.

Identify the word class of FULLY.

• Noun

• Verb

• Adjective

• Adverb

Answer explanation

According to the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary, FULLY means completely.

Identify the word class of ANGELIC.

• Noun

• Verb

• Adjective

• Adverb

Answer explanation

​According to the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary, ANGELIC means good, kind or beautiful; like an angel.

Identify the word class of LECTURE.

• Noun

• Verb

• Adjective

• Adverb

Answer explanation

According to the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary, LECTURE means a talk that is given to a group of people to teach them about a particular subject, often as part of a university or college course.

Identify the word class of ABILITY.

• Noun

• Verb

• Adjective

• Adverb

Answer explanation

According to the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary, ABILITY to do something is the fact that somebody/something is able to do something.

Identify the word class of MODERNIZE.

• Noun

• Verb

• Adjective

• Adverb

Answer explanation

According to the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary, MODERNIZE something is to make a system, methods, etc. more modern and more suitable for use at the present time.

Identify the word class of AMAZING.

• Noun

• Verb

• Adjective

• Adverb

Answer explanation

According to the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary, AMAZING means very surprising, especially in a way that you like or admire.

Identify the word class of FRIGHTEN.

• Noun

• Verb

• Adjective

• Adverb

Answer explanation

According to the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary, FRIGHTEN means to make somebody suddenly feel afraid.