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Word Formation

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What's a noun?

a)

a word that refers to a person, place, thing, event, substance, or quality

b)

a word that describes a noun or pronoun

c)

a word or phrase that describes an action, condition, or experience

d)

a word that describes or gives more information about a verb, adjective, adverb, or phrase

2.

What's an adjective?

a)

a word that refers to a person, place, thing, event, substance, or quality

b)

a word that describes a noun or pronoun

c)

a word or phrase that describes an action, condition, or experience

d)

a word that describes or gives more information about a verb, adjective, adverb, or phrase

3.

What's a verb?

a)

a word that refers to a person, place, thing, event, substance, or quality

b)

a word that describes a noun or pronoun

c)

a word or phrase that describes an action, condition, or experience

d)

a word that describes or gives more information about a verb, adjective, adverb, or phrase

4.

What's an adverb?

a)

a word that refers to a person, place, thing, event, substance, or quality

b)

a word that describes a noun or pronoun

c)

a word or phrase that describes an action, condition, or experience

d)

a word that describes or gives more information about a verb, adjective, adverb, or phrase

5.

"This is such a mess!" The word in blue is a/an:

a)

noun

b)

adjective

c)

verb

d)

adverb

6.

"I don't know waht do! My roomie is super messy." The word in blue is a/an:

a)

noun

b)

adjective

c)

verb

d)

adverb

7.

What's a suffix?

a)

a word that refers to a person, place, thing, event, substance, or quality

b)

a word that describes a noun or pronoun

c)

a letter or group of letters added to the beginning of a word to make a new word

d)

a letter or group of letters added at the end of a word to make a new word

8.

What's a prefix?

a)

a word that refers to a person, place, thing, event, substance, or quality

b)

a word that describes a noun or pronoun

c)

a letter or group of letters added to the beginning of a word to make a new word

d)

a letter or group of letters added at the end of a word to make a new word

9.

"We need someone really efficient who can organize the office and make it run smoothly."

The word in blue is a/an:

a)

noun

b)

adjective

c)

adverb

d)

verb

10.

"What is so impressive about their society is the efficiency of the public services." The word in blue is a/an:

a)

prefix

b)

adjective

c)

noun

d)

verb

11.

"I'm going to declutter before my family comes to visit." The word in blue is a/an:

a)

adjective

b)

verb

c)

noun

d)

prefix

12.

"The house was clean and tidy" The word in blue is a/an:

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adverb

d)

adjective

13.

"Every Sunday Bob helps me tidy up the living room" The word in blue is a/an:

a)

verb

b)

adjective

c)

noun

d)

suffix

14.

"I need a Marie Kondo to organise my life!" The word in blue is a/an:

a)

adjective

b)

noun

c)

verb

d)

adverb

15.

"I just have to hide all the clutter in my room before my mom arrives" The word in blue is a/an:

a)

prefix

b)

adjective

c)

verb

d)

noun

16.

in-, im-, dis-, un-, il-, ir-, and non- are examples of negative ....

a)

nouns

b)

prefixes

c)

suffixes

d)

adjectives

17.

Keep your house uncluttered if you want to find things easily. The word in blue is a/an:

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

d)

adverb

18.

"Whenever I'm home alone I enthusiatically clean with my favourite cumbias." The word in blue is a/an:

a)

adverb

b)

verb

c)

suffix

d)

adjective

19.

"My father was always very particular about cleanliness and tidiness" We added the ______ -ness to turn teh adjectives tidy and clean into nouns.

a)

prefix

b)

suffix

c)

adjective

d)

noun

20.

"Our kitchen cupboards are always cluttered. How can I keep them looking neater?" The word in blue is a/an:

a)

verb

b)

adjective

c)

noun

d)

suffix