Daily Olympiad: English - Vocabulary Word Formation [20260511] – 13 Practice Problems & Printable PDF

1. What is the prefix in the word 'bedeck'?

A. be- B. bi- C. de- D. deck-

Solution

Correct: A

The prefix 'be-' is added to the root 'deck' to form 'bedeck'. Prefixes like 'be-' modify the base word.

2. Which suffix makes 'run' into a present participle verb?

A. -ed B. -er C. -ing D. -ly

Solution

Correct: C

'Running' is the present participle of 'run', formed by adding the suffix '-ing'.

3. Which word is formed by combining 'sun' and 'flower'?

A. sunflow B. sunflower C. sun-flower D. sunbloom

Solution

Correct: B

The compound word 'sunflower' is formed by combining 'sun' and 'flower' without a hyphen.

4. The root word of 'unhappiness' is ________.

A. happy B. happ C. unhappy D. ness

Solution

Correct: A

The root word is 'happy', with prefixes 'un-' and suffixes '-ness' modifying it.

5. Which of these is a synonym of 'quickly' formed from 'quick'?

A. quicky B. quickly C. quicken D. quicker

Solution

Correct: B

Adding the suffix '-ly' to 'quick' forms the adverb 'quickly', meaning 'quickly'.

6. What prefix would make 'happy' mean the opposite?

A. pre- B. un- C. re- D. dis-

Solution

Correct: B

The prefix 'un-' turns 'happy' into 'unhappy', meaning the opposite.

7. Which word is formed by combining 'foot' and 'ball'?

A. football B. football C. foot-ball D. ballfoot

Solution

Correct: B

The compound word 'football' is formed by merging 'foot' and 'ball' into one word.

8. The suffix in 'teacher' is ________.

A. -er B. -ch C. -a D. -er

Solution

Correct: A

The suffix '-er' is added to 'teach' to form 'teacher', indicating one who teaches.

9. Which word part means 'to act' in 'action'?

A. -ion B. act C. acti D. tio-

Solution

Correct: B

The root word 'act' means 'to do' or 'to act', and suffix '-ion' forms 'action'.

10. Which suffix turns 'read' into a noun?

A. -er B. -ing C. -ed D. -ing

Solution

Correct: D

Adding the suffix '-ing' to 'read' creates the noun 'reading', representing the act.

11. What prefix would you add to 'friend' to make 'unfriendly'?

A. -ly B. un- C. friend- D. dis-

Solution

Correct: B

The prefix 'un-' added to 'friend' creates 'unfriendly', meaning not friendly.

12. Which word is formed by combining 'play' and 'house'?

A. playhouse B. play-house C. houseplay D. playhouse-

Solution

Correct: A

The compound word 'playhouse' is formed by combining 'play' and 'house' into one word.

13. The root word of 'beautiful' is ________.

A. beauty B. full C. bell D. aut

Solution

Correct: A

The root word is 'beauty', with the suffix '-ful' added to form 'beautiful'.

Daily Olympiad: English - Vocabulary Word Formation [20260511]

1. What is the prefix in the word 'bedeck'?

2. Which suffix makes 'run' into a present participle verb?

3. Which word is formed by combining 'sun' and 'flower'?

4. The root word of 'unhappiness' is ________.

5. Which of these is a synonym of 'quickly' formed from 'quick'?

6. What prefix would make 'happy' mean the opposite?

7. Which word is formed by combining 'foot' and 'ball'?

8. The suffix in 'teacher' is ________.

9. Which word part means 'to act' in 'action'?

10. Which suffix turns 'read' into a noun?

11. What prefix would you add to 'friend' to make 'unfriendly'?

12. Which word is formed by combining 'play' and 'house'?

13. The root word of 'beautiful' is ________.

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