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ICSE Class 10 Vocabulary and Word Formation — practice questions — page 2

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Match back-form: 1. Edit: p. Editor 2. TV: q. Televise 3. Hunt: r. HeadhuntRead the answer and worked solution →Match prefix type: 1. Un-: p. Negative 2. Re-: q. Again 3. Pre-: r. BeforeRead the answer and worked solution →Match suffix role: 1. -ly: p. Adverb 2. -al: q. Adjective 3. -ment: r. Noun unitRead the answer and worked solution →Match derived word: 1. Mis-: p. Misgovern 2. -ment: q. Govt 3. -able: r. Able sufRead the answer and worked solution →Match verb inflect: 1. -s: p. Present 3rd 2. -ed: q. Past form 3. -ing: r. ParticipleRead the answer and worked solution →Match verbal suffix: 1. -fy: p. Make verb 2. -ize: q. Verbalize 3. -hood: r. Noun formRead the answer and worked solution →Match noun maker: 1. -ity: p. From adj 2. -ness: q. Abstract 3. -ant: r. Agent nounRead the answer and worked solution →Match Japan prefix: 1. o-: p. Honorific 2. go-: q. Politeness 3. Root: r. Base nounRead the answer and worked solution →Match adj suffix: 1. -like: p. Resemble 2. -less: q. Negative 3. -able: r. Can doRead the answer and worked solution →Match suffix class: 1. Infl: p. Same class 2. Deriv: q. New class 3. Fade: r. Root stemRead the answer and worked solution →Match noun suffix 2: 1. -hood: p. State 2. -ism: q. Ideology 3. -ist: r. FollowerRead the answer and worked solution →Match analogy link: 1. Edit: p. Editor 2. Act: q. Actor 3. Type: r. AnalogyRead the answer and worked solution →Match stress shift: 1. Photo: p. 1st syl 2. -graphy: q. 2nd syl 3. Vowel: r. SchwaRead the answer and worked solution →Match affix logic: 1. Eng: p. No pre-inf 2. Bound: q. Morpheme 3. Suf: r. InflectionRead the answer and worked solution →Match Latin suffix: 1. -um: p. Latin unit 2. Arena: q. Stadium 3. Medium: r. LatinRead the answer and worked solution →Match Sunwar prefix: 1. ma-: p. Negative 2. Verb: q. Negated 3. Lang: r. East NepalRead the answer and worked solution →Match irregular end: 1. -en: p. Irreg form 2. -t: q. Weak past 3. -ing: r. GerundRead the answer and worked solution →Match blend source: 1. Stag: p. Stagnation 2. Chun: q. Tunnel 3. Brunch: r. LunchRead the answer and worked solution →Choose the correct form: 'By the time we arrived, the movie ___.'Read the answer and worked solution →Which sentence uses the conditional correctly?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Match back-form: 1. Edit: p. Editor 2. TV: q. Televise 3. Hunt: r. Headhunt

  1. 1-p, 2-q, 3-r
  2. 1-p, 2-r, 3-q
  3. 1-q, 2-p, 3-r
  4. 1-r, 2-p, 3-q
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Correct answer: A. 1-p, 2-q, 3-r

Back-formation creates verbs by stripping perceived affixes: edit from editor, televise from television, and headhunt from headhunter.

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Match prefix type: 1. Un-: p. Negative 2. Re-: q. Again 3. Pre-: r. Before

  1. 1-p, 2-q, 3-r
  2. 1-p, 2-r, 3-q
  3. 1-q, 2-p, 3-r
  4. 1-r, 2-p, 3-q
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Correct answer: A. 1-p, 2-q, 3-r

Prefixes modify meaning: un- creates negative forms like unhappy, re- signifies repetition, and pre- signifies before.

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Match suffix role: 1. -ly: p. Adverb 2. -al: q. Adjective 3. -ment: r. Noun unit

  1. 1-p, 2-q, 3-r
  2. 1-p, 2-r, 3-q
  3. 1-q, 2-p, 3-r
  4. 1-r, 2-p, 3-q
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Correct answer: A. 1-p, 2-q, 3-r

Derivational suffixes change word classes: -ly derives adverbs, -al derives adjectives, and -ment derives nouns.

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