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“Many childhood ________ (ILL) have disappeared due to vaccinations.” Choose the correct word form:Word Formation -ness/-tion
[Choose the correct option]A illnesses
B illy
C illing
D illment
✅ Correct Answer: A
Suffix ‘-ness’ added to adjective ‘ill’ forms the noun ‘illness’. Plural = illnesses.
‘Ill’ (adjective) + ness = ‘illness’ (noun). The blank needs a plural noun — “many childhood illnesses.” ‘Illy’, ‘illing’ and ‘illment’ are not real English words. Other similar formations: dark→darkness / kind→kindness / happy→happiness / aware→awareness / weak→weakness.
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“I regret to tell you the train has been delayed. There is no ________ (SOLVE) to this problem yet.” Choose the correct word form:Word Formation -tion
[Choose the correct option]A solving
B solveness
C solution
D solvation
✅ Correct Answer: C
Suffix ‘-tion / -ution’ added to a verb forms a noun: solve→solution / pollute→pollution / distribute→distribution.
‘Solve’ (verb) → ‘solution’ (noun) using the suffix ‘-ution’. The blank needs a noun after the article ‘no’. Other important ‘-tion/-ution/-ation’ formations from the textbook: frustrate→frustration / interact→interaction / communicate→communication / satisfy→satisfaction / pollute→pollution.
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“These surgical operations are less ________ (PAIN) for the patient than they used to be.” Choose the correct word form:Word Formation -less
[Choose the correct option]A painess
B painful
C painless
D paining
✅ Correct Answer: C
Suffix ‘-less’ = without. Suffix ‘-ful’ = full of. Pain+less = without pain. Pain+ful = full of pain.
“Less painful/painless” — the context says operations are less painful NOW than before, confirming progress. ‘Painless’ = without pain (suffix -less). ‘Painful’ = full of pain (suffix -ful) — opposite meaning. Other ‘-less’ examples: care→careless / hope→hopeless / use→useless / home→homeless / power→powerless.
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“________ (FORTUNATE), a high number of infectious diseases are still common in Third World countries.” Choose the correct word form:Word Formation -ly / un-
[Choose the correct option]A Fortunate
B Unfortunately
C Fortunately
D Unfortunate
✅ Correct Answer: B
Prefix ‘un-‘ = not/opposite. Suffix ‘-ly’ converts adjective to adverb. fortunate → unfortunate (adj) → unfortunately (adv).
The blank needs an adverb to modify the whole sentence — expressing a negative/sad fact. ‘Unfortunately’ = un (not) + fortunate (adj) + ly (adverb suffix). ‘Fortunately’ would mean a positive situation — contradicted by the bad news that follows. The sentence begins with the adverb modifying the entire clause.
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“Many diseases which were once ________ (CURE) have now been eliminated.” Choose the correct word form:Word Formation in-/un-
[Choose the correct option]A uncurable
B incurable
C discurable
D miscurable
✅ Correct Answer: B
Prefix ‘in-‘ = not. cure→curable (adjective) → incurable (not curable). Used before adjectives of Latin origin.
‘Incurable’ = in (not) + curable (can be cured) = cannot be cured. The prefix ‘in-‘ is used with adjectives of Latin origin: incredible / impossible / incomplete / incorrect / invisible / informal. Note: ‘uncurable’ is not standard — the correct form is always ‘incurable’. ‘dis-‘ and ‘mis-‘ do not apply here.
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“________ (MEDICINE) advances have changed the way surgical operations are performed.” Choose the correct word form:Word Formation -al/-ical
[Choose the correct option]A Medicine
B Medically
C Medication
D Medical
✅ Correct Answer: D
Suffix ‘-al / -ical’ added to a noun forms an adjective: medicine→medical / politics→political / history→historical / music→musical.
The blank comes before the noun ‘advances’ — so we need an adjective. ‘Medical’ (medicine + al) is the adjective form. ‘Medically’ is an adverb. ‘Medication’ is a noun meaning medicine/drug. Other ‘-al/-ical’ formations: history→historical / politics→political / nature→natural / logic→logical / economy→economical.
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“Joining a yoga class is likely to be much more ________ (BENEFIT).” Choose the correct word form:Word Formation -ial/-icial
[Choose the correct option]A benefiting
B benefited
C beneficial
D benefitness
✅ Correct Answer: C
Suffix ‘-ial / -icial’ added to a noun forms an adjective: benefit→beneficial / influence→influential / office→official / finance→financial.
“Much more beneficial” — the blank follows ‘more’ and modifies the subject, so we need an adjective. ‘Beneficial’ = benefit + ial = producing good results / helpful. ‘Benefiting’ is present participle (verb form). ‘Benefited’ is past tense. ‘Benefitness’ is not a word in English.
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“________ (COMPANION) is also important to most people’s sense of well-being.” Choose the correct word form:Word Formation -ship
[Choose the correct option]A Companion
B Companionship
C Companional
D Companionate
✅ Correct Answer: B
Suffix ‘-ship’ added to a noun forms another noun expressing a state, condition or relationship: companion→companionship / member→membership / friend→friendship / leader→leadership.
‘Companionship’ = companion + ship = the state of being a companion / having company. The blank is the subject of the sentence needing a noun. Other ‘-ship’ formations from the textbook: member→membership. Common examples: friend→friendship / leader→leadership / scholar→scholarship / citizen→citizenship.
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“Most people gain ________ (SATISFY) from doing something creative.” Choose the correct word form:Word Formation -tion/-ation
[Choose the correct option]A satisfying
B satisfaction
C satisfyness
D satisfiable
✅ Correct Answer: B
Suffix ‘-ation’ added to a verb forms a noun: satisfy→satisfaction / communicate→communication / organize→organization / examine→examination.
“Gain ________ from” — the blank needs a noun (object of ‘gain’). ‘Satisfaction’ = satisfy + ation = the feeling of being pleased or fulfilled. ‘Satisfying’ is an adjective/gerund. ‘Satisfyness’ does not exist. Other ‘-ation’ formations: examine→examination / organize→organization / communicate→communication / admire→admiration.
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“Something that you find ________ (ENJOY) should be part of your leisure activities.” Choose the correct word form:Word Formation -able
[Choose the correct option]A enjoyment
B enjoyness
C enjoyable
D enjoyed
✅ Correct Answer: C
Suffix ‘-able / -ible’ added to a verb forms an adjective meaning ‘can be done’: enjoy→enjoyable / read→readable / wash→washable / access→accessible.
“Something that you find ________” — the blank follows the verb ‘find’ as a complement, needing an adjective. ‘Enjoyable’ = enjoy + able = something that can be enjoyed / pleasant. ‘Enjoyment’ is a noun. ‘Enjoyed’ is past tense. Other ‘-able’ formations: read→readable / accept→acceptable / comfort→comfortable / rely→reliable / value→valuable.
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