Word Formation Questions and Answers

Q: If it is possible to make a meaningful word with the first, the third, the seventh and the ninth letters of the word SEPARATION, which of the following will be the third letter of that word ? If no such word can be made, give X as the answer and if more than one such word can be made, give M as the answer.

Correct answer: MNumber the letters of SEPARATION: S(1) E(2) P(3) A(4) R(5) A(6) T(7) I(8) O(9) N(10). The first, third, seventh and ninth are S, P, T, O. These make STOP, SPOT, POST, POTS, TOPS and OPTS - many words, so the answer is M.

Q: In the following question, a group of letters is given which are numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. Below are given four alternatives containing combinations of these numbers. Select that combination of numbers so that letters arranged accordingly, form a meaningful word. G T A E N M 1 2 3 4 5 6

Correct answer: 6, 3, 1, 5, 4, 2The letters are G T A E N M, and taken in that order they spell MAGNET.Read the option as a set of positions: 6 = M 3 = A 1 = G 5 = N 4 = E 2 = T.None of the other three orders produces an English word, so checking each against the letter list is quicker than trying to build the word from scratch.

Q: In the following question, a group of letters is given which are numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. Below are given four alternatives containing combinations of these numbers. Select that combination of numbers so that letters arranged accordingly, form a meaningful word. N R O C T A 1 2 3 4 5 6

Correct answer: 4, 6, 2, 5, 3, 1The letters are N R O C T A, and taken in that order they spell CARTON.Read the option as a set of positions: 4 = C 6 = A 2 = R 5 = T 3 = O 1 = N.None of the other three orders produces an English word, so checking each against the letter list is quicker than trying to build the word from scratch.

Q: In the following question, a group of letters is given which are numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. Below are given four alternatives containing combinations of these numbers. Select that combination of numbers so that letters arranged accordingly, form a meaningful word. G A N I M E 1 2 3 4 5 6

Correct answer: 6, 3, 4, 1, 5, 2The letters are G A N I M E, and taken in that order they spell ENIGMA.Read the option as a set of positions: 6 = E 3 = N 4 = I 1 = G 5 = M 2 = A.None of the other three orders produces an English word, so checking each against the letter list is quicker than trying to build the word from scratch.

Q: In the following question, a group of letters is given which are numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. Below are given four alternatives containing combinations of these numbers. Select that combination of numbers so that letters arranged accordingly, form a meaningful word. D I F E R N 1 2 3 4 5 6

Correct answer: 3, 5, 2, 4, 6, 1The letters are D I F E R N, and taken in that order they spell FRIEND.Read the option as a set of positions: 3 = F 5 = R 2 = I 4 = E 6 = N 1 = D.None of the other three orders produces an English word, so checking each against the letter list is quicker than trying to build the word from scratch.

Q: In the following question, a group of letters is given which are numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. Below are given four alternatives containing combinations of these numbers. Select that combination of numbers so that letters arranged accordingly, form a meaningful word. K A T C E L 1 2 3 4 5 6

Correct answer: 3, 2, 4, 1, 6, 5The letters are K A T C E L, and taken in that order they spell TACKLE.Read the option as a set of positions: 3 = T 2 = A 4 = C 1 = K 6 = L 5 = E.None of the other three orders produces an English word, so checking each against the letter list is quicker than trying to build the word from scratch.

Q: The letters R, E, T, W, A can be rearranged to form a common word. What is the third letter of that word ?

Correct answer: TThe letters rearrange to WATER, whose third letter is T. The alternative arrangement TAWER is not a word in ordinary use.

Q: In the following question, a group of letters is given which are numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. Below are given four alternatives containing combinations of these numbers. Select that combination of numbers so that letters arranged accordingly, form a meaningful word. T R I F U 1 2 3 4 5

Correct answer: 4, 2, 5, 3, 1The letters are T R I F U, and taken in that order they spell FRUIT.Read the option as a set of positions: 4 = F 2 = R 5 = U 3 = I 1 = T.None of the other three orders produces an English word, so checking each against the letter list is quicker than trying to build the word from scratch.

Q: In the following question, a group of letters is given which are numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. Below are given four alternatives containing combinations of these numbers. Select that combination of numbers so that letters arranged accordingly, form a meaningful word. A C E S T H 1 2 3 4 5 6

Correct answer: 2, 6, 1, 4, 5, 3The letters are A C E S T H, and taken in that order they spell CHASTE.Read the option as a set of positions: 2 = C 6 = H 1 = A 4 = S 5 = T 3 = E.None of the other three orders produces an English word, so checking each against the letter list is quicker than trying to build the word from scratch.

Q: In the following question, a group of letters is given which are numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. Below are given four alternatives containing combinations of these numbers. Select that combination of numbers so that letters arranged accordingly, form a meaningful word. H N R C A B 1 2 3 4 5 6

Correct answer: 6, 3, 5, 2, 4, 1The letters are H N R C A B, and taken in that order they spell BRANCH.Read the option as a set of positions: 6 = B 3 = R 5 = A 2 = N 4 = C 1 = H.None of the other three orders produces an English word, so checking each against the letter list is quicker than trying to build the word from scratch.

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Select the combination of numbers so that letters/words arranged accordingly will form meaningful word

41.

If it is possible to make a meaningful word with the first, the third, the seventh and the ninth letters of the word SEPARATION, which of the following will be the third letter of that word ?
If no such word can be made, give X as the answer and if more than one such word can be made, give M as the answer.

Answer: D

Correct answer: M

Number the letters of SEPARATION: S(1) E(2) P(3) A(4) R(5) A(6) T(7) I(8) O(9) N(10). The first, third, seventh and ninth are S, P, T, O. These make STOP, SPOT, POST, POTS, TOPS and OPTS - many words, so the answer is M.

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42.

In the following question, a group of letters is given which are numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. Below are given four alternatives containing combinations of these numbers. Select that combination of numbers so that letters arranged accordingly, form a meaningful word.

G T A E N M
1 2 3 4 5 6

A.1, 3, 2, 5, 4, 6
B.1, 3, 2, 6, 4, 5
C.6, 3, 5, 1, 4, 2
D.6, 3, 1, 5, 4, 2

Answer: D

Correct answer: 6, 3, 1, 5, 4, 2

The letters are G T A E N M, and taken in that order they spell MAGNET.

Read the option as a set of positions: 6 = M 3 = A 1 = G 5 = N 4 = E 2 = T.

None of the other three orders produces an English word, so checking each against the letter list is quicker than trying to build the word from scratch.

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43.

N R O C T A
1 2 3 4 5 6

A.1, 6, 2, 4, 3, 5
B.2, 3, 5, 4, 6, 1
C.4, 6, 2, 5, 3, 1
D.6, 5, 2, 3, 1, 4

Answer: C

Correct answer: 4, 6, 2, 5, 3, 1

The letters are N R O C T A, and taken in that order they spell CARTON.

Read the option as a set of positions: 4 = C 6 = A 2 = R 5 = T 3 = O 1 = N.

None of the other three orders produces an English word, so checking each against the letter list is quicker than trying to build the word from scratch.

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44.

G A N I M E
1 2 3 4 5 6

A.1, 2, 4, 3, 6, 5
B.6, 3, 4, 1, 5, 2
C.5, 2, 1, 4, 3, 6
D.2, 5, 1, 4, 3, 6

Answer: B

Correct answer: 6, 3, 4, 1, 5, 2

The letters are G A N I M E, and taken in that order they spell ENIGMA.

Read the option as a set of positions: 6 = E 3 = N 4 = I 1 = G 5 = M 2 = A.

None of the other three orders produces an English word, so checking each against the letter list is quicker than trying to build the word from scratch.

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45.

D I F E R N
1 2 3 4 5 6

A.1, 4, 3, 6, 2, 5
B.6, 4, 3, 5, 2, 1
C.3, 5, 2, 4, 6, 1
D.5, 4, 3, 2, 6, 1

Answer: C

Correct answer: 3, 5, 2, 4, 6, 1

The letters are D I F E R N, and taken in that order they spell FRIEND.

Read the option as a set of positions: 3 = F 5 = R 2 = I 4 = E 6 = N 1 = D.

None of the other three orders produces an English word, so checking each against the letter list is quicker than trying to build the word from scratch.

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46.

K A T C E L
1 2 3 4 5 6

A.4, 2, 3, 1, 5, 6
B.1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 3
C.6, 5, 3, 2, 4, 1
D.3, 2, 4, 1, 6, 5

Answer: D

Correct answer: 3, 2, 4, 1, 6, 5

The letters are K A T C E L, and taken in that order they spell TACKLE.

Read the option as a set of positions: 3 = T 2 = A 4 = C 1 = K 6 = L 5 = E.

None of the other three orders produces an English word, so checking each against the letter list is quicker than trying to build the word from scratch.

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47.

The letters R, E, T, W, A can be rearranged to form a common word. What is the third letter of that word ?

Answer: D

Correct answer: T

The letters rearrange to WATER, whose third letter is T. The alternative arrangement TAWER is not a word in ordinary use.

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48.

T R I F U
1 2 3 4 5

A.3, 1, 2, 4, 5
B.4, 2, 5, 3, 1
C.4, 3, 2, 1, 5
D.5, 3, 2, 1, 4

Answer: B

Correct answer: 4, 2, 5, 3, 1

The letters are T R I F U, and taken in that order they spell FRUIT.

Read the option as a set of positions: 4 = F 2 = R 5 = U 3 = I 1 = T.

None of the other three orders produces an English word, so checking each against the letter list is quicker than trying to build the word from scratch.

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49.

A C E S T H
1 2 3 4 5 6

A.6, 1, 4, 5, 3, 2
B.2, 6, 1, 4, 5, 3
C.4, 3, 5, 6, 1, 2
D.6, 3, 2, 1, 4, 5

Answer: B

Correct answer: 2, 6, 1, 4, 5, 3

The letters are A C E S T H, and taken in that order they spell CHASTE.

Read the option as a set of positions: 2 = C 6 = H 1 = A 4 = S 5 = T 3 = E.

None of the other three orders produces an English word, so checking each against the letter list is quicker than trying to build the word from scratch.

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50.

H N R C A B
1 2 3 4 5 6

A.4, 1,5, 6, 2, 3
B.6, 3, 5, 2, 4, 1
C.3, 5, 6, 4, 1, 2
D.2, 5, 3, 4, 1, 6

Answer: B

Correct answer: 6, 3, 5, 2, 4, 1

The letters are H N R C A B, and taken in that order they spell BRANCH.

Read the option as a set of positions: 6 = B 3 = R 5 = A 2 = N 4 = C 1 = H.

None of the other three orders produces an English word, so checking each against the letter list is quicker than trying to build the word from scratch.

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