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Word Formation Questions and Answers

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

131.

In each of the following questions, find which one word cannot be made from the letters of the given word.

CORRESPONDING

Answer: D

Correct answer: SUPERIOR

SUPERIOR needs a U, which CORRESPONDING does not contain. DISCERN, GRINDER and DROOP can all be spelt from its letters. The quickest method is not to try building each option but to look for one letter the option needs and the source word lacks.

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132.

In each of the following questions, find which one word cannot be made from the letters of the given word.

CHROMATOGRAPHIC

Answer: D

Correct answer: MARGIN

MARGIN needs an N, which CHROMATOGRAPHIC does not contain. PRAGMATIC, PHOTO and GOTHAM can all be spelt from its letters. The quickest method is not to try building each option but to look for one letter the option needs and the source word lacks.

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133.

In each of the following questions, choose one word which can be formed from the letters of the given word.

CHOCOLATE

Answer: C

Correct answer: LATE

LATE can be spelt entirely from the letters of CHOCOLATE. TELL needs two Ls and CHOCOLATE has only one; HEALTH needs two Hs and it has only one; COOLER needs an R, which it has not.

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134.

In each of the following questions, choose one word which can be formed from the letters of the given word.

RHINOCEROS

Answer: D

Correct answer: HORSE

HORSE can be spelt entirely from the letters of RHINOCEROS. RENAL needs an A and an L; HIND needs a D; SURE needs a U.

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135.

In each of the following questions, choose one word which can be formed from the letters of the given word.

RECOMMENDATION

Answer: A

Correct answer: MEDIATE

MEDIATE can be spelt entirely from the letters of RECOMMENDATION. MEDICINE needs three Es and there are only two; REMINDER needs three Rs; COMMUNICATE needs a U.

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136.

In each of the following questions, choose one word which can be formed from the letters of the given word.

QUINTESSENCE

Answer: C

Correct answer: QUITE

QUITE can be spelt entirely from the letters of QUINTESSENCE. SCOT and QUOTE both need an O, which the word has not; ESTEEM needs an M.

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137.

In each of the following questions, choose one word which can be formed from the letters of the given word.

VENTURESOME

Answer: B

Correct answer: SERMON

SERMON can be spelt entirely from the letters of VENTURESOME. ROSTRUM needs two Rs and two Us; TRAVERSER needs an A and three Rs; SEVENTEEN needs four Es and there are only three.

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138.

In each of the following questions, choose one word which can be formed from the letters of the given word.

CONSTANTINOPLE

Answer: D

Correct answer: CONTENT

CONTENT can be spelt entirely from the letters of CONSTANTINOPLE. CONTINUE needs a U; CONSCIENCE needs three Cs and there is only one; CONSTANCE needs two Cs.

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139.

If it is possible to make a meaningful word with the second, the fifth and the eighth letters of the word 'CARETAKER', which of the following will be the first letter of that word ? If no such word can be made, give X as the answer. If more than one such word can be made, give M as the answer.

Answer: D

Correct answer: M

Number the letters of CARETAKER: C(1) A(2) R(3) E(4) T(5) A(6) K(7) E(8) R(9). The second, fifth and eighth are A, T, E. Three English words can be made from them - ATE, EAT and TEA - so by the instruction the answer is M.

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140.

Shopping is one of the most popular spare time ________________ (ACTIVE)

Answer: A

Correct answer: Activities

The blank follows one of the most popular spare time, so it needs a plural noun. ACTIVE becomes the noun activity, and the plural is activities. Activeness is a state, not a set of things one does.

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