Word Formation Questions and Answers

Q: If we make a meaningful word with the first, fourth, ninth and fourteenth letters of the word 'ADMINISTRATION', which of the following will be the third letter of that word from the right end of that word ?

Correct answer: ANumber the letters of ADMINISTRATION: A(1) D(2) M(3) I(4) N(5) I(6) S(7) T(8) R(9) A(10) T(11) I(12) O(13) N(14). The first, fourth, ninth and fourteenth are A, I, R, N, which spell RAIN. Counting from the right end - N, I, A - the third letter is A.

Q: 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.

Correct answer: MNumber 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.

Q: A meaningful word starting with A is made from the first, the second, the fourth, the fifth and the sixth letters of the word 'CONTRACT'. Which of the following is the middle letter of the word ?

Correct answer: TNumber the letters of CONTRACT: C(1) O(2) N(3) T(4) R(5) A(6) C(7) T(8). The first, second, fourth, fifth and sixth are C, O, T, R, A. The word beginning with A that they make is ACTOR, whose middle - the third of five letters - is T.

Q: A meaningful word is made if we take the first, fourth, fifth, seventh, tenth, eleventh and the twelfth letters of the word 'FELICITATIONS'. Which of the following will be the fifth letter of that word from the right end of that word ?

Correct answer: CNumber the letters of FELICITATIONS: F(1) E(2) L(3) I(4) C(5) I(6) T(7) A(8) T(9) I(10) O(11) N(12) S(13). The first, fourth, fifth, seventh, tenth, eleventh and twelfth are F, I, C, T, I, O, N, which spell FICTION. Counting from the right end - N, O, I, T, C - the fifth letter is C.

Q: If it is possible to make a meaningful word with the fourth, the eighth and the tenth letters of the word 'COUNTERACT', which of the following will be the last 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.

Correct answer: MNumber the letters of COUNTERACT: C(1) O(2) U(3) N(4) T(5) E(6) R(7) A(8) C(9) T(10). The fourth, eighth and tenth are N, A, T. Both TAN and ANT can be made from them, so by the instruction the answer is M.

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

Correct answer: MNumber the letters of INTERPRETATION: I(1) N(2) T(3) E(4) R(5) P(6) R(7) E(8) T(9) A(10) T(11) I(12) O(13) N(14). The first, fourth, seventh and eleventh are I, E, R, T. These make TIRE, TIER and RITE, so more than one word is possible and the answer is M.

Q: If it is possible to make a meaningful word out of the second, the fourth, the fifth and the eighth letters of the word 'ILLOGICAL' then which of the following will be the third letter of the so formed word ? If more than one word can be formed then give X as the answer. If no meaningful word can be formed, then give Z as the answer.

Correct answer: XNumber the letters of ILLOGICAL: I(1) L(2) L(3) O(4) G(5) I(6) C(7) A(8) L(9). The second, fourth, fifth and eighth are L, O, G, A. Both GOAL and GAOL can be made from them. Note that this question reverses the usual convention: here X is the answer when more than one word can be formed, and Z when none can.

Q: If it is possible to make a meaningful word with the second, the fifth, the tenth and the twelfth letters of the word 'METROPOLITAN', 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 METROPOLITAN: M(1) E(2) T(3) R(4) O(5) P(6) O(7) L(8) I(9) T(10) A(11) N(12). The second, fifth, tenth and twelfth are E, O, T, N. Both NOTE and TONE can be made, so the answer is M.

Q: If it is possible to make a meaningful word with the third, the fifth, the seventh and the tenth letters of the word "PROJECTION' which of the following is the third 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.

Correct answer: MNumber the letters of PROJECTION: P(1) R(2) O(3) J(4) E(5) C(6) T(7) I(8) O(9) N(10). The third, fifth, seventh and tenth are O, E, T, N. Both NOTE and TONE can be made, so the answer is M.

Q: If it is possible to make a meaningful word with the fourth, the seventh, the eleventh and the thirteenth letters of the word 'CATEGORISATION' 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.

Correct answer: MNumber the letters of CATEGORISATION: C(1) A(2) T(3) E(4) G(5) O(6) R(7) I(8) S(9) A(10) T(11) I(12) O(13) N(14). The fourth, seventh, eleventh and thirteenth are E, R, T, O. Both ROTE and TORE can be made, so the answer is M.

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31.

If we make a meaningful word with the first, fourth, ninth and fourteenth letters of the word 'ADMINISTRATION', which of the following will be the third letter of that word from the right end of that word ?

Answer: A

Correct answer: A

Number the letters of ADMINISTRATION: A(1) D(2) M(3) I(4) N(5) I(6) S(7) T(8) R(9) A(10) T(11) I(12) O(13) N(14). The first, fourth, ninth and fourteenth are A, I, R, N, which spell RAIN. Counting from the right end - N, I, A - the third letter is A.

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32.

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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33.

A meaningful word starting with A is made from the first, the second, the fourth, the fifth and the sixth letters of the word 'CONTRACT'. Which of the following is the middle letter of the word ?

Answer: D

Correct answer: T

Number the letters of CONTRACT: C(1) O(2) N(3) T(4) R(5) A(6) C(7) T(8). The first, second, fourth, fifth and sixth are C, O, T, R, A. The word beginning with A that they make is ACTOR, whose middle - the third of five letters - is T.

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34.

A meaningful word is made if we take the first, fourth, fifth, seventh, tenth, eleventh and the twelfth letters of the word 'FELICITATIONS'. Which of the following will be the fifth letter of that word from the right end of that word ?

Answer: B

Correct answer: C

Number the letters of FELICITATIONS: F(1) E(2) L(3) I(4) C(5) I(6) T(7) A(8) T(9) I(10) O(11) N(12) S(13). The first, fourth, fifth, seventh, tenth, eleventh and twelfth are F, I, C, T, I, O, N, which spell FICTION. Counting from the right end - N, O, I, T, C - the fifth letter is C.

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If it is possible to make a meaningful word with the fourth, the eighth and the tenth letters of the word 'COUNTERACT', which of the following will be the last 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 COUNTERACT: C(1) O(2) U(3) N(4) T(5) E(6) R(7) A(8) C(9) T(10). The fourth, eighth and tenth are N, A, T. Both TAN and ANT can be made from them, so by the instruction the answer is M.

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36.

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

Answer: D

Correct answer: M

Number the letters of INTERPRETATION: I(1) N(2) T(3) E(4) R(5) P(6) R(7) E(8) T(9) A(10) T(11) I(12) O(13) N(14). The first, fourth, seventh and eleventh are I, E, R, T. These make TIRE, TIER and RITE, so more than one word is possible and the answer is M.

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37.

If it is possible to make a meaningful word out of the second, the fourth, the fifth and the eighth letters of the word 'ILLOGICAL' then which of the following will be the third letter of the so formed word ? If more than one word can be formed then give X as the answer. If no meaningful word can be formed, then give Z as the answer.

Answer: D

Correct answer: X

Number the letters of ILLOGICAL: I(1) L(2) L(3) O(4) G(5) I(6) C(7) A(8) L(9). The second, fourth, fifth and eighth are L, O, G, A. Both GOAL and GAOL can be made from them. Note that this question reverses the usual convention: here X is the answer when more than one word can be formed, and Z when none can.

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38.

If it is possible to make a meaningful word with the second, the fifth, the tenth and the twelfth letters of the word 'METROPOLITAN', 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 METROPOLITAN: M(1) E(2) T(3) R(4) O(5) P(6) O(7) L(8) I(9) T(10) A(11) N(12). The second, fifth, tenth and twelfth are E, O, T, N. Both NOTE and TONE can be made, so the answer is M.

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39.

If it is possible to make a meaningful word with the third, the fifth, the seventh and the tenth letters of the word "PROJECTION' which of the following is the third 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 PROJECTION: P(1) R(2) O(3) J(4) E(5) C(6) T(7) I(8) O(9) N(10). The third, fifth, seventh and tenth are O, E, T, N. Both NOTE and TONE can be made, so the answer is M.

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If it is possible to make a meaningful word with the fourth, the seventh, the eleventh and the thirteenth letters of the word 'CATEGORISATION' 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 CATEGORISATION: C(1) A(2) T(3) E(4) G(5) O(6) R(7) I(8) S(9) A(10) T(11) I(12) O(13) N(14). The fourth, seventh, eleventh and thirteenth are E, R, T, O. Both ROTE and TORE can be made, so the answer is M.

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