Word Formation / Derivatives Questions and Answers

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The Word Formation and Derivatives topic in Verbal Ability tests your vocabulary, spelling, and logical understanding of word roots. Practicing verbal ability questions and answers in this area helps candidates identify patterns, prefixes, suffixes, and derivatives to form correct words. This skill is frequently tested in TCS, Infosys, SSC, and campus placement exams. Mastering word formation questions with explanations boosts your accuracy in English grammar and comprehension tests. You can also improve your verbal reasoning and linguistic ability by attempting verbal ability practice with answers PDF, helping you perform better in competitive and recruitment examinations.

Word Formation / Derivatives

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1. Which word means “unable to read”?

  • Misread
  • Illiterate
  • Unreadable
  • Dislike
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2. Choose the word which means “not regular”.

  • Irregular
  • Unregular
  • Nonregular
  • Misregular
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3. The word that means “beforehand knowledge” is:

  • Postknowledge
  • Premonition
  • Foreseeable
  • Backthink
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4. Which word means “against the law”?

  • Illegal
  • Nonlegal
  • Mislegal
  • Ultralaw
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5. A word that means “to write wrongly”:

  • Unwrite
  • Miswrite
  • Rewrite
  • Overwrite
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6. Choose the word that means “overconfident”:

  • Overconfident
  • Hyperconfident
  • Superconfident
  • Preconfident
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7. Which word means “not able to be seen”?

  • Invisible
  • Unseen
  • Nonvisible
  • Misvisible
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8. Select the word which means “after the event”:

  • Postmortem
  • Premature
  • Forewarning
  • Preceding
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9. The word which means “opposite of logical”:

  • Illogical
  • Mislogical
  • Unlogical
  • Nonlogical
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10. Which word means “not capable of being cured”?

  • Incurable
  • Uncurable
  • Noncurable
  • Miscurable
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