Practice Word formation - verbal reasoning Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams

Q-1)   Name a single letter that can be suffixed to the following words to form new words ?

HAT BAR BAT PIN BATH

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

HATE

BARE

BATE

PINE

BATHE


Q-2)   Which single letter when added to the following words will form new words ?

HAT HID MAN WAR

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

H E A T ; H I D E ; M E A N ; W E A R

OR

H A T E ; M A N E ; H I D E ; W A R E ;


Q-3)   Which single letter can be prefixed to the following words in order to obtain entirely new words? (Same letter has to be prefixed in all the five words of each.)

EAT OUR IS ASAT

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

HEAT

HOUR

HIS

HAS

HAT


Q-4)   Which letter is used only in one of the given words?

Speak, Reap, Shark

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

H is used only in SHARK.


Q-5)   Direction:
Select the letter from the given responses, which can from a new meaningful word when it is added to the end of each of the following words.

PAR MAR CAR

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

PART ; MART

CART


DIRECTIONS:

In the following questions a word is followed by four other words, one of which cannot be formed by using the letters of the given word. Find this word.

Q-6)   CORRESPONDENT

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

There is no ‘A’ letter in the keyword.


DIRECTIONS:

In the following questions a word is followed by four other words, one of which cannot be formed by using the letters of the given word. Find this word.

Q-7)   In the following question, from the given alternative words, select the word which cannot be formed using the letters of the given word.

POLYTHEISM

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

There is only one ‘S’ in the given word.

Therefore, the word THESIS cannot be formed.

P O L Y T H E I S M ⇒ HOTELS

P O L Y T H E I S M ⇒ SMITH

P O L Y T H E I S M ⇒ PISTOL


DIRECTIONS:

In the following questions a word is followed by four other words, one of which cannot be formed by using the letters of the given word. Find this word.

Q-8)   GOVERNMENT

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

There is no letter ‘A’ in the key word.


DIRECTIONS:

In the following questions a word is followed by four other words, one of which cannot be formed by using the letters of the given word. Find this word.

Q-9)   COURAGEOUS

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

There is only one ‘E’ in the given word.

But, there are two Es in the word SECURE.


DIRECTIONS:

In the following questions a word is followed by four other words, one of which cannot be formed by using the letters of the given word. Find this word.

Q-10)   JUXTAPOSITION

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

There is no ‘C’ in the keyword. Therefore, the word TOXIC cannot be formed.


DIRECTIONS:

In the following questions a word is followed by four other words, one of which cannot be formed by using the letters of the given word. Find this word.

Q-11)   MANIFESTATIO

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

There is no ‘L’ letter in the key word.


DIRECTIONS:

In the following questions a word is followed by four other words, one of which cannot be formed by using the letters of the given word. Find this word.

Q-12)   EXPERIENCE

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

There is no ‘ T ’ letter in the key word.


DIRECTIONS:

In the following questions a word is followed by four other words, one of which cannot be formed by using the letters of the given word. Find this word.

Q-13)   EXAMINATION

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

There is no ‘L’ letter in the keyword.


DIRECTIONS:

In the following questions a word is followed by four other words, one of which cannot be formed by using the letters of the given word. Find this word.

Q-14)   INTELLIGENCE

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

There is no ‘A’ letter in the keyword.


DIRECTIONS:

In the following questions a word is followed by four other words, one of which cannot be formed by using the letters of the given word. Find this word.

Q-15)   IMPRESSIONABLE

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

There is no ‘T’ letter in the given word. Therefore, the word IMPORT cannot be formed.


DIRECTIONS:

In the following questions a word is followed by four other words, one of which cannot be formed by using the letters of the given word. Find this word.

Q-16)   DISSEMINATION

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

There is no ‘C’ letter in the given word.


DIRECTIONS:

In the following questions a word is followed by four other words, one of which cannot be formed by using the letters of the given word. Find this word.

Q-17)   From the given words, select the word which cannot be formed using the letters of the given word.

DISSERTATION

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

There is no ‘C’ letter in the given word. Therefore, the word DIRECTION cannot be formed.

D I S S E R T A T I O N ⇒ SISTER

D I S S E R T A T I O N ⇒ STATION

D I S S E R T A T I O N ⇒ RATION


DIRECTIONS:

In the following questions a word is followed by four other words, one of which cannot be formed by using the letters of the given word. Find this word.

Q-18)   From the given alternative words, select the word which cannot be formed using the letters of the given word:

MEASUREMENT

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

There is no ‘I’ letter in the given word. Therefore, the word SUMMIT cannot be formed.

M E A S U R E M E N T ⇒ MASTER

M E A S U R E M E N T ⇒ EASTERN

M E A S U R E M E N T ⇒ MEAN


DIRECTIONS:

In the following questions a word is followed by four other words, one of which cannot be formed by using the letters of the given word. Find this word.

Q-19)   From the given alternative words, select the word which cannot be formed using the letters of the given word.

‘BOOKBINDING’

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

There is only one ‘G’ in the given word.

Therefore, the word DIGGING cannot be formed.

B O O K B I N D I N G ⇒ DINING

B O O K B I N D I N G ⇒ BONDING

B O O K B I N D I N G ⇒ DOING


DIRECTIONS:

In the following questions a word is followed by four other words, one of which cannot be formed by using the letters of the given word. Find this word.

Q-20)   From the given alternative words, select the word which can not be formed using the letters of the given word:

UNIVERSALISATION

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

There is no ‘C’ letter in the given word. Therefore, the word CURTAIN cannot be formed.

U N I V E R S A L I S A T I O N ⇒ NATION

U N I V E R S A L I S A T I O N ⇒ LIVER

U N I V E R S A L I S A T I O N ⇒ AVIATION