English Language

Vocabulary and Synonyms

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Vocabulary and synonyms are essential components of English language sections across competitive exams. This topic tests word associations, context meanings, and precise vocabulary skills. Regular practice helps test takers score higher in SSC, banking, and railway recruitment tests.

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Vocabulary and Synonyms Questions

Multiple choice how adverbs are formed adverb english

Form the adverb of the following word:

quick

  1. quicker

  2. quickest

  3. quickly

  4. quickily
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

An adverb is a word or phrase that qualifies or changes an adjective, verb or other adverb, to express a relation of situation, cause etc.

The correct answer is C)quickly as it ends with 'ly' and is  spelled correctly.

Options A,B, and D are wrong  as they are misspelled.


Multiple choice how adverbs are formed adverb english

Form the adverb of the following word:

soft

  1. softfully

  2. softily

  3. softly

  4. softer
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

An adverb is a word or phrase that qualifies or changes an adjective, verb or other adverb, to express a relation of situation, cause etc.

The correct answer is  C)softly as it ends with 'ly' and is spelled correctly.

Options A,B, and D are wrong  as they are misspelled.


Multiple choice how adverbs are formed adverb english

Form the adverb of the following word:

sudden

  1. suddener

  2. suddenest

  3. soonest

  4. suddenly
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

An adverb is a word or phrase that qualifies or changes an adjective, verb or other adverb, to express a relation of situation, cause etc.

The correct answer is  D)suddenly as it ends with 'ly' and is  spelled correctly.

Options A,B, and C are wrong  as they are misspelled.


Multiple choice how adverbs are formed adverb english

Form the adverb of the following word:

graceful

  1. gracefully

  2. gracefuly

  3. gracefuller

  4. gracefullest
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

An adverb is a word or phrase that qualifies or changes an adjective, verb or other adverb, to express a relation of situation, cause etc.

The correct answer is  A)gracefully as the given word 'graceful' when made an adverb ends with 'ly'.

Options B,C, and D are wrong  as they are misspelled.


Multiple choice how adverbs are formed adverb english

Form the adverb of the following word:

sharp

  1. sharply

  2. sharper

  3. sharpest

  4. sharpen
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

An adverb is a word or phrase that qualifies or changes an adjective, verb or another adverb, to express a relation of a situation, cause etc.

The correct answer is  A)sharply as it ends in 'ly'  and is spelled correctly.

Options B,C, and D are wrong as 'sharper' is a comparative adjective, 'sharpest' is a superlative adjective, and 'sharpen' is a verb respectively.


Multiple choice how adverbs are formed adverb english

Form the adverb of the following word:

massive

  1. massively

  2. massiveily

  3. massivily

  4. massivefully
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

An adverb is a word or phrase that qualifies or changes an adjective, verb or another adverb, to express a relation of a situation, cause etc.

The correct answer is  A)massively as it ends in 'ly'  and is spelled correctly.

Options B,C, and D are wrong as the given options are misspelled.


Multiple choice how adverbs are formed adverb english

Form the adverb of the following word:

generous

  1. generousily

  2. generousfully

  3. generously

  4. generouser
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

An adverb is a word or phrase that qualifies or changes an adjective, verb or other adverb, to express a relation of situation, cause etc.

The correct answer is C)generously as it ends with 'ly'.

Options A, B, and D are wrong  as they are misspelled.



Multiple choice how adverbs are formed adverb english

Form the adverb of the following word:
Soft

  1. softly

  2. softer

  3. softest

  4. soften
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

An adverb is a word or phrase that qualifies or changes an adjective, verb or another adverb, to express a relation of a situation, cause etc.

The correct answer is  C) softly as it ends with 'ly' and is spelled correctly.

Options A, B, and D are wrong as 'softer' is a comparative adjective, 'softest' is a superlative adjective, and 'soften' is a verb respectively.


Multiple choice how adverbs are formed adverb english

Form the adverb of the following word:

rough

  1. roughily

  2. roughly

  3. roughful

  4. rougher
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

An adverb is a word or phrase that qualifies or changes an adjective, verb or another adverb, to express a relation of a situation, cause etc.

The correct answer is  A)roughly as it ends in 'ly'  and is spelled correctly.

Options A,C, and D are wrong as the word is misspelled, 'roughful' is not a word, and 'rougher' is a comparative adjective respectively.


Multiple choice elements of book keeping and accountancy recording and posting of cash transactions understand the concept of imprest system petty cash book bank book and petty cash book

The word "Petty" is derived from ______________.

  1. French word

  2. German word

  3. Latin word

  4. Greek word
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Petty is a french word which means small. So petty cash book has come into existence which records small amount transactions. Hence, petty is the derivation of the french word.

Multiple choice

angry : frown :: bored :

  1. smile

  2. yell

  3. yawn

  4. pout
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

This is an action-expression analogy: an angry person might frown, and a bored person might yawn.

Multiple choice

I hate ... houseworks.

  1. making

  2. doing

  3. taking

  4. going
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The correct collocation for housework is to do housework.

Multiple choice

... are you so sad?

  1. Why

  2. When

  3. What

  4. How
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The question asks for the reason behind an emotion, which requires the interrogative pronoun 'Why'. 'When' asks about time, 'What' asks about objects or actions, and 'How' asks about manner or state.