Reasoning · English Language

Word Formation and Classification

44 Questions

Word formation and classification test logical reasoning by requiring candidates to construct words from given letters and identify morphemes. Questions also involve selecting redundant words, forming contractions, and finding the odd word in a group. These verbal reasoning topics are common in bank and SSC exams.

Letter arrangement anagramsOdd word classificationMorpheme identificationRedundant word selectionWord contractions

Word Formation and Classification Questions

Multiple choice general knowledge math & puzzles
  1. ANGER

  2. GREEN

  3. USAGE

  4. COURAGE

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The word 'USAGE' cannot be formed from 'ENCOURAGE' because 'USAGE' contains the letter 'S', which is missing from the source word. 'ANGER', 'GREEN', and 'COURAGE' can all be spelled using the available letters in 'ENCOURAGE'.

Multiple choice general knowledge math & puzzles
  1. CENTRE

  2. CONCERN

  3. TREAT

  4. REASON

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The word 'REASON' cannot be formed from 'CONCENTRATE' because 'REASON' contains the letter 'S', which is not present in the source word. 'CENTRE', 'CONCERN', and 'TREAT' only use letters found within 'CONCENTRATE'.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. inexpressable

  2. nonexpressible

  3. unexpressable

  4. inexpressible

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The correct spelling is 'inexpressible' with an 'i' before the 'ble' suffix. In English, words ending in '-ible' (from Latin '-ibilis') include 'accessible,' 'audible,' and 'inexpressible.' Options A and C incorrectly use '-able' suffix, while 'nonexpressible' uses a different prefix entirely that changes the word's meaning.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. True

  2. False

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Several longer words exist without repeating letters, including "uncopyrightable" (15 letters), "dermatoglyphics" (15 letters), and "subdermatoglyphic" (17 letters). These are called isograms or heterograms. The claim about "copyrightable" being the longest is therefore incorrect.

Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology
  1. alousy

  2. uvenil

  3. ad

  4. aundic

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Adding 'j' and 'a' creates: jealousy (green-associated), juvenile, jade (green stone), and jaundice (yellow, NOT green). The puzzle asks which completed word is NOT associated with green - jaundice is associated with yellow skin/eyes, making it the correct answer. This is a wordplay puzzle testing vocabulary.

Multiple choice general knowledge math & puzzles
  1. 2

  2. False

  3. DIFFICULT TO ANSWER

  4. OUT OF SYLLABYS.. :p

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The longest word in English without repeating a letter is 'uncopyrightable' (15 letters), not 'copyrightable'. Other long isograms (words with no repeated letters) include 'dermatoglyphics' (15 letters). The statement claims 'copyrightable' is the longest, which is factually incorrect.