Reasoning ยท 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

Using 's' as compulsory letter for forming words which words can you make using the given letters- g, n, i, e, t, e, l - e.g. sing.

  1. Guns, Nice, Sent, Sign

  2. Sign, Sent, Tangy, Tense

  3. Tense, Sent, Gents, Sign

  4. Nice, Single, Tense, Nest
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The letters provided are g, n, i, e, t, e, l. Option C contains words (Tense, Sent, Gents, Sign) that can all be formed using these letters, whereas other options contain letters not present in the set (like 'u' in Guns or 'a' in Tangy).

Multiple choice

Which of the following words is not a valid Scrabble word?

  1. ZOMBIE

  2. SQUIRE

  3. GHOULS

  4. ZOO
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C Correct answer
Explanation

GHOULS is not a valid Scrabble word because it contains the letter 'U' twice.

Multiple choice

Which of the following words is the longest word that can be made using only the letters in the word 'SCRABBLE'?

  1. SCRABBLER

  2. SCRAMBLE

  3. CARABLES

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

SCRABBLER is the longest word that can be made using only the letters in the word 'SCRABBLE'.

Multiple choice

Which of the following words is the longest word that can be made using only the vowels in the word 'AEIOUY'?

  1. OYEZ

  2. AEIOU

  3. EUOUA

  4. OUIEA
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A Correct answer
Explanation

OYEZ is the longest word that can be made using only the vowels in the word 'AEIOUY'.

Multiple choice

Which of the following words is the longest word that can be made using only the consonants in the word 'SCRABBLE'?

  1. SCRABBLER

  2. CRABS

  3. BRICKS

  4. SCRAMBLE
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A Correct answer
Explanation

SCRABBLER is the longest word that can be made using only the consonants in the word 'SCRABBLE'.

Multiple choice

Which of the following words is the longest word that can be made using only the letters in the word 'SCRABBLE'?

  1. SCRABBLER

  2. SCRAMBLE

  3. CARABLES

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

SCRABBLER is the longest word that can be made using only the letters in the word 'SCRABBLE'.

Multiple choice

Which of the following words is the longest word that can be made using only the letters in the word 'SCRABBLE'?

  1. SCRABBLER

  2. SCRAMBLE

  3. CARABLES

  4. BARCLES
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A Correct answer
Explanation

SCRABBLER is the longest word that can be made using only the letters in the word 'SCRABBLE'.

Multiple choice

An optional phonological rule is one that:

  1. Applies to all words in a language

  2. Applies to some words in a language

  3. Applies to no words in a language

  4. None of the above
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B Correct answer
Explanation

An optional phonological rule is one that applies to some words in a language.

Multiple choice

What is the term for a morpheme that cannot stand alone as a word?

  1. Free morpheme

  2. Bound morpheme

  3. Root morpheme

  4. Affix morpheme
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B Correct answer
Explanation

A bound morpheme is a morpheme that cannot stand alone as a word and must be attached to another morpheme. For example, the '-ed' in 'walked' is a bound morpheme.