Word Forms Worksheet: Noun, Verb, Adjective

Vocabulary lesson 26: Word families · Set 964 · 40 questions

Word tip (The gap decides the form): Endings help: -tion, -sion, -ness, -ity, -ence → noun; -ful, -ive, -ous, -able, -ent → adjective; -ly → adverb; -ify, en- → verb. Look at the gap: after a, the, your → noun; after will, can, to → verb; before a noun or after is → adjective; telling how something is done → adverb. Read the sentence with your word in it to check.

1. 1.Which word is a verb? (a) describe (b) description (c) descriptive (d) descriptively
2. 2.Choose the right form: The telephone was a great ___. (a) invent (b) invention (c) inventive (d) inventively
3. 3.Choose the right form: There is a big ___ between a frog and a toad. (a) different (b) differ (c) differently (d) difference
4. 4.Which word is a verb? (a) imagination (b) imaginatively (c) imagine (d) imaginative
5. 5.Choose the right form: You must ___ which book to read first. (a) decisive (b) decision (c) decide (d) decisively
6. 6.Which word is an adjective? (a) decision (b) decisively (c) decide (d) decisive
7. 7.Choose the right form: Write a short ___ of your best friend. (a) describe (b) descriptively (c) descriptive (d) description
8. 8.Which word is a verb? (a) creation (b) create (c) creatively (d) creative
9. 9.Choose the right form: The storm caused great ___ in the village. (a) destroy (b) destructively (c) destructive (d) destruction
10. 10.Choose the right form: Everyone looked at the dancer with ___. (a) admiration (b) admirably (c) admirable (d) admire
11. 11.Choose the right form: Tara spoke ___ and won the debate. (a) persuasive (b) persuasively (c) persuasion (d) persuade
12. 12.Choose the right form: Close your eyes and ___ you are on the moon. (a) imagination (b) imagine (c) imaginative (d) imaginatively
13. 13.Choose the right form: Hard work is the key to ___. (a) successful (b) success (c) successfully (d) succeed
14. 14.Which word is an adverb? (a) create (b) creative (c) creation (d) creatively
15. 15.Which word is a verb? (a) simply (b) simplify (c) simple (d) simplicity
16. 16.Which word is an adverb? (a) attraction (b) attractively (c) attract (d) attractive
17. 17.Which word is an adverb? (a) persuasion (b) persuade (c) persuasively (d) persuasive
18. 18.Which word is an adjective? (a) different (b) difference (c) differ (d) differently
19. 19.Which word is a verb? (a) different (b) differ (c) differently (d) difference
20. 20.Which word is a noun? (a) inventively (b) invent (c) inventive (d) invention
21. 21.Which word is a noun? (a) admirable (b) admiration (c) admirably (d) admire
22. 22.Choose the right form: Can you ___ Dad to buy a puppy? (a) persuasion (b) persuasively (c) persuade (d) persuasive
23. 23.Which word is an adverb? (a) beautiful (b) beautifully (c) beauty (d) beautify
24. 24.Which word is an adjective? (a) pure (b) purity (c) purely (d) purify
25. 25.Which word is a verb? (a) successfully (b) successful (c) succeed (d) success
26. 26.Choose the right form: Termites can ___ wooden furniture. (a) destructive (b) destroy (c) destructively (d) destruction
27. 27.Which word is an adverb? (a) purely (b) purity (c) purify (d) pure
28. 28.Which word is an adjective? (a) succeed (b) successful (c) success (d) successfully
29. 29.Choose the right form: Please explain it ___; I am only seven! (a) simple (b) simplicity (c) simplify (d) simply
30. 30.Choose the right form: Wear a helmet for ___ while cycling. (a) protective (b) protectively (c) protect (d) protection
31. 31.Which word is a verb? (a) decision (b) decisive (c) decisively (d) decide
32. 32.Choose the right form: Your honesty is ___. (a) admirable (b) admirably (c) admire (d) admiration
33. 33.Which word is a noun? (a) descriptively (b) descriptive (c) description (d) describe
34. 34.Choose the right form: Meera sings ___. (a) beautifully (b) beautify (c) beautiful (d) beauty
35. 35.Which word is an adjective? (a) imaginatively (b) imaginative (c) imagine (d) imagination
36. 36.Which word is a noun? (a) succeed (b) success (c) successfully (d) successful
37. 37.Which word is a noun? (a) decisively (b) decision (c) decide (d) decisive
38. 38.Choose the right form: My sister and I like ___ games. (a) different (b) differ (c) difference (d) differently
39. 39.Which word is an adverb? (a) admirably (b) admiration (c) admire (d) admirable
40. 40.Choose the right form: Let us ___ a poster for Earth Day. (a) create (b) creation (c) creatively (d) creative

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