Word Forms Worksheet: Noun, Verb, Adjective

Vocabulary lesson 26: Word families · Set 987 · 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) protective (b) protection (c) protectively (d) protect
2. 2.Choose the right form: The rocket was ___ launched. (a) succeed (b) success (c) successfully (d) successful
3. 3.Choose the right form: Use your ___ to write a story about a flying elephant. (a) imagination (b) imaginatively (c) imaginative (d) imagine
4. 4.Which word is an adjective? (a) persuasion (b) persuade (c) persuasively (d) persuasive
5. 5.Choose the right form: Wear a helmet for ___ while cycling. (a) protectively (b) protection (c) protect (d) protective
6. 6.Choose the right form: The telephone was a great ___. (a) inventively (b) inventive (c) invention (d) invent
7. 7.Which word is a verb? (a) simple (b) simplify (c) simplicity (d) simply
8. 8.Which word is a verb? (a) imaginatively (b) imagination (c) imagine (d) imaginative
9. 9.Choose the right form: If you practise daily, you will ___. (a) successfully (b) succeed (c) successful (d) success
10. 10.Which word is an adverb? (a) protection (b) protectively (c) protect (d) protective
11. 11.Choose the right form: Painting helps children become more ___. (a) creative (b) creation (c) create (d) creatively
12. 12.Which word is a noun? (a) attraction (b) attract (c) attractive (d) attractively
13. 13.Which word is an adverb? (a) differ (b) difference (c) differently (d) different
14. 14.Which word is a verb? (a) persuasively (b) persuasive (c) persuade (d) persuasion
15. 15.Choose the right form: Everyone looked at the dancer with ___. (a) admirable (b) admirably (c) admiration (d) admire
16. 16.Choose the right form: Termites can ___ wooden furniture. (a) destruction (b) destructive (c) destructively (d) destroy
17. 17.Which word is an adverb? (a) create (b) creative (c) creation (d) creatively
18. 18.Choose the right form: Tara spoke ___ and won the debate. (a) persuasively (b) persuade (c) persuasion (d) persuasive
19. 19.Choose the right form: She is a ___ doctor in Pune. (a) success (b) successfully (c) successful (d) succeed
20. 20.Choose the right form: It was a hard ___ to make. (a) decide (b) decisive (c) decisively (d) decision
21. 21.Choose the right form: The Taj Mahal is a famous tourist ___. (a) attract (b) attractive (c) attractively (d) attraction
22. 22.Which word is a noun? (a) beauty (b) beautify (c) beautiful (d) beautifully
23. 23.Which word is an adjective? (a) protection (b) protectively (c) protect (d) protective
24. 24.Which word is an adjective? (a) imaginatively (b) imaginative (c) imagination (d) imagine
25. 25.Which word is a noun? (a) simply (b) simple (c) simplify (d) simplicity
26. 26.Choose the right form: Meera sings ___. (a) beautiful (b) beauty (c) beautifully (d) beautify
27. 27.Which word is a verb? (a) admirably (b) admirable (c) admire (d) admiration
28. 28.Which word is a verb? (a) decide (b) decisively (c) decisive (d) decision
29. 29.Which word is an adjective? (a) descriptively (b) description (c) describe (d) descriptive
30. 30.Which word is a verb? (a) destruction (b) destructive (c) destroy (d) destructively
31. 31.Which word is a verb? (a) purify (b) purely (c) pure (d) purity
32. 32.Which word is a verb? (a) creative (b) creation (c) create (d) creatively
33. 33.Choose the right form: Close your eyes and ___ you are on the moon. (a) imagination (b) imaginatively (c) imagine (d) imaginative
34. 34.Choose the right form: Trees ___ the soil from washing away. (a) protective (b) protectively (c) protection (d) protect
35. 35.Which word is an adjective? (a) invention (b) invent (c) inventively (d) inventive
36. 36.Choose the right form: There is a big ___ between a frog and a toad. (a) different (b) differ (c) differently (d) difference
37. 37.Choose the right form: Write a short ___ of your best friend. (a) describe (b) description (c) descriptively (d) descriptive
38. 38.Choose the right form: My sister and I like ___ games. (a) differ (b) different (c) difference (d) differently
39. 39.Which word is an adverb? (a) imaginative (b) imaginatively (c) imagination (d) imagine
40. 40.Choose the right form: Please explain it ___; I am only seven! (a) simply (b) simplicity (c) simple (d) simplify

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