Word Study Quiz

Choose the correct syllabication for the word vaporize.

• va/po/rize

• vap/o/rize

• vapo/rize

• va/por/ize

Choose the correct syllabication for the word bicycle.

• bi/cy/cle

• bi/cyc/le

• bic/y/cle

• bic/yc/le

Choose the correct syllabication for the word economy.

• eco/no/my

• e/con/omy

• ec/on/om/y

• e/con/o/my

Choose the correct syllabication for the word elevator.

• e/lev/at/or

• el/eva/tor

• el/e/va/tor

• el/eva/to/r

The correct syllabication for the word national is —

• na/tio/nal

• nat/ion/al

• na/tion/al

• nat/io/na

Choose the word pair that has the same type of consonant change and change in pronunciation as each boldfaced word pair below: duplicate - duplication.

• history - historian

• clinic - clinician

• nominate - nomination

• sense - sensation

Choose the word pair that has the same type of consonant change and change in pronunciation as each boldfaced word pair below: music - musician.

• college - collegian

• electric - electrician

• library - librarian

• Russia - Russian

Choose the word pair that has the same type of consonant change and change in pronunciation as each boldfaced word pair below: distinct - distinction.

• apply - application

• convene - convention

• presume - presumption

• reject - rejection

Choose the word pair that has the same type of consonant change and change in pronunciation as each boldfaced word pair below: logic - logician.

• Canada - Canadian

• guard - guardian

• history - historian

• magic - magician

The suffix -ian can be used to change the word politic into —

• politian

• politician

• politictian

• politisian