Word Formation

Grade 9 revised past papers (answer key)

1 2
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1 standardised 31 expertise 61 absorption 1 impressively 36 deleterious 66 underestimation
2 laborious 32 vain 62 infuriated 2 independent 37 self-destructive 67 scenic
3 anxiety / anxieties 33 theoretically 63 deodorant 3 unpolluted 38 lookout 68 compelled
4 artistic 34 competitors 64 imperial 4 longest 39 untold 69 expiry /
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5 growth 35 inscribed 65 artistically 5 non-existent 40 inexcusably expiration
6 bleeding 36 personnel 66 handful 6 standing 41 medicinally 70 tastelessness
7 entitled 37 miniature 67 obligatory 7 authorised 42 well-wishers 71 indestructible
8 supposedly 38 fraudulent 68 auctioneer 8 alternatives 43 slip-up 72 prayer(s)
(1)
9 mixture 39 bureaucratic 69 beneficiaries 9 indistinguishable 44 Leadership 73 multinational /
(10)
10 confidential 40 commemorate 70 impoverished 45 success international
11 likewise 41 numerous / 71 Norwegian 10 incomparable 46 intentionally 74 commentator
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12 rectangular innumerable / 72 deterrent 11 deadened 47 breath-taking 75 uneconomic(al)
13 maintenance numberless 73 evacuees 12 disgrace 48 breakdown 76 responsive
14 mentally 42 spectacular 74 Bedridden 13 native 49 poor / 77 belittled
15 carpentry 43 quarrelsome 75 untimely 14 celebrations impoverished 78 celebratory
(3) (6)
16 descriptive 44 carriage 76 rectify / correct 15 refusal 50 pleasantly 79 semi-finals
17 accustomed 45 habitually 77 respondents 16 behavioural 51 reductions 80 childhood
18 uprooted 46 fingerprints 78 seductively 17 misplace 52 preferential 81 pleasantly
19 evolved 47 evaporating 79 spontaneity 18 flights 53 deadly 82 famine-stricken
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20 orphanage 48 illuminated 80 omnivore 19 inexhaustible 54 captives 83 break-in(s)
21 pacify 49 Tragically 81 recruitment 20 insecticide(s) 55 refusal 84 publicise
22 ascertain 50 retention 82 subjectivity 21 immeasurably 56 non-existent 85 solidifies
23 surgery 51 saviour 83 servile 22 ill-advised 57 attendance 86 unarguably /
24 harmonious 52 booklet 84 commemorate 23 breathless 58 management inarguably
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25 revelation 53 conclusively 85 remnants 24 profundity 59 Aquariums 87 irreducible
26 typically 54 vocal 86 playwright 25 non-appearance 60 empower 88 tutorials
27 ignoble 55 underprivileged 87 consensus 26 spokesman / 61 spoken 89 erasure
28 receptive 56 fabulous / fabled 88 additives spokeswoman / 62 unawares 90 outstandingly
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29 offensive 89 organisms spokesperson 63 non-appearance 91 invulnerability
30 indebted 57 cowardice 90 undoubtedly / 27 dependable 64 impassable 92 prioritised
58 pacify doubtless(ly) / 28 standby / 65 unprofessionally 93 urgency
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59 provocative indubitably stand-in 94 ill-equipped
60 legendary 29 wrongdoings / 95 joint
misdeeds 96 misinformed
30 time-consuming 97 Inexperienced
31 impressionable 98 imaginary
32 polluting 99 micro-organisms
33 remembrance 100 entry
34 furthering
35 antiviral

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1 discomfort 28 commercialised 55 reluctantly A 1 various 5 scientific 8 collection

2 seasick / 29 consumption 56 outbreak 2 meanings 6 recently 9 grammatical
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nauseous 30 triumphant 57 mistreated / 3 communication 7 proof(s) 10 agreement
3 fertility 31 ghostly maltreated / 4 similarity
4 unreachable 32 pleasantries ill-treated B 1 diversity 5 tasty 8 addictive
5 assignments 33 advisory 58 likelihood 2 surprising 6 seductive 9 surrendering
6 inaccessible 34 succession 59 impairments 3 cultural 7 precisely 10 elusive
7 enrichment 35 displeasure 60 watchful 4 spiritual
8 further 36 undernourished / 61 climatology C 1 tranquillity 5 colonial 8 delightful
9 picnicking malnourished 62 introductory 2 poetic 6 neighbourhood 9 accompaniment
10 encouraging 37 drawbacks 63 disinterested 3 spectacular 7 modernity 10 memorable
11 compulsory 38 wholeheartedness 64 worldwide 4 fragrant
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12 herbicide(s) 39 disinterested 65 hard-earned D 1 voluntary 5 obligations 8 generosity
13 outspoken 40 upbringing 66 exactitude / 2 behaviour 6 Refusal 9 approximately
14 irreparable 41 phenomenal exactness 3 recipient 7 necessity 10 significant
15 disrespectful 42 Educationally 67 informative 4 impersonal
16 Cookery 43 contestants 68 Amazingly
17 recycling 44 Zoology 69 availability 7
18 carefree 45 underground 70 personalise
19 hot-tempered 46 irreplaceable 71 acknowledged 1 selflessly 14 chaotic 26 survivors
20 disconnected 47 duty-free 72 personifying 2 unattended 15 Disused / Unused 27 ages
21 malpractice 48 probability 73 acquaintances 3 survivors 16 prosperity 28 utterly
22 uncontrollable 49 proofread 74 contaminants 4 straightening 17 misbehaved 29 deafening
23 blameworthy 50 broadening 75 surroundings 5 underestimated 18 endanger 30 drunken
24 foreseeable 51 flexibility 76 shortcomings 6 revolutionised 19 disadvantages 31 repellent
25 misconception 52 constraints 77 inexpensive 7 applause 20 disappearance / 32 grossly
26 acquisition 53 negligible 78 Basically 8 Illegally non-appearance 33 practically
27 involuntarily 54 refrigerants 79 bewitching 9 hardened
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21 uncontrollably 34 massive
80 infamous 10 indecisive 22 Numerous / 35 simply
11 knowledgeable Numberless / 36 awfully
4 12 boredom Innumerable 37 relatively
13 readable 23 sensibility
1 disaster-stricken 11 successes 21 disillusionment 24 (un)successfully
2 correspondingly 12 misappropriating 22 acknowledgement 25 deadening
3 Ultrasound 13 Hyperactive 23 unaccountably
4 necessitate 14 premature 24 inscribed 8
5 underwater 15 addictive 25 vanity
6 oxygenate 16 Urbanisation 26 domesticated 1 peacefully 5 responsibility 8 proof
7 immeasurably 17 entrust 27 unawares 2 remarkable 6 retirement 9 seasonal
8 medicinal 18 intelligently / 28 Explanatory 3 originally 7 appearance 10 unreliable
9 compulsory intellectually 29 Extrasensory 4 including
10 worshippers 19 non-recyclable 30 numerous /
20 impersonation innumerable / COMMENTS
numberless
On compiling this booklet, I have extended the answers in such a
5 way as to encourage natural and contextual flexibility. I have also
tried my best to keep the original questions though some of them
1 horrifies really need modifying as far as accuracy is concerned. Common
2 mistakenly misunderstandings as well as advanced extensions will be
3 irreplaceable discussed as follows.
4 accompanied
(1)
5 likelihood Can you find other derivations of mix in addition to mixer, mix-
6 lessen up, mixed-up, mixture? Be able to find more than 5 derivations.
7 accessible (Those with inflectional suffixes do not count.)
8 precautions
(2)
9 unnoticed The stem should be angle instead of rectangle. However, this
10 presence may cause unnecessary difficulties for students if they do not know
(6)
the Latin root rect (“straight” or “right”), which also appears in .
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(3), (4)
The Latin root scribere (“write”, as in script, describe,
inscribe) appears in many combinations. Be able to find more
than 15 derivations of this root. (Those with inflectional suffixes
do not count.)

(5), (8), (9)

Further discussions have been prompted in corresponding
posts or past papers.

(7)
The Latin root vore or vora (“eating”, “feeding on”) appears
only in combining forms, which means it does not exist as a word.
The question is aimed at testing the prefix omni- (“everywhere”,
“all”). The better stem should be voracious or voracity.

(10)
The stem should be distinct. Be able to tell the difference
between indistinguishable and undistinguished.

(11)
Though delete and deleterious bear a striking resemblance to
each other in spelling, they do not share the same root, nor do
they share any sense of meaning. deleterious by itself exists as
one word, while delete is derived from the Latin root delet
(“effaced”, “blotted out”). The question should be rewritten so as
not to cause misunderstandings for students. Be able to find
derivations of delete.

(12)
We accept the answer nauseous seeing that it is close in
meaning to seasick though they do not share much of the same
root. seasick is a combining form of sea and sick, either of whose
roots exists as a word. nauseous is derived from the Latin root
nausea (“seasickness”), which bears a similarity to seasick in
spelling, but nausea is derived from the Greek root naus (“ship”,
not “sea”). In short, seasick and nauseous may share a sense of
meaning, but come from slightly different origins.

(13)
Can well-earned be used in this context? Is the word earnest a
derivation of earn?

(14)
Can self-hardened be used in this context?

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