How should you approach Word Formation practice for the Use of English?

• A. Study common word families (noun/verb/adjective/adverb) and create practice items.
• B. Memorize vocabulary words without considering forms.
• C. Ignore prefixes and suffixes.
• D. Memorize unrelated phrases.

Answer: (A)

Focus on how words change form through prefixes, suffixes, and shifts between noun, verb, adjective, and adverb. This helps you recognize patterns and produce the right form quickly in Use of English tasks. The best approach is to study common word families and actively create practice items, so you see how a root word can become different parts of speech and how small changes alter meaning and function. For example, from a root like nation you can get national (adjective) and nationally (adverb), or from create you get creation (noun) and creative (adjective). This kind of targeted practice builds both recognition and production skills, which is exactly what Word Formation tasks test. Memorizing words without considering their forms won’t prepare you for changing forms in sentences, prefixes and suffixes are essential for forming correct words, and unrelated phrases don’t train you to manipulate word endings or parts of speech.