Name: [ Robayo Carlos ]

CEC–EPN TOEFL iBT Preparation: Class Exam #3

Section I: Identifying a Suffix’s Part of Speech (1 points each)

Noun Adjective
—able, —ible Inflat Inflatable
—er, —or Articulate Articulation
—ful Beauty Beautiful
—ion, —tion, —ation, —ition Fascinate Fascination
—ic Democrat Democratic
—ment Amuse Amusement
—ness Faithful Faithfulness
—ous, —eous, —ious Victory Victorious
—ship Space Spaceship
—ward Home Homeward

Instructions: Put a check mark [✔] in the correct box, identifying the part of speech that the
suffix creates.

Section II: Using Vocabulary in a Sentence (3 points each)

Use the vocabulary in parentheses in a sentence. If the word is a verb, you can conjugate it
or change its form. Each grammatical error and/or awkward word choice or phrasing will
result in a loss of one point.

1. (method) [ Nikola Tesla obtained a correct method for obtaining energy without cables.]

2. (function) [The basic function or life is understanding ]

3. (indicate) [ My father has a lot of patience to indicate some procedures in finances.]

4. (major) [ The legal department has a major role in the legal procedure of a company. ]

5. (occur) [Many molecular phenomena can occur in outer space.]

6. (appropriate) [The study of quantum physics helps us to have an appropriate logical

knowledge ]
7. (distinguish) [Oxford school tried to distinguish molecular theory from atomics.]

8. (impact) [ Covid -19 made an astronomical impact worldwide.]

9. (perceive) [Carlos couldn´t perceive the rotten smell coming from the kitchen.]

10.(category) [ Carlos scored a goal in the tournament final of an exceptional category.]

11.(alternative) [The Ecuadorian education System has no alternatives to study.]

12.(consider) [Space-time can be considered as a physical space in a different dimension. ]

13.(layer) [ The planet Earth has a very thin layer called the ozono layer.]

14.(rely) [Alfredo relies heavily on his intellectual abilities to resolve a nuclear theory.

15.(valid) [ Daniel obtained a valid certificate after attending his seminar on intelligent

structures.]

16.(apparent) [The law of equilibrium apparent to be a gravitational anomaly because it is

not perfect.]

17.(label) [My sister forgot to take the label off her new clothes.]

18.(retain) [The catalyst serves to retain air leaks from a moving vehicle.]

19.(subsequent) [The subject of mathematics has a subsequent process to be able to reach the

result.]

20.(access) [ Physics has access to all kinds of mathematical and quantum study.]

Section III: Words that Use Prefixes or Suffixes (+1 point each)
Write an English word that uses the given prefix or suffix. Do not use a word from the
examples on the vocabulary lists.

1. (anti—) [Antisocial ]
21.(dis—) [Disagree ]

22.(fore—) [Foreman ]

23.(mid—) [middle ]

24.(semi—) [Semicolon ]

25.(trans—) [Transcultural ]

26.(—ic) [Enthusiastic ]

27.(—ish) [ Selfish ]

28.(—ive) [Representative ]

29.(—ship) [Ownership ]

30.(—ness) [Weakness ]

31.(—ward) [Forward ]

32.(—less) [Painless ]