This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Morphology > Prefixes And Suffixes – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Prefixes And Suffixes Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the root word in the word 'unhappiness'? A) Ness. B) Un. C) Unhapp. D) Happy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Happy. 2. Where does a suffix go? A) Beginning of the word. B) Middle of the word. C) End of the word. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) End of the word. 3. Attach a suffix to the word 'inform ..... ' A) Ness. B) Able. C) Ation. D) Ance. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ation. 4. The root word form (from Latin) means "shape" and can stand by itself.What is the formula for success?In order to be accepted by others, some people conform to society.The suffix "-less" means "without." What does "formless" mean? A) Able to see shapes. B) Having no shape. C) The measure of a shape. D) Drawing a shape. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Having no shape. 5. Which of the following is a suffix that means 'the act of'? A) -ful. B) -ment. C) -less. D) -ly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) -ment. 6. Ante-means ..... A) Front. B) Forward. C) Inderior. D) Back. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Front. 7. What part of the word is a suffix? A) Middle. B) Top. C) Beginning. D) End. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) End. 8. Will saw a homeless puppy wandering around town."LESS" refers to A) Without. B) Action or process. C) Having the quaility of. D) Characterized by. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Without. 9. What is the meaning of the prefix:trans A) Across. B) Under. C) Above. D) Before. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Across. 10. Characterized by (adjective maker) A) -y. B) -ful. C) -less. D) -able. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) -y. 11. A prefix does not changes the meaning of a root word. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 12. I loved this book so much I am going to ..... it again! A) Keep. B) Replay. C) Redo. D) Reread. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reread. 13. A prefix is a word part attached to 0 A) The beginning of a root word. B) The middle of a root word. C) The end of a root word. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The beginning of a root word. 14. The word careful has: A) A prefix. B) A suffix. C) A prefix and a suffix. D) A root. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A suffix. 15. The opposite of agree is A) Agreement. B) Unagree. C) Disagreement. D) Disagree. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Disagree. 16. Ethan, Lily and Aria are having a debate. Ethan says the prefix 'multi-' means 'half', Lily thinks it's 'bi-', and Aria is sure it's 'semi-'. Who is correct? A) Ethan (multi-). B) Aria (semi-). C) Lily (bi-). D) None of them. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aria (semi-). 17. What does unchangeable mean? A) Able to be the same. B) Able to be altered or made different. C) Not able to be altered or made different. D) Not able to be the same. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Not able to be altered or made different. 18. I like to wear ..... clothes when i'm at home A) Comfort. B) Comfortable. C) Comforful. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comfortable. 19. When does the prefix "super" mean? A) Above. B) Not enough. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Above. 20. The base word in disobey is? A) Obey. B) Dis. C) Ey. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Obey. 21. Which word would match the definition "able to believe" ? A) Disbelief. B) Believable. C) Unbelievable. D) Believe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Believable. 22. What is the meaning of the word kindness? A) Not kind. B) To be kind again. C) Someone who is kind. D) Being kind. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Being kind. 23. What does the suffix "joyful" mean? A) You have some joy. B) NOT full of joy. C) Full of joy. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Full of joy. 24. What is the meaning of the suffix '-less'? A) Without. B) Full of. C) In the manner of. D) Capable of. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Without. 25. My little brother is so argumentative; he challenges everything I say. What does the suffix '-ative' suggest about him? A) He is without arguments. B) He is able to be argued with. C) He is the result of an argument. D) He has a tendency to argue. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He has a tendency to argue. 26. What is the prefix in the word nonsense? A) Sen. B) Sense. C) Non. D) Se. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Non. 27. The prefix "non" means ..... A) Not. B) Sometimes. C) Hundred. D) Within. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not. 28. Attach a prefix to the word ' ..... prison' A) Non. B) Co. C) Dis. D) Im. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Im. 29. Ante is a suffix. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 30. Someone who is forgiving and who is willing to be kind all the time A) Fearful. B) Merciful. C) Hopeful. D) Faithful. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Merciful. 31. What does the prefix 'dis' do to the word appeared in this sentence?The cat disappeared before her very eyes. A) It tells you that the cat appeared bigger than before. B) It tells you that the cat vanished. C) It tells you that the act appeared to be further away. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It tells you that the cat vanished. 32. The word personal has: A) A prefix. B) A suffix. C) A prefix and a suffix. D) A root. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A suffix. 33. If someone is described as 'fearless', what does the suffix '-less' tell you about them? A) They are a type of fear. B) They are without fear. C) They cause fear in others. D) They are full of fear. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They are without fear. 34. How can the word 'irresponsibly' be correctly broken down into its prefix, root word, and suffix? A) Ir + re + sponsibly. B) Ir + responsible + ly. C) Irres + ponsi + bly. D) I + rresponsib + ly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ir + responsible + ly. 35. The root word graph (from Greek) means "to write" or "to draw." When you take a photograph, you're "writing down, " or recording, an image.A piece of writing might be accompanied by an illustration, or a graphic.The root word "choreo" means "to dance." What does "choreograph" mean? A) To end a dance. B) To dance quickly on your feet. C) To create, or compose, a dance. D) To play music for a dance. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To create, or compose, a dance. 36. In the phrase 'pre-game warmup', what does the prefix pre-mean? A) Before. B) Not. C) Again. D) After. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Before. 37. What is the meaning of the word unfriendly? A) A in a friendly way. B) B not in a friendly way. C) C not with friends. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B not in a friendly way. 38. Which prefix means 'half'? A) Semi-. B) Uni-. C) Bi-. D) Tri-. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Semi-. 39. The word nonsense has: A) A prefix. B) A suffix. C) A prefix and a suffix. D) A root. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A prefix. 40. If the root 'port' means to carry, what is the most likely meaning of the word transportable? A) Able to be carried across distances. B) The state of being carried. C) The act of carrying something. D) A person who carries things. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Able to be carried across distances. 41. Which of these statements IS NOT true about suffixes? (Two Answers) A) Suffixes never appear as regular words, but as a combination of letters. B) Suffixes change or modify the meaning of a word. C) Suffixes always come at the end of a word. D) Suffixes always come at the beginning of the word. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Suffixes always come at the beginning of the word. 42. What does rerun mean? A) Relax. B) Don't run. C) Run again. D) Tired. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Run again. 43. What does the suffix-ism mean? A) Similar. B) Belief, condition. C) Rule. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Belief, condition. 44. If you have to 'remake' your bed, what are you doing? A) Making it incorrectly. B) Making it again. C) Making it with someone else. D) Making it for the first time. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Making it again. 45. "ology" in the word biology is a ..... A) Prefix. B) Suffix. C) Root word. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Suffix. 46. Which prefix would you add to the word 'social' to describe someone who is against being with others? A) Bi-. B) Re-. C) Co-. D) Anti-. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Anti-. 47. What does the prefix re-mean? A) Do again. B) Opposite of. C) Small. D) Full of. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Do again. 48. My little brother tends to misplace his video game controllers. What is he doing? A) Breaking them on purpose. B) Organizing them carefully. C) Playing with them correctly. D) Putting them in the wrong spot. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Putting them in the wrong spot. 49. We ..... our tickets online before the show sold out. A) Repaid. B) Dispaid. C) Prepaid. D) Unpaid. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Prepaid. 50. "Due to unlucky experiences, students tend to memorize information to get better grades. They want to have literal answers like the textbooks. This has created high levels of anxiety preventing them from reaching significant learning." has a close relationship to this A) Background Knowledge. B) Concept learning. C) Mnemonic memorization. D) Attitude towards learning. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Attitude towards learning. 51. What is a root word? A) A plain word that has no prefixes or suffixes. B) The end of a word. C) The beginning of a word. D) A tricky ending. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A plain word that has no prefixes or suffixes. 52. Which prefix would you add to 'do' to indicate doing something again? A) Pre-. B) Un-. C) Mis-. D) Re-. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Re-. 53. The roots ped and pod (from Greek) mean "foot." Pedaling for hours on your bike might make your feet hurt.A podiatrist is a doctor who'll make your feet feel better. "Quad" is a root that means "four or fourth." Which word means "an animal that has four feet" ? A) Quatraine. B) Quadrangle. C) Quadruped. D) Quadratice. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Quadruped. 54. Choose the word that best completes the sentence:The broken toy was useless, but the new one was very ..... A) Played. B) Playful. C) Playing. D) Playless. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Playful. 55. The prefix 'bi-' is found in words like 'bicycle' and 'bimonthly'. What does this prefix mean? A) Self. B) Many. C) One. D) Two. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Two. 56. What is the prefix in the word untie? A) Un. B) Pre. C) Tie. D) Unti. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Un. 57. Which means "above, or top" ? A) Hypo-. B) Ante-. C) Cata-. D) Epi-. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Epi-. 58. Which among the following is a prefix? A) -able. B) Un-. C) -ed. D) -ing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Un-. 59. What is the definition of:desirable A) A person who desires. B) A place where you desire. C) Able to be desired. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Able to be desired. 60. Adding the suffix '-ness' to the adjective 'sad' creates the word 'sadness'. What does this change accomplish? A) It makes the word mean 'without sadness'. B) It changes the word from a description to a thing (a noun). C) It makes the word mean 'very sad'. D) It changes the word to a verb meaning 'to make sad'. 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