This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Morphology > Root Words – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Root Words Quiz 6 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the root word for rewriting? A) Rewrite. B) Writeagain. C) Write. D) Writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Write. 2. What does the root word ..... TRANS mean? A) To; toward. B) Across; through. C) Not. D) With; together. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Across; through. 3. Fill in the blank with the correct word ..... The ..... in New York is what people take to work instead of driving. A) Subway. B) Pathogen. C) Airplane. D) Scooter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subway. 4. By midmorning I'm already hungry for lunch. The prefix mid means ..... A) Early. B) Middle. C) Under, below. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Middle. 5. Find a word with the same root word:unlocked. A) Unusual. B) Unhappy. C) Played. D) Locking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Locking. 6. Unable or unwilling to believe something A) Credential. B) Creed. C) Creditor. D) Incredulous. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Incredulous. 7. What does the root word kyro mean? A) Ice. B) Black. C) Fire. D) Light. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ice. 8. Which sentence contains the root word of the word "midway" ? A) She called me in the middle of the night. B) This is the way to the concert venue. C) This is my most awaited day!. D) We will wait for midnight before we eat the food. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) This is the way to the concert venue. 9. The word part "non" means ..... A) Not. B) With. C) Negative. D) Without. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not. 10. A chronograph is a machine that marks things according to A) Length. B) Mr. Lucas. C) Time. D) Distance. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Time. 11. Patriarchal (adjective) A) Characteristic of a system controlled by women. B) Characteristic of a system controlled by puppies. C) Characteristic of a system controlled by men. D) Characteristic of a system controlled by dogs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Characteristic of a system controlled by men. 12. Which root word means "time" ? A) Therm. B) Chron. C) Liber. D) Phon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chron. 13. What is the root word for friendly A) Fri. B) Friend. C) Friends. D) Ly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Friend. 14. Geology is the study of rocks and what the ..... is made of. A) Life. B) Penguins. C) Earth. D) Science. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Earth. 15. What does the word spectacular mean? A) Difficult or impossible to break. B) Hard or difficult to understand. C) Amazing or exciting to look at. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Amazing or exciting to look at. 16. ..... synthesis (greek root meaning "related to light") A) Photo. B) Tempo. C) Phono. D) Form. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Photo. 17. What does the root word ..... GEN mean? A) With; together. B) Star. C) Born. D) Disease; feeling. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Born. 18. What does urb mean? A) Center. B) Move. C) City. D) Foot. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) City. 19. What is the root word of runs? A) Runs. B) Run. C) Ran. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Run. 20. A telescope is a tool that is used to look at something that is far away, in outer space. The root tele means far away. What does the root scope mean? A) Measure. B) Look at or observe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Look at or observe. 21. What does grad mean? A) Shape. B) Water. C) Step. D) Loosen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Step. 22. Our teacher will inspect our work. Tomorrow is the ..... A) Invitation. B) Organization. C) Inspection. D) Inspect. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inspection. 23. Biology is the study of living things. The root logy means the study of something. What does the root bio mean? A) Life. B) Light. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Life. 24. Given this word family, what do you think the root cred means?CreditCredibleIncredible A) Friend. B) Believe. C) Make. D) Around. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Believe. 25. To examine carefully, especially for flaws A) Inspect. B) Circumspect. C) Prospect. D) Speculate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inspect. 26. What does bio mean A) Sound. B) Life. C) Carry. D) Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Life. 27. Congenial (adjective) A) Sad. B) Angry. C) Rude. D) Friendly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Friendly. 28. Syn-/Sym-means ..... A) Together. B) Bonded. C) Communication. D) Land. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Together. 29. "bio" means ..... A) Life. B) Small. C) The study of. D) To move. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Life. 30. What does the Greek root "jur/jud" mean? A) Law. B) To pull or draw. C) To hear. D) Believe. 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