This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Morphology > Roots Affixes – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Roots Affixes Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following most likely means two points or places that are directly opposite of each other? A) Antipodal. B) Negligible. C) Abutment. D) Subterranean. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Antipodal. 2. International, intercept A) -vac-. B) -dem-. C) -chron-. D) Inter-. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Inter-. 3. Which of the following words most likely means able to be considered as a solution or an option? A) Antibiotic. B) Abolishment. C) Plausible. D) Subordinate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plausible. 4. Inspect:Look carefully at something A) -er/-or. B) -ver-. C) -scribe-. D) -spec-. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) -spec-. 5. Ism (catholicism, optimism) A) The practice of. B) Able to. C) The quality of. D) Make or become. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The practice of. 6. "ology" and "logy" can be added to a word to mean what? A) Before. B) Under. C) Can be. D) The study of. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The study of. 7. The root word "ject" , as in the word "injection", means what? A) In favor of. B) To hear. C) To throw. D) To see. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To throw. 8. All of the following terms include a root that means "life" EXCEPT ..... A) Revival. B) Vital. C) Graphic. D) Autobiography. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Graphic. 9. Which Greek prefix would be used to describe a quantity of ten? A) Hexa-. B) Dec-. C) Penta-. D) Mono-. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dec-. 10. Which made up word would most likely mean the ability to live below the ocean in dangerous conditions? A) Submalmarine. B) Antimarineoptic. C) Subambilatory. D) Antimicrobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Submalmarine. 11. Which prefix(es) mean(s) among or between A) Sub-. B) Pro-. C) Inter-. D) Fore-. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inter-. 12. Read the passage."Liam had definitely taken a wrong turn somewhere. He really wished he hadn't misplaced his school map. He tried exploring a different hallway, but it seemed like he was going in circles. Where was his classroom?What word from the passage contains a prefix meaning "wrong" or "wrongly" ? A) Definitely. B) Really. C) Misplaced. D) Exploring. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Misplaced. 13. The root/affix, littera, means A) Write. B) Idea. C) Letter. D) Read. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Letter. 14. What does the suffix "-or" mean? A) State or quality of. B) Five. C) Never. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) State or quality of. 15. The prefixes "en" and "em" mean what? A) To cause to be. B) In favor of. C) Under. D) Before. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To cause to be. 16. Mr. Jones will deduct points on your test if you forget to put your name and date on the top. What does the affix de-mean in this sentence? A) Decrease. B) Remove. C) Add. D) Increase. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Remove. 17. This root/affix means 'to cut'. What is the root/affix? A) Ideo. B) Sin. C) Cis(e). D) Con. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cis(e). 18. A word that means the opposite of another word is: A) Connotation. B) Denotation. C) Synonym. D) Antonym. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Antonym. 19. -Er and-or mean: A) Bad or badly; wrong or wrongly. B) Act; process. C) One who/ that which. D) To carry. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) One who/ that which. 20. Macy tried to circumvent the problem by calling her professor ahead of time. What does the word circumvent mean in the sentence above? A) To get around. B) To learn again. C) To remember. D) To draw a circle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To get around. 21. The root words "aud" and "audi", as in the word audio, mean what? A) To see. B) To hear. C) To write or draw. D) To throw. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To hear. 22. Based on your knowledge of the suffix-vore a carnivore is a A) Plant eater. B) Plant and meat eater. C) Meat eater. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Meat eater. 23. De (defeat, detect, defend) A) Across. B) Upon. C) Between. D) Opposite. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Opposite. 24. The following words, carnage, carnival and carnivore, all contain the same prefix. What is the meaning of the prefix? A) Love. B) Foot. C) Devour. D) Meat or flesh. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Meat or flesh. 25. Which of the following words is defined as "the opposite of appearing in the past?" A) Disappeared. B) Reappeared. C) Appeared. D) Disappear. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Disappeared. 26. Foolish:Not sensible A) Con-. B) De-. C) -less. D) -ish. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) -ish. 27. Which of the following roots mean "self?" A) Micro. B) Bio. C) Auto. D) Inter/a. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Auto. 28. Consider the word submarine. What is the meaning of the root word? A) Nature of. B) Under or below. C) Sea or ocean. D) To write. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sea or ocean. 29. I watched the tv replay the soccer player score the game winning goal.What does the prefix re-mean? A) After. B) Not. C) Before. D) Again. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Again. 30. Ship (relationship, championship) A) The art or skill of. B) To make. C) The quality of. D) Able to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The art or skill of. 31. Powerless:Without power A) -less. B) Dis-. C) -ish. D) Con-. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) -less. 32. Prefix dis-means A) Not or opposite. B) Same as. C) Different. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not or opposite. 33. Mis (mistake, misunderstand) A) Wrong. B) Over, above. C) Away, from. D) Before. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wrong. 34. A ..... can stand alone, but a ..... cannot. A) Root; base. B) Base; root. C) Suffix; root. D) Prefix; base. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Base; root. 35. Using the clues below, what does the suffix "mitto" mean?TransmitSubmitAdmit A) To send. B) To write. C) To talk. D) To reveal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To send. 36. What is an antonym for the root/affix, Ludus? A) Sleep. B) Work. C) Enjoy. D) Decompress. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Work. 37. Predict:To tell what might happen next A) -dict-. B) -brev-. C) -port-. D) -fer-. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) -dict-. 38. Anonymous, antonym, synonym A) -struct-. B) -cent-. C) -est. D) -onym-. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) -onym-. 39. The main part of the word that gives the basic meaning. It CANNOT stand on its own. It needs an affix to make sense A) Base. B) Prefix. C) Root. D) Suffix. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Root. 40. What is the meaning of the Greek prefix "hexa-" ? A) Four. B) Two. C) Ten. D) Six. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Six. 41. This is a word that can stand alone (e.g. write, trust, heat, live) A) Base. B) Root. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Base. 42. Movable:Able to be moved A) -dict-. B) -brev-. C) -able/-ible. D) -port-. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) -able/-ible. 43. What is the numerical value associated with the Greek prefix "penta-" ? A) Three. B) Five. C) Six. D) Ten. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Five. 44. What is the meaning of:form A) To act. B) To look. C) To make. D) To build. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To make. 45. Using the clues below, what does the Greek root "Manu" mean?ManipulateManicureManual A) Move. B) Hand. C) Book. D) Turn. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hand. 46. The Greek root for "water" is- A) Phon. B) Hydr. C) Audi. D) Aqua. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hydr. 47. What does the root chron mean in the sentence below?After reading the story Chrysanthemum, I put all the events from the story in chronological order. A) Flower. B) Story. C) Order. D) Time. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Time. 48. Does the following word have a prefix, Greek root, or suffix?Franchise A) Prefix. B) Greek Root. C) Suffix. D) None of these 3. E) All of these 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None of these 3. 49. What does the prefix "decathlon" imply about the number of events in the competition? A) Ten. B) Six. C) Three. D) Five. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ten. 50. Sub (submarine, subzero) A) Together, with. B) Two. C) Under. D) Apart. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Under. 51. If syn means together/with, and chron means time, what is the best definition for the word synchronize? A) To cause to change. B) To mean the same thing. C) To put together in order. D) To cause to occur at the same time. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To cause to occur at the same time. 52. The busy ..... between the two roads was filled with traffic. A) Subject. B) Intersection. C) Spectator. D) Dejection. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Intersection. 53. The main part of the word that holds basic meaning. A) Root. B) Prefix. C) Suffix. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Root. 54. What is the meaning of:in-/ im- A) Within. B) Not. C) Undo. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Within. 55. What is the meaning of the root "cycl" ? A) Hear. B) Carry. C) Say or speak. D) Circle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Circle. 56. Disarm must mean ..... according to the root/affix. A) War time. B) Deprive of weapons. C) Thoroughly deceive. D) Before war. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Deprive of weapons. 57. What is the meaning of:re- A) To do again. B) To do before. C) Within. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To do again. 58. Infield, injustice, impossible A) -meter-. B) Anti-. C) In-/Im-. D) -aud-. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In-/Im-. 59. We can form new words by adding ..... and ..... to roots. A) Pros and cons. B) Trial and error. C) Prefixes and suffixes. D) Profexes and surfexes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Prefixes and suffixes. 60. Audiology, Audio A) -aud-. B) -meter-. C) -scope-. D) Anti-. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) -aud-. Next →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesRoots Affixes Quiz 2Roots Affixes Quiz 3Roots Affixes Quiz 4Roots Affixes Quiz 5Roots Affixes Quiz 6Roots Affixes Quiz 7Roots Affixes Quiz 8Roots Affixes Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books