This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Morphology > Roots Affixes – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Roots Affixes Quiz 10 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Where does the suffix go in a word? A) At the end. B) At the beginning. C) At the middle. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) At the end. 2. What is the meaning of:-ure A) Makes it a thing. B) Makes it an action word. C) Makes it a describing word. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Makes it an action word. 3. What is the root word in "unbelievably" ? A) Un. B) Bell. C) Able. D) Believe. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Believe. 4. What is the meaning of the suffix '-able'? A) Most. B) Able to. C) More. D) Before. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Able to. 5. What does the root word 'scrib' or 'script' mean? A) To draw. B) To write. C) To read. D) To speak. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To write. 6. Verify:Make sure something is true A) -ful. B) -scribe-. C) -ver-. D) -spec-. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) -ver-. 7. What is the meaning of the Greek prefix "pentalogy" ? A) A set of three works. B) A set of five works. C) A set of six works. D) A set of ten works. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A set of five works. 8. Actor:Person who acts A) -ful. B) -ver-. C) -er/-or. D) -scribe-. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) -er/-or. 9. The family traveled to Vermont every year in the Autumn. They enjoyed visiting their family, but their favorite part of the trip was seeing the beautiful, colorful foliage.Which word from the above passage contains a prefix that means "leaf?" A) Foliage. B) Visiting. C) Enjoyed. D) Traveled. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Foliage. 10. What does the prefix 'un' mean when added to a word? A) Very. B) Opposite. C) Not. D) Some. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Not. 11. What does the root struct mean in the sentence below?Matthew was constructing a huge tower of Legos. A) To organize or arrange. B) To deconstruct or take apart. C) To design or plan. D) To build or assemble. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To build or assemble. 12. Sophie's grandma asked her to go get her spectacles. The root word spec means ..... A) Water. B) Maganize. C) Love. D) Look, see, watch. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Look, see, watch. 13. Bas (basement, bass guitar) A) Touch. B) Make. C) Low. D) Speak. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Low. 14. What does the root word "cycle" mean? A) Circle or wheel. B) Fire. C) To act out. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Circle or wheel. 15. What does the prefix 'sub' mean when added to a word? A) Above. B) Over. C) Under. D) Between. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Under. 16. Philip was feeling antisocial. Even though he has been invited to go to the movie with his friends, he just wanted to stay home by himself. What does the affix anti mean in this sentence? A) With or together. B) Without or lacking. C) Against or opposed to. D) For or in favor of. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Against or opposed to. 17. Hyper (hyperactive, hypersensitive) A) Over, above. B) Equal. C) Again, back. D) Not. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Over, above. 18. The suffix-able (as in comfortable) means: A) Away/off. B) Attach. C) Can be done. D) To say. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Can be done. 19. What do 'ology' and 'logy' mean when added to a word? A) The history of. B) The study of. C) The art of. D) The practice of. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The study of. 20. Read the sentence."We had fun playing games at recess.Which word uses the suffix-ing the same as in playing? A) Fling. B) Finger. C) Spring. D) Cleaning. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cleaning. 21. Which is the root word for the word deepest? A) Deepe. B) Deep. C) Est. D) Dee. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Deep. 22. Select the meaning of:cred A) To see. B) To believe. C) To act. D) To think. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To believe. 23. The Latin root for "water" is- A) Audi. B) Aqua. C) Phon. D) Hydr. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aqua. 24. Which Greek prefix is associated with the number three? A) Hexa-. B) Penta-. C) Tri-. D) Dec-. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tri-. 25. In the word "tricycle, " what does the prefix "tri-" refer to? A) Three wheels. B) One wheel. C) Two wheels. D) Four wheels. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Three wheels. 26. The family traveled to Vermont every year in the Autumn. They enjoyed visiting their family, but their favorite part of the trip was seeing the beautiful, colorful foliage.Which word from the above passage contains a root that means "across?" A) Foliage. B) Visiting. C) Traveled. D) Enjoyed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Traveled. 27. Preview:Look before A) -ment. B) Non-. C) -ly. D) Pre-. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pre-. 28. What does the root word mem mean in the sentence below?Mary had a great memory. She knew all the birthdays of everyone in her extended family. A) To memorize. B) To forget. C) To remind. D) To remember. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To remember. 29. The meaning of the prefix "re-" helps us understand that the meaning of "recalculate" is- A) To add. B) To divide. C) To not calculate. D) To calculate again. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To calculate again. 30. Which of the following words would mean referring to both leaves and flowers? A) Misanthropy. B) Maladaptive. C) Microfilament. D) Ambiparous. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ambiparous. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesRoots Affixes Quiz 1Roots Affixes Quiz 2Roots Affixes Quiz 3Roots Affixes Quiz 4Roots Affixes Quiz 5Roots Affixes Quiz 6Roots Affixes Quiz 7Roots Affixes Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books