Roots Affixes Quiz 15 (60 MCQs)

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1. Which root word means book?
2. The ball was in motion before she caught it
3. Is phon a root, suffix or a prefix?
4. Which word below contains the root word that means SUN?
5. Which word has a Greek prefix meaning "self" ?
6. What does the affix '-ant' mean?
7. Which part of the word 'convolution' means roll?
8. What does luc or lum mean?
9. If a group of people are working "sympathetically, " what does the prefix sym-suggest about their actions?
10. I can't decide who my favorite antagonist is. It's either Darth Vader, Lord Voldemort, or the Joker. The word antagonist has a prefix that means-
11. Does a cell phone antedate the dinosaurs?
12. HopWe ..... out of the car and went to the store.
13. The word "autograph" contains the root "auto." What does "auto" mean?
14. What language do most of the English words come from?
15. Ava has a fear of spiders, known as "arachnophobia." In this context, what does the root "arachno-" refer to?
16. Thing which; like, related to
17. The Greek root auto means
18. What does the root "hetero" mean?
19. The word unnecessarily contains which of the following?
20. What does the Greek root 'chron' mean, as in the word 'chronology'?
21. To even out something that was unequally balanced you need to .....
22. My mom uses a pan to cook eggs. (a)
23. Credence is from Latin root 'cred' which means .....
24. Which words have the same ROOT as VISION?
25. What does the root luc mean?
26. The Latin root, "qui" means quiet. A quiescent place is .....
27. From what Latin root is the word circumscribe?
28. The prefix RE-means "again, " so if you REBUILD something, you:
29. Which word has the prefix meaning "under or below" ?
30. My sister always spells words correctly. She is an excellent .....
31. In order to bake a cake, you must first prepare the batter. The prefix pre-in the word prepare means:
32. The root min means small. What does the word diminish mean?
33. What are Latin Affixes
34. $_{Use your knowledge of roots/prefixes to determine the meaning of the word}$malignant
35. What is the meaning of the root word "chron"
36. If the Latin root port means to carry, and the prefix trans means across, then the word transport means
37. The criminal felt his sentence was ..... since he was only helping his buddy commit the crime; it wasn't his own idea or plan.
38. Without responsibility; careless
39. What is the meaning of the Greek root hydr?
40. The clerk was putting the bicycles together in the back of the shop. One bike seemed to fall apart after it was knocked over. The night clerk had to put it together again. Which word means "to put it together again" ?
41. The suffix ..... changes a verb to person/noun.
42. Identify the root in the word 'transport' and its meaning.
43. What is the root of the word aquifer?
44. A hydrometer is an instrument used for detecting and registering sound transmitted through .....
45. Which prefix can be added to the root word "calculate" ?
46. What is the meaning of the following root/affix?trans
47. Choose the correct word to fill in the blank:New York's ..... system is a maze of underground tunnels that span many miles.
48. What does the root 'act' mean?
49. What is the meaning of the prefix peri?
50. Harshness or severity of manner or tone
51. What does the root 'duc' (duce, duct) mean?
52. Which root/affix means:between
53. The party was very ..... , nothing happened and I was bored the whole time.
54. Which word means to "sell from far away" ?
55. Able to be foretold, capable of being predicted
56. The meaning of the root "cept" is:
57. The root 'LOGY' in the word 'Geology' means?
58. What does ology or logy mean?
59. Based on your knowledge of roots and affixes, what does the word "speculative" mean?
60. Psychology is the study of men's .....