Roots Affixes Quiz 16 (60 MCQs)

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1. What is the meaning of the prefix pseudo?
2. Pantheism is from the Greek root pan which means .....
3. Select the meaning of the root or affix:ful
4. $_{Use your knowledge of roots/prefixes to determine the meaning of the word}$temporary
5. What is the meaning of the following root/affix?mis-
6. What is the meaning of the root 'Rupt'?
7. Which of the following words contains a Latin root meaning 'write'?
8. $_{Use your knowledge of roots/prefixes to determine the meaning of the word}$telegraph$_{tele = at a distance}$
9. The prefix con-, com-, cor-means
10. What does the word nicely mean in the sentence below?Erica sings very nicely. I like her voice.
11. Think about the derivatives:reptile, sterile, juvenile. What does the affix "ile" mean?
12. Which words in these word lists have all the suffixes correctly?
13. Done in a manner that relates to the true facts of a situation.
14. The suffix-ous (as in joyous, courageous) means .....
15. Without having to try; easy
16. What does the prefix 'opti-' in 'optimal' suggest?
17. What mistake does the next sentence have?"I played a really good tennis in the quarter finals"
18. Which word means full of play?
19. The driver was very skillful as he drove around the fallen tree.What does the word skillful mean?
20. They ..... escaped from the burning building.
21. What does the prefix 'ab-' mean?
22. The root word "photo" is associated with:
23. When I was younger, a call from Norfolk to Hampton was actually a long distance call. The word telephone has a prefix that means-
24. In which word does the "ed" make the vowel sound /ed/ or /id/?
25. Identify the root meaning of the word "construct."
26. Which prefix means color?
27. The root fic or fac means do or make. What does the word prolific mean?
28. A person who had a job or position before someone else; something that comes before something else
29. The prefix ..... means from, away, down, apart; not.
30. In a defiant manner
31. The suffix-ee means:
32. In which word does the root "spec" have a DIFFERENT meaning than in the word "inspection" ?
33. What is the definition of Suffix?
34. The birds almost had a midair collision. What does this mean?
35. What is the definition of the root-SIGN?
36. Which word contains a Latin root meaning "to write" ?
37. What is the meaning of-al/-ial
38. Which word has a root that means water?
39. A person who plays the piano
40. The original Greek meaning of this word was "to make a statement of regret."
41. What does the Latin root corp/corpus mean?
42. My sister never does things the way other people think is correct. She is very .....
43. You need to drive your car ..... (CAREFUL) because it's raining.
44. This thing is visible because we can ..... it.
45. What does the root "photo" in the word "photosynthesis" mean?
46. What is the meaning of prefix "anti-"
47. What does the suffix '-ology' signify in a word?
48. To add water or moisture to something; to supply something with water
49. Based on the context of the sentence and your knowledge of affixes, what is the best definition for benefactor:I received money from a benefactor in order to support my program.
50. To make something not do what it should; to turn something off.
51. Read the following sentence: "We're unplugging, disconnecting, whatever you want to call it." In which word does the prefix dis-have the same meaning as it does in the word disconnecting?
52. Petunia was always lucky while her sister was full of .....
53. What does the root vid mean?
54. Basic part of a word that gives the word meaning.
55. Base words that were borrowed or adopted into the English language over many hundreds of years are called:
56. An action that happens when steps of study, such as high school or college, are successfully finished.
57. The puppy is untrainable. He'll never learn to sit.What does untrainable mean?
58. What is the meaning of the Latin root frater?
59. What does the suffix "ish" mean?
60. This affix is found at the end of a word.