This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Morphology > Roots Affixes – Quiz 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Roots Affixes Quiz 16 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the meaning of the prefix pseudo? A) False. B) Many. C) Birth. D) Sound. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 2. Pantheism is from the Greek root pan which means ..... A) Spread. B) Suffering. C) Five. D) All. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All. 3. Select the meaning of the root or affix:ful A) After. B) Full of. C) Able to. D) Again. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Full of. 4. $_{Use your knowledge of roots/prefixes to determine the meaning of the word}$temporary A) A disease originally thought to be caused by 'bad' air. B) Someone disposed to do "evil". C) Lasting a short time. D) Writing about the study of Earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lasting a short time. 5. What is the meaning of the following root/affix?mis- A) From Greek, meaning self. B) Adds a sense of wrong. C) From Greek meaning far away. D) From Latin meaning field. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adds a sense of wrong. 6. What is the meaning of the root 'Rupt'? A) Earth. B) Break. C) All. D) Middle/Between. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Break. 7. Which of the following words contains a Latin root meaning 'write'? A) Biology. B) Telephone. C) Photograph. D) Describe. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Describe. 8. $_{Use your knowledge of roots/prefixes to determine the meaning of the word}$telegraph$_{tele = at a distance}$ A) Writing from a distance. B) Helpful, useful, or valuable in some way. C) To delay in order to gain more "time" to do something. D) A condition of 'bad' nutrition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Writing from a distance. 9. The prefix con-, com-, cor-means A) With or together. B) Again. C) Against. D) Without. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) With or together. 10. What does the word nicely mean in the sentence below?Erica sings very nicely. I like her voice. A) In a nice way. B) Much too nice. C) The nicest of all. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In a nice way. 11. Think about the derivatives:reptile, sterile, juvenile. What does the affix "ile" mean? A) State of being. B) Growing. C) Related to. D) Placed in. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Related to. 12. Which words in these word lists have all the suffixes correctly? A) PaintingMonopolyOverload. B) HomelessWorshipSemifinal. C) MistakeIncorrectDisappear. D) MidwayTeacherLogical. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) MidwayTeacherLogical. 13. Done in a manner that relates to the true facts of a situation. A) Gradually. B) Deactivate. C) Actually. D) Graduate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Actually. 14. The suffix-ous (as in joyous, courageous) means ..... A) Full of. B) Happy. C) Brave. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Full of. 15. Without having to try; easy A) Speechless. B) Worthless. C) Motionless. D) Effortless. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Effortless. 16. What does the prefix 'opti-' in 'optimal' suggest? A) 'best' or 'most favorable'. B) 'worst' or 'least favorable'. C) 'average' or 'moderate'. D) 'none' or 'not applicable'. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 'best' or 'most favorable'. 17. What mistake does the next sentence have?"I played a really good tennis in the quarter finals" A) Wrong past tense. B) Wrong preposition use. C) Wrong indefinite article. D) Missing word. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Missing word. 18. Which word means full of play? A) Playful. B) Playless. C) Played. D) Playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Playful. 19. The driver was very skillful as he drove around the fallen tree.What does the word skillful mean? A) Driving ability. B) Having use. C) Opposite of skill. D) Having skill. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Having skill. 20. They ..... escaped from the burning building. A) Closely. B) Quickly. C) Loudly. D) Friendly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quickly. 21. What does the prefix 'ab-' mean? A) Into or not. B) Out of. C) Able to. D) Away from. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Away from. 22. The root word "photo" is associated with: A) Book. B) Light. C) God, religion. D) To observe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Light. 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- A) Call. B) Large. C) Father. D) Distance. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Distance. 24. In which word does the "ed" make the vowel sound /ed/ or /id/? A) Fished. B) Hopped. C) Translated. D) Jumped. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Translated. 25. Identify the root meaning of the word "construct." A) To destroy. B) To build. C) To write. D) To paint. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To build. 26. Which prefix means color? A) Chromo. B) Super. C) Photo. D) Chrono. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chromo. 27. The root fic or fac means do or make. What does the word prolific mean? A) Productive or fruitful. B) Helpful or cooperative. C) Careful or precise. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Productive or fruitful. 28. A person who had a job or position before someone else; something that comes before something else A) Physician. B) -er, -or, -ian, -ist. C) Predecessor. D) Symphony. E) Colonist. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Predecessor. 29. The prefix ..... means from, away, down, apart; not. A) Re. B) De. C) Inter. D) Im. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) De. 30. In a defiant manner A) Defiantly. B) Definitely. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Defiantly. 31. The suffix-ee means: A) Friend of. B) Recipient of. C) Giver of. D) Maker of. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Recipient of. 32. In which word does the root "spec" have a DIFFERENT meaning than in the word "inspection" ? A) Respect. B) Special. C) Spectacle. D) Perspective. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Special. 33. What is the definition of Suffix? A) A group of letters that are added to the end of a word. B) A word part that is never spoken. C) A group of letters that are added to the beginning of a word. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A group of letters that are added to the end of a word. 34. The birds almost had a midair collision. What does this mean? A) Leading. B) Middle of the air. C) Round. D) Underground. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Middle of the air. 35. What is the definition of the root-SIGN? A) Do. B) See. C) Believe. D) Mark. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mark. 36. Which word contains a Latin root meaning "to write" ? A) Vocal. B) Manual. C) Graphic. D) Scribble. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Scribble. 37. What is the meaning of-al/-ial A) Full of. B) Having characteristics of. C) The act or process of. D) Made of. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Having characteristics of. 38. Which word has a root that means water? A) Acquired. B) Aquatone. C) Litter. D) Aquarium. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Aquarium. 39. A person who plays the piano A) Pianist. B) Saxophone. C) -er, -or, -ian, -ist. D) Phonics. E) Predecessor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pianist. 40. The original Greek meaning of this word was "to make a statement of regret." A) Confluence. B) Volunteer. C) Catastrohic. D) Apologize. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Apologize. 41. What does the Latin root corp/corpus mean? A) Body. B) Believe. C) Measure. D) Write. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Body. 42. My sister never does things the way other people think is correct. She is very ..... A) Unorthodox. B) Benevolent. C) Orthodox. D) Fractioned. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unorthodox. 43. You need to drive your car ..... (CAREFUL) because it's raining. A) Careless. B) Careful. C) Carefully. D) Care. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Carefully. 44. This thing is visible because we can ..... it. A) Hear. B) See. C) Carry. D) Make. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) See. 45. What does the root "photo" in the word "photosynthesis" mean? A) Water. B) Plant. C) Light. D) Sound. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Light. 46. What is the meaning of prefix "anti-" A) Not. B) Above. C) Below. D) Opposite/against. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Opposite/against. 47. What does the suffix '-ology' signify in a word? A) A type of technology. B) The study of. C) A field of art. D) A branch of philosophy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The study of. 48. To add water or moisture to something; to supply something with water A) Hydraulic. B) Dehydrated. C) Hydrant. D) Hydroplane. E) Hydrate. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Hydrate. 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. A) A taxpayer. B) A person who gives money or help to others. C) A good fact. D) A good institution. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A person who gives money or help to others. 50. To make something not do what it should; to turn something off. A) Gradually. B) Deactivate. C) Actually. D) Graduate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Deactivate. 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? A) Disappear. B) Distance. C) Discussion. D) Dishes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Disappear. 52. Petunia was always lucky while her sister was full of ..... A) Combination. B) Misfortune. C) Introspection. D) Posterity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Misfortune. 53. What does the root vid mean? A) Water. B) Equal. C) Life. D) See. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) See. 54. Basic part of a word that gives the word meaning. A) Prefix. B) Suffix. C) Root. D) Affix. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Root. 55. Base words that were borrowed or adopted into the English language over many hundreds of years are called: A) Synonyms. B) Adverbs. C) Loan words. D) Root Words. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Root Words. 56. An action that happens when steps of study, such as high school or college, are successfully finished. A) Actual. B) Gradient. C) Actually. D) Graduation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Graduation. 57. The puppy is untrainable. He'll never learn to sit.What does untrainable mean? A) Trained before. B) Easily trained. C) Having training. D) Not able to be trained. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Not able to be trained. 58. What is the meaning of the Latin root frater? A) Single, one. B) Brother. C) Mother. D) Birth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brother. 59. What does the suffix "ish" mean? A) Self. B) Funny. C) Like. D) Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Like. 60. This affix is found at the end of a word. A) Root. B) Syllable. C) Prefix. D) Suffix. 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