This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Morphology > Roots Affixes – Quiz 18 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Roots Affixes Quiz 18 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the meaning of the prefix mono-? A) Single, one. B) Around. C) Relating to. D) People. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Single, one. 2. Prefixes:e-, ex-, exo- A) Out of. B) In. C) Between; through. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Out of. 3. A long piece of music that is usually in four large, separate sections and is performed by an orchestra or band A) Symphony. B) Predecessor. C) Colonist. D) Predecessor. E) Phon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Symphony. 4. What does the root, "micro" mean? A) Look. B) Big. C) Huge. D) Small. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Small. 5. $_{Use your knowledge of roots/prefixes to determine the meaning of the word}$extemporaneous A) At the last minute, when running out of time. B) Bad medical practice. C) A person who helps people or institutions. D) The 'writing' of dance steps. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) At the last minute, when running out of time. 6. Using your knowledge of roots and affixes, what does centimeter mean? A) Not able to measure. B) Measuring 100. C) Measuring 10. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Measuring 100. 7. She is so ..... towards her children that she can't help feeling worried when they go out alone. A) Protection. B) Protect. C) Protectively. D) Protective. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Protective. 8. Which root word means 'to write'? A) -scribe-. B) -dict-. C) -ject-. D) -port-. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) -scribe-. 9. What does the root, "syn" mean? A) Friends. B) With. C) Under/below. D) Together. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Together. 10. A word that means related to under the Earth. A) Subterranean. B) Deterranean. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subterranean. 11. The suffix ..... means like, related to; an action or process. A) (u)ate. B) (i)ent. C) (u)al. D) (u)ation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) (u)al. 12. What is the meaning of prefix "ir-" and "non-" A) Not. B) Above. C) Below. D) Opposite/against. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not. 13. The root junc means join. What does the word conjunct mean? A) United. B) In decline. C) Given out. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) United. 14. Mediocre is from the Latin root 'medi'. What does the Latin root 'medi' mean? A) Middle. B) Wander. C) Less. D) Funny. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Middle. 15. The root word chron means A) Light. B) Far away. C) Draw. D) Write. E) Time. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Time. 16. What is the meaning of the following root/affix?-ity/ty A) Adds a sense of under. B) From Latin meaning across. C) Describes a quality or condition. D) Adds a sense of wrong. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Describes a quality or condition. 17. Using your knowledge of roots and affixes, what does valuable mean? A) Capable of having value. B) Equal value. C) Equal measure. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Capable of having value. 18. What effect does adding the prefix "un-" have on a word? A) Changes the root word's meaning to its opposite. B) Strengthens the root word's meaning. C) Changes a noun to a verb. D) Changes an adjective to a noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Changes the root word's meaning to its opposite. 19. The prefix anti-(as in antiwar, antisocial) means ..... A) Against, opposite of. B) A battle. C) Someone who likes to talk. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Against, opposite of. 20. Allow me to ..... duce myself. A) Intro. B) Mis. C) Non. D) Under. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Intro. 21. What does the word infraction mean in the following sentence? "If Jason has one more infraction, he will be suspended from school." A) Easily broken or destroyed. B) A broken rule. C) Broken bone. D) A part of a whole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A broken rule. 22. Which of the following suffixes means "someone who ..... ?" A) -er. B) -tion. C) -ness. D) -able. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) -er. 23. The suffix "-est" in "happiest" indicates: A) The most. B) Little. C) Somewhat. D) Many. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The most. 24. What does the root, "frac" mean? A) Half. B) Broken. C) Break. D) Split. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Break. 25. Identify the prefix in the word 'unhappy'. A) Re-. B) Dis-. C) Un-. D) In-. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Un-. 26. What does the root word 'scrib' mean? A) To draw. B) To read. C) To speak. D) To write. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To write. 27. ..... means to find the meaning of something that is difficult to read or understand. A) Decipher. B) Alternate. C) Verify. D) Precise. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Decipher. 28. Could volcanoes produce igneous rock? A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 29. The root words aer and aero mean: A) Light. B) Temperature. C) Air. D) Time. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Air. 30. Choose the correct prefix of autograph. A) Auto. B) Self. C) Graph. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Auto. ← 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