This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Morphology > Roots Affixes – Quiz 19 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Roots Affixes Quiz 19 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Grace visits her doctor and is told she has 'bronchitis.' Based on the suffix-itis in her diagnosis, what does this suggest about her medical condition? A) It involves inflammation. B) It is a virus. C) It is related to bones. D) It is a type of medicine. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It involves inflammation. 2. A word that is pronounced the same as another word but is different in meaning or spelling A) Symphony. B) Saxophone. C) Predecessor. D) Homophone. E) -er, -or, -ian, -ist. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Homophone. 3. After the accident severely injured Kristen's spin, it was a miracle she could lift her hand even a ..... off the table without help. A) Octogram. B) Millimeter. C) Monochrome. D) Ultimatum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Millimeter. 4. The vigilant guards stayed up all night to make sure no one came near the castle. A) Youthful. B) Watchful. C) Disguised. D) Superior. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Watchful. 5. The root words cept and ceive mean: A) To go/ yield/surrender. B) To break. C) To take/catch/ seize/hold/receive. D) To send. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To take/catch/ seize/hold/receive. 6. Which word does NOT have the same root as biologist? A) Bioluminescent. B) Bilingual. C) Biopsy. D) Autobiography. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bilingual. 7. Which root word means 'light'? A) Terra. B) Geo. C) Photo. D) Aqua. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Photo. 8. Based on the Latin suffix-age, the word shortage in paragraph 1 means A) Result of having too much more to store. B) Result of lack of something. C) Result of a war taking things. D) Result of too many nutrients in some foods. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Result of lack of something. 9. Use the suffix-ee to infer who a payee is. A) Someone who gets paid. B) Someone who does not get paid. C) The amount of money paid. D) Someone who pays money. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Someone who gets paid. 10. The word "affix" means ..... A) Are added to the beginning of the word to change the meaning. B) A word from which other words are formed. C) A letter or group of letters added to the beginning or end of a word to change its meaning (e.g. prefix or suffix). D) Are added to the end of a word to change the meaning. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A letter or group of letters added to the beginning or end of a word to change its meaning (e.g. prefix or suffix). 11. The suffix-est means "the most" and the suffix-er can mean "more." Which word means someone who has lived longer than me? A) Old. B) Older. C) Oldest. D) Ancient. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Older. 12. The prefix ante-means: A) Next to/alongside. B) After/following. C) In front of/before. D) Away/from. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In front of/before. 13. What does the word "vitality" mean in the sentence below? The body builder was always eating healthy and working out regularly to stay in shape and live a long time. A) Feel, think. B) Alive, life. C) Believe. D) Strength, strong. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alive, life. 14. The condition of being conscious' the normal state of being awake and able to understand what is happening around you. A) Maintenance. B) Consequence. C) Ambivalence. D) Fondness. E) Consciousness. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Consequence. 15. Which word has the prefix meaning "backwards" ? A) Pandemic. B) Retrofit. C) Hypodermic. D) Malicious. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Retrofit. 16. A thermometer is used to measure ..... or temperature. A) Height. B) Coldness. C) Heat. D) Width. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Heat. 17. One who has finished each grade or step in high school or college (noun), or to finish each grade or step in high school or college (verb). A) Gradually. B) Deactivate. C) Actually. D) Graduate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Graduate. 18. What is the meaning of the suffix "logy" ? A) The study of. B) Light. C) Above. D) Likely to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The study of. 19. What does the suffix-ing mean? A) Full of. B) To make or do. C) Present tense / happening now. D) Past tense / in the past. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Present tense / happening now. 20. What does the word IMPERFECTION mean? A) Something that is not perfect. B) Studying until you succeed. C) How you look. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Something that is not perfect. 21. Which root means time? A) Ject. B) Port. C) Photo. D) Chrono. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chrono. 22. Which words have the same SUFFIX as SAFETY? A) Safer and Safest. B) Cruelty and Deputy. C) Crazy and Funny. D) Safe and Sound. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cruelty and Deputy. 23. The knight bravely fought the enemy to defend his queen. What does bravely mean? A) To be brave again later. B) To be brave and full of life. C) To be brave a few minutes ago. D) To fight in a brave way. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To fight in a brave way. 24. What does the term 'application-based questions' refer to? A) Questions that require memorization of facts. B) Questions that require students to apply their knowledge and understanding of concepts to solve problems or answer questions. C) Questions that focus solely on theoretical concepts. D) Questions that are based on multiple-choice formats only. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Questions that require students to apply their knowledge and understanding of concepts to solve problems or answer questions. 25. Which root word means clear? A) Trans. B) Obscure. C) Clar. D) Luc. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Clar. 26. What does the prefix "un-" mean in "unsafe" ? A) Again. B) After. C) Before. D) Not. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Not. 27. What is the root word in "submarine" ? A) Sub. B) Marine. C) Ine. D) Mar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Marine. 28. The auhtor's autobiography ws well written. A) Prefix. B) Root. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Root. 29. Internet means??? A) Between computers. B) Between networks. C) Between the screen. D) Between the dashboard. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Between networks. 30. Which word has the prefix meaning "across?" A) Psychology. B) Transmit. C) Pedestrian. D) Railroad. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Transmit. ← 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