This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Morphology > Roots Affixes – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Roots Affixes Quiz 2 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Powerless:Without power A) -less. B) Con-. C) Dis-. D) -ish. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) -less. 2. Prefix dis-means A) Not or opposite. B) Same as. C) Different. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not or opposite. 3. Mis (mistake, misunderstand) A) Wrong. B) Over, above. C) Away, from. D) Before. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wrong. 4. A ..... can stand alone, but a ..... cannot. A) Prefix; base. B) Suffix; root. C) Base; root. D) Root; base. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Base; root. 5. Using the clues below, what does the suffix "mitto" mean?TransmitSubmitAdmit A) To write. B) To reveal. C) To talk. D) To send. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To send. 6. What is an antonym for the root/affix, Ludus? A) Work. B) Sleep. C) Decompress. D) Enjoy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Work. 7. Predict:To tell what might happen next A) -brev-. B) -port-. C) -fer-. D) -dict-. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) -dict-. 8. Anonymous, antonym, synonym A) -struct-. B) -onym-. C) -est. D) -cent-. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) -onym-. 9. The main part of the word that gives the basic meaning. It CANNOT stand on its own. It needs an affix to make sense A) Prefix. B) Suffix. C) Base. D) Root. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Root. 10. What is the meaning of the Greek prefix "hexa-" ? A) Four. B) Six. C) Ten. D) Two. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Six. 11. This is a word that can stand alone (e.g. write, trust, heat, live) A) Base. B) Root. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Base. 12. Movable:Able to be moved A) -brev-. B) -dict-. C) -able/-ible. D) -port-. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) -able/-ible. 13. What is the numerical value associated with the Greek prefix "penta-" ? A) Ten. B) Six. C) Five. D) Three. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Five. 14. What is the meaning of:form A) To act. B) To build. C) To make. D) To look. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To make. 15. Using the clues below, what does the Greek root "Manu" mean?ManipulateManicureManual A) Move. B) Hand. C) Book. D) Turn. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hand. 16. The Greek root for "water" is- A) Hydr. B) Audi. C) Aqua. D) Phon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hydr. 17. What does the root chron mean in the sentence below?After reading the story Chrysanthemum, I put all the events from the story in chronological order. A) Flower. B) Story. C) Time. D) Order. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Time. 18. Does the following word have a prefix, Greek root, or suffix?Franchise A) Prefix. B) Greek Root. C) Suffix. D) None of these 3. E) All of these 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None of these 3. 19. What does the prefix "decathlon" imply about the number of events in the competition? A) Five. B) Ten. C) Three. D) Six. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ten. 20. Sub (submarine, subzero) A) Two. B) Apart. C) Under. D) Together, with. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Under. 21. If syn means together/with, and chron means time, what is the best definition for the word synchronize? A) To put together in order. B) To cause to occur at the same time. C) To mean the same thing. D) To cause to change. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To cause to occur at the same time. 22. The busy ..... between the two roads was filled with traffic. A) Dejection. B) Spectator. C) Intersection. D) Subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Intersection. 23. The main part of the word that holds basic meaning. A) Root. B) Prefix. C) Suffix. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Root. 24. What is the meaning of:in-/ im- A) Within. B) Not. C) Undo. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Within. 25. What is the meaning of the root "cycl" ? A) Carry. B) Circle. C) Hear. D) Say or speak. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Circle. 26. Disarm must mean ..... according to the root/affix. A) Thoroughly deceive. B) Before war. C) Deprive of weapons. D) War time. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Deprive of weapons. 27. What is the meaning of:re- A) To do again. B) To do before. C) Within. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To do again. 28. Infield, injustice, impossible A) -aud-. B) Anti-. C) -meter-. D) In-/Im-. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In-/Im-. 29. We can form new words by adding ..... and ..... to roots. A) Pros and cons. B) Trial and error. C) Prefixes and suffixes. D) Profexes and surfexes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Prefixes and suffixes. 30. Audiology, Audio A) -scope-. B) -aud-. C) Anti-. D) -meter-. 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