This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Morphology > Roots Affixes – Quiz 21 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Roots Affixes Quiz 21 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The original Greek meaning of this word was "a turn or twist downward." A) Apologize. B) Confluence. C) Catastrohic. D) Volunteer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Catastrohic. 2. Roxy thought her mom told her the keys were by the drink, but she had really told Roxy they were by the sink. What happened? A) Misadventure. B) Mistreatment. C) Misunderstanding. D) Misjudged. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Misunderstanding. 3. Which prefix means to cause/become? A) A/an. B) Mid. C) Be. D) Pre. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Be. 4. What is the meaning of the suffix-ance? A) With. B) Person who. C) State, quality. D) Study of. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) State, quality. 5. Which word means to "do again'? A) Remind. B) Request. C) Relive. D) Redo. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Redo. 6. What is the meaning of the prefix in the word decamp? A) Off, from. B) Inside. C) Heat. D) Love. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Off, from. 7. $_{Use your knowledge of roots/prefixes to determine the meaning of the word}$malign A) Speaking kindly about someone. B) Making a friend. C) Speaking badly about someone. D) Writing about someone's life. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Speaking badly about someone. 8. What is the meaning of the affix in the word unicorn? A) Not. B) One. C) Many. D) Two. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) One. 9. What is the meaning of the following root/affix?sub A) Describes an action or a result of an action. B) From Greek meaning to write. C) Adds a sense of wrong to meaning. D) Adds a sense of under to meaning. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Adds a sense of under to meaning. 10. The prefixes pre-and fore-mean A) Before. B) Last. C) After. D) Again. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Before. 11. What does the root 'lect' (lec, leg, lig) mean? A) Choose, pick, read. B) Throw, lie. C) Care, cult. D) Move. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Choose, pick, read. 12. A student encounters the word "autograph" in a text. Using your knowledge of Greek roots, explain how you would determine the meaning of the word and select the most accurate definition. A) A type of graph used in math. B) A person's own signature or handwriting. C) A photograph taken automatically. D) A written biography about someone else. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A person's own signature or handwriting. 13. What is the meaning of the word 'unhappiness' based on the prefix 'un-'? A) The state or condition of being sad. B) The state or condition of being unhappy. C) The state or condition of being angry. D) The state or condition of being happy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The state or condition of being unhappy. 14. Chrom is a root that means ..... A) Color. B) Hear. C) Citizen. D) Walk. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Color. 15. What is the meaning of the root ex-/ec-? A) With/to. B) In/into. C) Out. D) Under/below. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Out. 16. If the root word "form" means "shape" , then what might the verb "perform" mean? A) Before something is shaped. B) To give each thing a shape. C) To shape something. D) To do or make something through one's shape. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To do or make something through one's shape. 17. Which prefix means "after" or "behind" ? A) Pre. B) Fore. C) Post. D) Tele. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Post. 18. What does the prefix 'un-' in the word 'unhappy' mean? A) With. B) Not. C) Very. D) Again. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Not. 19. Which word does NOT have the same prefix as synopsis? A) Synagogue. B) Synthesis. C) Synonymous. D) Systematic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Systematic. 20. A motion picture photographer would be known as a ..... A) Cinematographer. B) Heliotographer. C) Factographer. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cinematographer. 21. What is a letter or group of letters that is added AT THE BEGINNING of a word to change its meaning A) Suffix. B) Root. C) Prefix. D) Affix. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Prefix. 22. Maya is learning about different sources of energy. She wonders which of the following is an example of geothermal energy. A) Lava. B) Hairdryer. C) Campfire. D) Oven. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lava. 23. $_{Use your knowledge of roots/prefixes to determine the meaning of the word}$cinematography A) A person who helps people or institutions. B) Etymologically of an 'evil' day. C) Writing of film scenes. D) Latin for "time" flies. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Writing of film scenes. 24. The suffix "-dom" in "freedom" represents: A) Quality. B) State or condition. C) Movement. D) Time. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) State or condition. 25. What is the meaning of the word 'happiness' based on the suffix '-ness'? A) The state or condition of being happy. B) The state or condition of being angry. C) The state or condition of being sad. D) The state or condition of being tired. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The state or condition of being happy. 26. The suffix ant/ent means: A) Doctrine of, principle of. B) Water. C) Life. D) One who. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) One who. 27. The suffix-able in the word capable lets you know that Jimmy Bob is ..... to tie his shoes. A) Scared. B) Able. C) Trying. D) Not able. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Able. 28. In which word does the root "port" have the same meaning as it does in "opportunity" ? A) Portrait. B) Portable. C) Portobello. D) Portion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Portable. 29. MJ is learning about how words are formed in his English class. He notices that sometimes a word part is added to the end of another word to change its meaning. What do you call a word part that is added to the end of another word? A) Suffix. B) Prefix. C) Root. D) Inflection. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Suffix. 30. I was sleepy, but I was able to regain my strength. What does "regain" mean? A) Gain without. B) Not gain. C) Gain again. D) Someone who gains. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gain again. ← 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