This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Morphology > Roots Affixes – Quiz 23 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Roots Affixes Quiz 23 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A musical instrument that has a curved metal tube and is played by blowing into a mouthpiece and pressing keys with your fingers A) Homophone. B) Symphony. C) -er, -or, -ian, -ist. D) Phon. E) Saxophone. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Saxophone. 2. The root chron means time. What does the word chronological mean? A) Arranged in the order that the events occurred. B) Arranged in a fashion that is easy to understand. C) Arranged in no discernable fashion. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Arranged in the order that the events occurred. 3. The root fic or fac means do or make. What does the word facilitate mean? A) Too feel small or insignificant. B) To cause something to be more efficient. C) To observe a legal proceeding. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To cause something to be more efficient. 4. Choose the correct word to fill in the blank:When I was a kid, there was no such thing as a ..... electronic device. Phones and game systems had to be plugged into the wall and you couldn't take them out of the house. A) Cellular. B) Expandable. C) Portable. D) Stationary. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Portable. 5. The Latin root fer means A) Soft. B) Hear. C) Carry or bring. D) Out from or away. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Carry or bring. 6. What is the meaning of the root "scop" ? A) To have. B) To hear. C) To see or look. D) To listen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To see or look. 7. What does ence/ance mean? A) State of. B) Not. C) To hear. D) To judge. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) State of. 8. The root greg means group. What does the word segregate mean? A) To cut down on the content of a speech or piece of writing. B) To replace something that is bad or broken. C) To separate or isolate from others. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To separate or isolate from others. 9. A podiatrist takes care of your A) Hands. B) Head. C) Feet. D) Back. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Feet. 10. Which of the following words would describe a person who studies either plant or animal life? A) Antibiotic. B) Bioformica. C) Biography. D) Biologist. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Biologist. 11. A basic word with no prefixes or suffixes added to it ..... A) Root. B) Syllable. C) Past tense. D) Definition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Root. 12. What is the meaning of the Greek root phon A) Body. B) Both. C) To make. D) Sound. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sound. 13. If you have arachnophobia, you have ..... of spiders. A) A love. B) A fear of. C) Knowledge of. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A fear of. 14. The prefixes co-, con-, and com-mean: A) Within. B) Together/with. C) Relating to/ characterized by. D) Forward/before. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Together/with. 15. Many English words come from the days of ancient Rome when Latin was the primary language. For example, the Latin word colonia means "farm land or other settled land." Colonia is the root for several modern English words EXCEPT ..... A) Column. B) Colonize. C) Colonist. D) Colony. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Column. 16. What does the root word 'aud' mean? A) See or look. B) Hear or listen. C) Smell or detect. D) Touch or feel. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hear or listen. 17. What does vis mean? A) To throw. B) To hear. C) To see. D) To carry. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To see. 18. IF YOU ARE ..... (REPEAT) NOT GETTING ENOUGH SLEEP CAN HAVE NEGATIVE EFFECTS ON YOU MEMORY A) REAPITINGLY. B) REPEATEDINGLY. C) REPEATEDLY. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) REPEATEDLY. 19. $_{Use your knowledge of roots/prefixes to determine the meaning of the word}$bibliography$_{biblio = book}$ A) Disposition to do good. B) Being out of time to prepare. C) A tendency to do 'evil' deeds. D) Writing about books used. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Writing about books used. 20. What does aqua mean? A) Star. B) Self. C) Water. D) Book. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Water. 21. A basic word with no prefix or suffix added to it A) Root. B) Affix. C) Prefix. D) Suffix. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Root. 22. What do the root words "mot" and "mov" mean? A) Move. B) Escape. C) Material. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Move. 23. Which of the following words contains a root that means 'write'? A) Biodegradable. B) Biography. C) Biopsy. D) Biology. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biography. 24. How can knowledge of affixes aid in understanding complex vocabulary? A) It allows for memorization of complex words without understanding their parts. B) Knowledge of affixes can help break down complex words into manageable parts, making it easier to infer their meanings. C) It is only useful for learning foreign languages. D) It has no impact on vocabulary comprehension. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Knowledge of affixes can help break down complex words into manageable parts, making it easier to infer their meanings. 25. What can you infer about the prefix "pre-?" A) It means "before" . B) It means "toward" . C) It means "after" . D) It means "away from" . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It means "before" . 26. My computer stopped turning on when it wasn't plugged in. I hate it when technology ..... A) Benedictions. B) Orthographists. C) Fractions. D) Malfunctions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Malfunctions. 27. Match the root/affix with its meaningport A) Self. B) Moon. C) To write. D) To carry. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To carry. 28. Which word contains the suffix "-ly" ? A) Highest. B) Quickly. C) Freedom. D) Safest. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quickly. 29. If "tele" means far and "scope" means see, what does "telescope" mean? A) A device to write faraway messages. B) A device to see nearby objects. C) A device to see faraway objects. D) A device to hear faraway sounds. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A device to see faraway objects. 30. The word "absent" is:(Hint-look at the suffix!) A) A Noun. B) An Adjective. C) An Adverb. D) A Verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An Adjective. ← 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