This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Morphology > Roots Affixes – Quiz 25 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Roots Affixes Quiz 25 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Evelyn observed that her cat appeared to be in a "dormant" state during the day. She recalled learning that the word "dormant" comes from the Latin root "dormire." What does this root mean? A) To sleep. B) To speak. C) To run. D) To eat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To sleep. 2. We had to buy the newest edition of the book. A) Suffix. B) Root. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Suffix. 3. The root word temp means: A) Light. B) Temperature. C) To move. D) Time. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Time. 4. Name the meaning of the root word "atmo" A) Air. B) Ground. C) Life. D) Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Air. 5. State, quality, act A) Dis-. B) Ex-. C) -idity. D) Per-. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) -idity. 6. What is the meaning of the prefix com-? A) With. B) Fear. C) State, quality. D) Person who. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) With. 7. After a long and hard practice, Jackie ..... traveled back to his hotel room. A) Ominous. B) Frail. C) Fumed. D) Wearily. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wearily. 8. Which word means "relating to sound" ? A) Phonic. B) Centric. C) Comical. D) Syntactic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Phonic. 9. What is the meaning of super-? A) Under. B) Before. C) Above; beyond. D) The act or process of. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Above; beyond. 10. What is the definition of a prefix? A) A set of letters added to the end of a root word. B) A word that has a hyphen (-). C) A set of letters added to the beginning of a root word. D) The most basic part of a word. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A set of letters added to the beginning of a root word. 11. What is the meaning of the Greek root gen? A) Birth. B) Measure. C) All. D) Time. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Birth. 12. "Patrick could not recall ever being so far away from home." What does the word "recall" mean? A) Again. B) Sleep. C) Move. D) Remember. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Remember. 13. Which of the following suffixes does NOT refer to "a person who" A) -arian. B) -ing. C) -ist. D) -or. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) -ing. 14. Which of the following words best describesa truck that is carrying too much freight? A) Overconfident. B) Overloaded. C) Overboard. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Overloaded. 15. Benjamin is leading a group of friends on a hike. He is the first to walk ahead on the trail, showing everyone the way. Which word best describes what Benjamin is doing? A) Intercede. B) Concede. C) Recede. D) Precede. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Precede. 16. What kind of condition could be treated with an antibiotic? A) Exhaustion caused by lack of sleep. B) An illness caused by bacteria. C) A toothache caused by a cavity. D) Nausea caused by seasickness. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An illness caused by bacteria. 17. What is the meaning of the suffix-ure A) Relating to. B) Act or process. C) To make. D) State of, quality. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Act or process. 18. A doctor has to provide what, in order for patients to believe that he/she is a qualified doctor? A) Diploma. B) Resume. C) Credentials. D) Degree. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Credentials. 19. The root ..... means to do. A) Act. B) Grad(e). C) Form. D) Medi. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Act. 20. If bi means two or twice, what does bicycle mean? Choose the BEST answer. A) A toy kids like to play with. B) A lot of adults like to take them into the mountains. C) A common vehicle for transportation that has pedals for motion. D) A common vehicle for transportation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A common vehicle for transportation that has pedals for motion. 21. The root word "cease" means to stop. If a person is "deceased, " they: A) Have stopped living badly. B) Have stopped living. C) Are full of living. D) Are not able to stop living. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Have stopped living. 22. What does the word slowly mean? A) Very fast. B) Full of slow. C) In a slow way. D) To run. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In a slow way. 23. What do we call the study of the history of words? A) Biology. B) Virology. C) Theology. D) Etymology. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Etymology. 24. Which word has the root meaning "heat" ? A) Malicious. B) Benefit. C) Thermometer. D) Pandemic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Thermometer. 25. What does the root "scrib" or "script" mean? A) Hear. B) Write. C) Earth. D) Throw. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Write. 26. Which part of the word 'millennium' means thousand? A) Lenniu. B) Mill. C) Ium. D) Ennium. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mill. 27. The word "monolog" is best defined as which of the following? A) One person speaking. B) Two people speaking. C) A hand written note. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) One person speaking. 28. Not all root words are A) ?????. B) Wrong. C) Words by themselves. D) Right. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Words by themselves. 29. Which word has the prefix meaning "above?" A) Surrender. B) Security. C) Silent. D) Superior. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Superior. 30. Which word has the root word meaning "feet?" A) Pediatrician. B) Pedestrian. C) Psychology. D) Punishment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pedestrian. ← 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