This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Morphology > Roots Affixes – Quiz 26 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Roots Affixes Quiz 26 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the role of roots in word formation? A) Roots are the base part of a word that carries its primary meaning and can be combined with affixes to create new words. B) Roots are the decorative elements added to a word to enhance its meaning. C) Roots are the endings of words that determine their grammatical function. D) Roots are the prefixes that modify the meaning of a word. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Roots are the base part of a word that carries its primary meaning and can be combined with affixes to create new words. 2. What is the meaning of the affix in the word microscope? A) Large. B) Far. C) Small. D) Few. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Small. 3. This word means "other than the usual." A) Alternate. B) Verify. C) Decipher. D) Precise. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alternate. 4. What can you infer about the meaning of the word "mythology?" It means ..... A) "the state of myths". B) "the study of myths". C) "to create a new myth". D) "myth-life". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "the study of myths". 5. The ..... woman spent a lot of time helping others. Which word makes the MOST sense in this sentence? A) Malevolent. B) Benevolent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Benevolent. 6. What does in/im/il mean? A) Not. B) To judge. C) Full of. D) Inside. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not. 7. Charlotte is organizing a relay race and wants each team to have a name that reflects the number of runners. She considers using the prefix 'quad-' for one of the teams. What does the prefix quad-mean? A) Two. B) Three. C) Four. D) All. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Four. 8. Something that happens as a result of a particular action or set of conditions A) Maintenance. B) Ambivalence. C) Fondness. D) Consequence. E) Consciousness. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Consequence. 9. Which root/affix means:sun A) Fac/fact/fect/fic. B) -ify. C) Di-. D) Dia. E) Helios. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Helios. 10. From a macroscopic point of view, the ecosystem looked simple, but on a smaller scale, it was full of intricate interactions between species.What does "macroscopic" mean in this passage? A) Large-scale. B) Small-scale. C) Unimportant. D) Confusing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Large-scale. 11. Which word contains a suffix that means "to cause or to become" ?As he sat with his homework, his goal was to familiarize himself with roots and affixes. A) Roots. B) Goal. C) Homework. D) Familiarize. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Familiarize. 12. The root mal means A) Good, well. B) Bad, evil. C) Time. D) Write. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bad, evil. 13. Why does the word before not contain the prefix fore? A) Because fore means before and a root cannot mean the same thing as the word it is in. B) Because fore means to lead and before does not have anything to do with leading. C) Because fore is a suffix which comes at the end of a word. D) Because fore is a prefix which comes at the beginning of a word. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Because fore is a prefix which comes at the beginning of a word. 14. What does analysis mean? A) A type of musical composition. B) A method of cooking food. C) A form of physical exercise. D) The detailed examination of the elements or structure of something. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The detailed examination of the elements or structure of something. 15. Use the root cent to infer what a Roman centurion was in charge of. A) One hundred soldiers. B) Many companies of soldiers. C) A small group of ten soldiers. D) Making the overall battle plan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) One hundred soldiers. 16. Does the word dishonest have a prefix or a suffix? A) Prefix. B) Suffix. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prefix. 17. Samuel is working on a project where he needs to assemble a piece of furniture. Which of the following best describes this "manual" task? A) Automated. B) Hand-operated. C) Digital. D) Theoretical. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hand-operated. 18. Aria is reading a book about animals and comes across the word 'quadruped.' Using the prefix quad-, what kind of animal is a quadruped? A) One that eats meat and plants. B) One with thick fur and blubber. C) One that lays eggs. D) One that walks on four legs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) One that walks on four legs. 19. The root words fract and frag mean: A) To reduce. B) To make. C) To liquify. D) To break. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To break. 20. Which root means "to hear" ? A) Scop. B) Ence/ance. C) Aud. D) Tele. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aud. 21. The affix "vid/vis" means- A) See, look at, observe. B) Conquer; win. C) Alive; living. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) See, look at, observe. 22. Which prefix means "through" ? A) Per-. B) Pro-. C) A-. D) Anti-. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Per-. 23. Roots:dic, dict, locu, loqu, logue A) To speak. B) Upon. C) Out of. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To speak. 24. Yesterday Yahya told me a funny joke. This joke was the ..... joke I've ever heard. A) Funniest. B) Most funny. C) Funnier. D) Funny. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Funniest. 25. An affix is added at the end of the root word which gives new meaning to the word as a whole. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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