This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Morphology > Roots Affixes – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Roots Affixes Quiz 4 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which made up word would most likely mean someone who does not like the study of humans? A) Submicropology. B) Antiambiance. C) Submalessence. D) Antianthropoligic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Antianthropoligic. 2. Trans (transcontinental, transport) A) Forward. B) In front of. C) Across, beyond. D) Greater. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Across, beyond. 3. There cannot be more than one root in a word. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 4. Hypo (hypothermia, hypodermic) A) Together, with. B) Under, beneath. C) Forward. D) Wrong. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Under, beneath. 5. Which made up word would most likely mean able to be changed at the smallest level? A) Antiambiable. B) Malsensible. C) Anthropovolvement. D) Micromorphable. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Micromorphable. 6. Which of the following words most likely means an act that is taken to overthrow or undermine a government or institution? A) Subversive. B) Imitable. C) Adjournment. D) Antipathy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subversive. 7. The root word of the word extracted means A) Out of, from, or not. B) To write. C) Drag or pull. D) Forms the past tense of a word. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Drag or pull. 8. All of the following terms include a root that means "people" EXCEPT ..... A) Demon. B) Population. C) Demographic. D) Automatic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Automatic. 9. What is a syllable? A) The sound of a consonant when pronouncing a word. B) A prefix or suffix attached to a root to form a new word. C) What a teacher gives students that outlines what will be studied in class. D) The sound of a vowel when pronouncing a word. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The sound of a vowel when pronouncing a word. 10. Which suffix means 'the act of'? A) -ity. B) -tion. C) -er. D) -est. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) -tion. 11. Dynamic means physical force or energy. What does the root word "dyna" mean? A) To be weak. B) To be tired. C) To be little. D) Power. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Power. 12. The root word, cede means, "to go" . With this knowledge, determine the meaning of the word, "precede" . A) To go before. B) To go after. C) To go away. D) To go never. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To go before. 13. The root scrib means A) To scream. B) To write. C) To scrape. D) To wait. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To write. 14. ReheatingWhat is the base in the word above? A) Heat. B) Re. C) Ing. D) Heating. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Heat. 15. Which root word means 'between", "with", or "among" ? A) Inter-. B) Mid-. C) Port-. D) Tele-. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inter-. 16. The universe ..... A) Turns around the sun. B) Is awesome. C) Faces the sun. D) Looks at the sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Turns around the sun. 17. Nonfat:Without fat A) Non-. B) -ly. C) Pre-. D) Ment-. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Non-. 18. Which of the following choices is not a prefix that means "not" ? A) Non. B) Un. C) Im. D) Re. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Re. 19. Therm (thermometer, thermal) A) Hold. B) True. C) Heat. D) Speak. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Heat. 20. The suffix-er means A) Cut. B) Wise or wisdom. C) Devour. D) Person who/thing that does something. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Person who/thing that does something. 21. The prefix "pre-" helps us understand that "prevent" means to stop something ..... it happens. A) Before. B) After. C) When. D) While. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Before. 22. Read the passage."Mrs. Nelson introduced herself to her students. She said that she didn't expect them to be flawless, but she did want them to always try their best. Mistakes lead to learning she said. What does the suffix-less mean in the word flawless? A) In a state of. B) Able to. C) Full of. D) Without. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Without. 23. An animal that walks upon two legs is called a A) Monoped. B) Biped. C) Uniped. D) Triped. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biped. 24. What root/base word(s) mean(s) shape? A) Form. B) Tract. C) Duct. D) Cred. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Form. 25. What does the prefix 'Anti' mean when added to a word? A) Against. B) Before. C) With. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Against. 26. "He seized the gun which always stood in a corner of his bedroom." What word would best replace seized in the sentence above? A) Held. B) Placed. C) Grabbed. D) Stole. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Grabbed. 27. Which of the following would mean an unlawful act, especially one committed by a public official A) Malfeasance. B) Ambilateral. C) Philanthropist. D) Microfiche. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Malfeasance. 28. What does the root word 'ject' mean? A) To catch. B) To hold. C) To push. D) To throw. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To throw. 29. The root word liber means: A) Free. B) To read. C) Law. D) To move. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Free. 30. Which term includes a prefix that means "wrongly" ? A) Important. B) Misjudge. C) Unacceptable. D) Dislike. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Misjudge. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesRoots Affixes Quiz 1Roots Affixes Quiz 2Roots Affixes Quiz 3Roots Affixes Quiz 5Roots Affixes Quiz 6Roots Affixes Quiz 7Roots Affixes Quiz 8Roots Affixes Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books