This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Morphology > Roots Affixes – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Roots Affixes Quiz 5 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the root word in disapproving? A) Disapprove. B) Prove. C) Proof. D) Approve. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Approve. 2. What is the meaning of:mit A) To send. B) To look. C) To build. D) To act. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To send. 3. The main part of a word that gives the basic meaning. It is a complete word without an affix. A) Root. B) Suffix. C) Prefix. D) Base. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Base. 4. The story ..... some truly horrible events to take place in the the not too distant future. A) Deactivated. B) Interacted. C) Prefixed. D) Foreshadowed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Foreshadowed. 5. What does the prefix 'trans' mean when added to a word? A) Beyond or outside. B) Across or through. C) Against or opposite. D) Before or in front of. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Across or through. 6. What is the meaning of the suffix "or" ? A) Full of. B) Opposite of. C) More than. D) A person who. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A person who. 7. Which prefix(es) mean(s) in front or before A) Fore-. B) Sub-. C) Inter-. D) Pro-. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fore-. 8. A word part added at the end of a base or root. A) Prefix. B) Base. C) Suffix. D) Root. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Suffix. 9. Which of the following words has a root that means "look, appear?" A) Suspicious. B) Geography. C) Tractor. D) Victory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Suspicious. 10. The root word hydr means A) Winter. B) Water. C) Space. D) Sky. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Water. 11. The doctor returned to check on his patient. The prefix re in the word returned means: A) Away. B) Not. C) Again. D) Aging. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Again. 12. The Latin root rupt means A) Carry or bring. B) Bother. C) Break or burst. D) Send. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Break or burst. 13. The suffix-ine as in the word submarine means A) Drag or pull. B) Sea or ocean. C) Under or below. D) Nature of. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nature of. 14. Read the dictionary entry.Organize:1. to arrange in a certain order 2. to plan activities for a person or groupIf the prefix dis-is added to the word organized, what would be its new definition? A) A person who plans an event. B) Not in order or not able to plan an activity. C) Order thing again or plan an activity again. D) Plan an activity before an event. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Not in order or not able to plan an activity. 15. All of the following words include a prefix that means not, in absence of EXCEPT ..... A) Immaterial. B) Irregular. C) Illiterate. D) Into. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Into. 16. The prefix sub-can be added to the beginning of a word to mean: A) In favor of. B) Over, above. C) Many, much. D) Under, beneath. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Under, beneath. 17. The words, precise, preamble, and preface, all contain the same prefix which means A) Cut. B) Love. C) Devour. D) Before. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Before. 18. Which of the following words has a root that means "drag, pull, or draw?" A) Victory. B) Suspicious. C) Geography. D) Tractor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tractor. 19. Which of the following would be the best definition of the word "transport?" A) To carry out. B) To carry in. C) To carry above. D) To carry across. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To carry across. 20. What does the word thermal mean? A) Relating to heat. B) Relating to sound. C) Warm. D) Relating to time. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Relating to heat. 21. Which prefix(es) mean(s) forward A) Sub-. B) Inter-. C) Fore-. D) Pro-. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pro-. 22. Ist (feminist, pharmacist, tourist, artist) A) The quality of. B) One who is occupied with. C) Related to. D) Become. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) One who is occupied with. 23. A commitment to green living definitely doesn't mean being boring; on the contrary, a Tesla car is at the cutting edge of both environmentalism and style.Which word from the sentence contains a suffix that means "doctrine, belief, or practice?" A) Commitment. B) Environmentalism. C) Definitely. D) Contrary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Environmentalism. 24. The prefix "un" means not. What does "unable" mean? A) Not unable. B) Ready. C) Unclear. D) Not able. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Not able. 25. What does the prefix "tri-" mean? A) One. B) Two. C) Three. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Three. 26. Where does the suffix go in a word? A) At the end. B) At the beginning. C) At the middle. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) At the end. 27. What is the meaning of:-ure A) Makes it a thing. B) Makes it an action word. C) Makes it a describing word. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Makes it an action word. 28. What is the root word in "unbelievably" ? A) Bell. B) Believe. C) Able. D) Un. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Believe. 29. What is the meaning of the suffix '-able'? A) Before. B) More. C) Most. D) Able to. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Able to. 30. What does the root word 'scrib' or 'script' mean? A) To draw. B) To write. C) To speak. D) To read. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To write. 31. Verify:Make sure something is true A) -scribe-. B) -spec-. C) -ver-. D) -ful. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) -ver-. 32. What is the meaning of the Greek prefix "pentalogy" ? A) A set of five works. B) A set of three works. C) A set of six works. D) A set of ten works. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A set of five works. 33. Actor:Person who acts A) -ver-. B) -scribe-. C) -er/-or. D) -ful. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) -er/-or. 34. The family traveled to Vermont every year in the Autumn. They enjoyed visiting their family, but their favorite part of the trip was seeing the beautiful, colorful foliage.Which word from the above passage contains a prefix that means "leaf?" A) Foliage. B) Traveled. C) Visiting. D) Enjoyed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Foliage. 35. What does the prefix 'un' mean when added to a word? A) Opposite. B) Some. C) Very. D) Not. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Not. 36. What does the root struct mean in the sentence below?Matthew was constructing a huge tower of Legos. A) To build or assemble. B) To design or plan. C) To organize or arrange. D) To deconstruct or take apart. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To build or assemble. 37. Sophie's grandma asked her to go get her spectacles. The root word spec means ..... A) Water. B) Look, see, watch. C) Maganize. D) Love. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Look, see, watch. 38. Bas (basement, bass guitar) A) Low. B) Touch. C) Make. D) Speak. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Low. 39. What does the root word "cycle" mean? A) Circle or wheel. B) Fire. C) To act out. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Circle or wheel. 40. What does the prefix 'sub' mean when added to a word? A) Above. B) Over. C) Under. D) Between. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Under. 41. Philip was feeling antisocial. Even though he has been invited to go to the movie with his friends, he just wanted to stay home by himself. What does the affix anti mean in this sentence? A) Against or opposed to. B) Without or lacking. C) With or together. D) For or in favor of. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Against or opposed to. 42. Hyper (hyperactive, hypersensitive) A) Over, above. B) Equal. C) Again, back. D) Not. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Over, above. 43. The suffix-able (as in comfortable) means: A) Away/off. B) Attach. C) Can be done. D) To say. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Can be done. 44. What do 'ology' and 'logy' mean when added to a word? A) The art of. B) The practice of. C) The history of. D) The study of. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The study of. 45. Read the sentence."We had fun playing games at recess.Which word uses the suffix-ing the same as in playing? A) Spring. B) Finger. C) Cleaning. D) Fling. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cleaning. 46. Which is the root word for the word deepest? A) Deepe. B) Dee. C) Est. D) Deep. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Deep. 47. Select the meaning of:cred A) To think. B) To act. C) To believe. D) To see. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To believe. 48. The Latin root for "water" is- A) Aqua. B) Hydr. C) Audi. D) Phon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aqua. 49. Which Greek prefix is associated with the number three? A) Penta-. B) Dec-. C) Tri-. D) Hexa-. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tri-. 50. In the word "tricycle, " what does the prefix "tri-" refer to? A) Three wheels. B) One wheel. C) Four wheels. D) Two wheels. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Three wheels. 51. The family traveled to Vermont every year in the Autumn. They enjoyed visiting their family, but their favorite part of the trip was seeing the beautiful, colorful foliage.Which word from the above passage contains a root that means "across?" A) Foliage. B) Visiting. C) Traveled. D) Enjoyed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Traveled. 52. Preview:Look before A) Pre-. B) -ly. C) Non-. D) -ment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pre-. 53. What does the root word mem mean in the sentence below?Mary had a great memory. She knew all the birthdays of everyone in her extended family. A) To remember. B) To forget. C) To memorize. D) To remind. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To remember. 54. The meaning of the prefix "re-" helps us understand that the meaning of "recalculate" is- A) To add. B) To not calculate. C) To divide. D) To calculate again. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To calculate again. 55. Which of the following words would mean referring to both leaves and flowers? A) Microfilament. B) Maladaptive. C) Ambiparous. D) Misanthropy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ambiparous. 56. Excitement:Feeling of being excited A) -ment. B) Pre-. C) -ly. D) Non-. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) -ment. 57. Using these clues, what does the Greek root "Fund" mean?FoundationFounderFunding A) Bottom. B) Building. C) Beginning. D) Money. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bottom. 58. If the prefix biblio means "relating to books" the word bibliophile means A) A person who loves books. B) A wise person who reads books. C) A person who writes books. D) A person who borrows a lot of books. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A person who loves books. 59. The following words, conclude, contingent, and congeal, contain the same prefix. What is the meaning of the prefix? A) With. B) Nature of. C) Self or by itself. D) Sea or ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) With. 60. If an organism is described as "monocellular, " what does that mean? A) It has one wing. B) It has one leg. C) It has one eye. 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