This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Morphology > Roots Affixes – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Roots Affixes Quiz 6 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The word "geologist" is best defined as what? A) One who looks at earth. B) One who studies life. C) One who studies earth. D) One who builds with dirt. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) One who studies earth. 2. What is the meaning of:rupt A) To break. B) To make. C) To look. D) To build. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To break. 3. All of the following words include a prefix that means not EXCEPT- A) Disobey. B) Unacceptable. C) Illegal. D) Remember. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Remember. 4. Which of the following is the best definition of the word "biology?" A) Small life. B) The study of the earth. C) The study of small life. D) The study of life. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The study of life. 5. "Specialist", "biologist", and "therapist" contain the affix-ist, which means: A) Made of. B) One who performs a specific action. C) Into. D) One who studies a subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) One who performs a specific action. 6. What is the meaning of:act A) To act. B) To think. C) To look. D) To build. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To act. 7. The definition of the Latin root port means: A) Light. B) Carry. C) Fly. D) Trace. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carry. 8. You will be a sophomore next year. The root word soph means A) Two or twice. B) Wise or wisdom. C) Person who/thing that does something. D) Love. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wise or wisdom. 9. The suffix-age means: A) Conditioned by. B) Result of an action/collection. C) Characterized by. D) After/following. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Result of an action/collection. 10. What is the meaning of the prefix "penta-" in the word "pentagon" ? A) Five. B) Six. C) Four. D) Ten. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Five. 11. Which suffix can be added to the root word "fame" ? A) -ous. B) -ism. C) -logy. D) -ion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) -ous. 12. A synonym for the root/affix meaning 'forward, in front' is A) Activate. B) Proactive. C) Initiate. D) Excavate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Proactive. 13. The root word grat means: A) Free. B) Thanks/pleasing. C) To read. D) To choose/to pick. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thanks/pleasing. 14. Inter (internet, interact) A) Between, among. B) Away, from. C) Behind. D) Greater. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Between, among. 15. What is the meaning of:pre- A) Do again. B) Do before. C) Do after. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Do before. 16. What is the likely meaning of "perimeter" based on the root word meter? A) The measurement of the outermost parts or boundary of an area or object. B) A mythical superhuman being,. C) A mathematical term. D) An instrument on a vehicle's dashboard indicating its speed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The measurement of the outermost parts or boundary of an area or object. 17. The prefix bio in a word means A) Death. B) Life. C) New. D) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Life. 18. What is the meaning of:-tion /-ion A) Makes it an action word. B) Makes it a thing. C) To do again. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Makes it a thing. 19. Which definition matches "automatic" ? A) An object made by a human for a purpose. B) Starting, acting, and moving by itself or by oneself. C) A small unit of time. D) The tryout of a singer or a performer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Starting, acting, and moving by itself or by oneself. 20. DisruptionWhat is the root in the word above? A) Rupt. B) Dis. C) Ion. D) Tion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rupt. 21. An omnivore is an animal that eats both plants and meat. What does the prefix omni mean? A) Everywhere or anything. B) Starvation. C) To eat. D) Animal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Everywhere or anything. 22. The Latin root meaning "to hear" is- A) Phon. B) Audi. C) Hydr. D) Aqua. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Audi. 23. What does the root word 'vis' or 'vid' mean? A) To see. B) To touch. C) To smell. D) To hear. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To see. 24. Joe was unhappy when his sister went to the movies without him.In which word does un-mean the same as it does in unhappy? A) Uniform. B) Unite. C) Under. D) Uncertain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Uncertain. 25. The students were sent on a special ..... to find a treasure. A) Incredible. B) Prescription. C) Subscription. D) Mission. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mission. 26. They form the base of other words which are created after affixes are added A) Affix. B) Root. C) Prefix. D) Suffix. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Root. 27. Thermometer; Kilometer A) -meter-. B) Anti-. C) -scope-. D) -aud-. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) -meter-. 28. The prefix "sub" can be added to the front of a word to mean what? A) Under. B) To cause to be. C) Poly. D) In favor of. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Under. 29. A ..... word can stand alone, but a ..... word cannot. A) Base; root. B) Prefix; base. C) Suffix; root. D) Root; base. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Base; root. 30. Graph (autograph, graphic) A) Speak. B) Study of. C) Write. D) See. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Write. 31. Able, ible (responsible, suitable, possible) A) To make. B) The art or skill of. C) Able to. D) One who is occupied with. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Able to. 32. What does the prefix "Inter" like the word internet or international mean? A) Between. B) Within. C) Outside. D) Among. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Between. 33. Which prefix(es) mean(s) under or below A) Sub-. B) Inter. C) Pro-. D) Fore-. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sub-. 34. Which two prefixes mean "many" or "much" ? A) Multi-, super-. B) Multi-, mid-. C) Multi-, max-. D) Poly-, multi-. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Poly-, multi-. 35. Fy (satisfy, justify, liquify) A) To make. B) The art or skill of. C) The practice of. D) One occupied with. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To make. 36. Identify the affixes in the following words.mislead, unrestricted, reiterate A) Lead, restricted, iterate. B) Lead, stricted, rate. C) Lead, ed, ate. D) Mis, un, re. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mis, un, re. 37. A cell phone is like a ..... computer that you carry in your pocket. A) Biography. B) Portale. C) Invisable. D) Thermal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Portale. 38. Remake:Make again A) Re-. B) Sub-. C) Mis-. D) Un-. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Re-. 39. What does the Greek prefix "mono-" represent? A) Five. B) One. C) Three. D) Two. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) One. 40. Sub (like in subway) means ..... A) Through. B) Before. C) Under. D) Half. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Under. 41. If a word starts with "dec-", what does it suggest about the quantity involved? A) Three. B) One. C) Ten. D) Five. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ten. 42. What root/base word(s) mean(s) believe? A) Claim. B) Tract. C) Cred. D) Clam. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cred. 43. Structure, construct, instruct A) -est. B) -cent-. C) -er. D) -struct-. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) -struct-. 44. Use context clues to determine the meaning of the word "incomplete" in the sentence: "The puzzle was incomplete, missing several pieces." A) Quickly done. B) Not finished. C) Overly complete. D) Fully finished. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Not finished. 45. Which word means "to act against" ? A) Contradict. B) Abnormal. C) Angst. D) Surmise. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Contradict. 46. What is the meaning of the suffix '-less' in the word 'hopeless'? A) Capable of. B) Related to. C) Full of. D) Without. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Without. 47. My brother, who is an accountant, believes that crypto currency will have a negative impact on the world's macroeconomics. What is the meaning of the prefix macro-as it is used in the wordmacroeconomics? A) Small. B) Large. C) Good. D) Top. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Large. 48. She rejected the scholarship offer. A) Root. B) Prefix. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Root. 49. What does the root tele mean? A) Far away. B) To hear. C) To see. D) To know. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Far away. 50. Which of the following words contains a Latin root? A) Geography. B) Transport. C) Democracy. D) Biology. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Transport. 51. Since bio-means life and logy-means study, which word means the study of living things? A) Cardiology. B) Geology. C) Biology. D) Psychology. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biology. 52. What does the root log/logue mean A) Light. B) To talk or speak. C) Hear. D) Foot. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To talk or speak. 53. What is the meaning of the prefix 'un-' in the word 'unhappy'? A) Before. B) Again. C) Very. D) Not. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Not. 54. Analyze the affix "ment" in the word "development" and determine its impact on the root word. A) Turns the word into a verb. B) Turns the word into a noun. C) Turns the word into an adverb. D) Turns the word into an adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Turns the word into a noun. 55. The root words VIS/VID mean ..... A) See. B) Wrong. C) Hear. D) Divide. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) See. 56. Which root means "before" or "front" ? A) Scrib/script. B) Post. C) Graph. D) Pre. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pre. 57. The prefix comes at the ..... of a word. A) Middle. B) Beginning. C) End. D) Bottom. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Beginning. 58. What does-hydr mean? A) State, quality. B) State, condition. C) Water. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Water. 59. What word means having great strength A) Colorful. B) Wonderful. C) Powerful. D) Thoughtful. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Powerful. 60. Which of the following is a musical instrument that makes a sound? A) Telephone. B) Iron. C) Xylophone. D) Television. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Xylophone. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesRoots Affixes Quiz 1Roots Affixes Quiz 2Roots Affixes Quiz 3Roots Affixes Quiz 4Roots Affixes Quiz 5Roots Affixes Quiz 7Roots Affixes Quiz 8Roots Affixes Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books