This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Morphology > Root Words – Quiz 19 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Root Words Quiz 19 (27 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The Greek word part pel like in the word compel means A) Self. B) Day. C) Image. D) Drive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Drive. 2. Choose the root word for the following word:Misbehave A) Mis. B) Be. C) Behave. D) Have. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Behave. 3. What does the root word "therm" mean as in the word thermal?I always wear a thermal shirt when I go snow skiing. A) Good. B) Far. C) Heat. D) Bad. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Heat. 4. What is the root word for "small?" A) Pac. B) Arch. C) Micro. D) Grat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Micro. 5. What is the base word in, "dissatisfied" ?" A) Dis. B) Fy. C) Satisfy. D) Ed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Satisfy. 6. What is the base word in the word:Premade A) Made. B) Pre. C) De. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Made. 7. If you take away the prefix and suffix, what is left of the word unemployed? A) Employed. B) Emploi. C) Employ. D) Unemploy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Employ. 8. Which word describes a group of people gathered in one place to see or hear something? A) Videocassette. B) Evidence. C) Visible. D) Audience. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Audience. 9. What is the definition of the root word duc/duct A) Shape. B) To lead. C) Strength. D) To do. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To lead. 10. Because of his ..... to do well on the test, Robert studied for many hours. A) Tradition. B) Diversity. C) Deviate. D) Determination. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Determination. 11. The word "airport" contains the root ....., which means carry. A) Spec. B) Tempo. C) Port. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Port. 12. What is the prefix in untidy? A) Y. B) Tidy. C) Untid. D) Un. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Un. 13. What does the root word cred mean? A) Believe. B) Life. C) Star. D) Time. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Believe. 14. What is the prefix of impossible A) Tant. B) Possible. C) Im. D) Ant. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Im. 15. Which word uses the suffix-able the same way as it's used in the word miserable? A) Gable. B) Fable. C) Cable. D) Doable. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Doable. 16. A metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters A) Decimeter. B) Centimeter. C) Kilometer. D) Millimeter. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kilometer. 17. The Greek word part auto, like in the word autobiography means A) Light. B) Self. C) Car. D) Earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Self. 18. What does the root word "aud" mean as in the word audible?The presentation at the meeting was not very audible. I didn't hear much. A) Hear. B) Light. C) Measure. D) Write. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hear. 19. If you were to use an "aqualung" what would you be using? A) A fish. B) Scuba diving equipment. C) A blowtube. D) A bucket. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Scuba diving equipment. 20. What does the root word "hydr" mean as in dehydrate?Drink plenty of water so you don't dehydrate. A) Sea. B) Water. C) Light. D) Around. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Water. 21. In the word, teacher, what does the suffix-er mean? A) One that does. B) Full of. C) Without. D) Able to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) One that does. 22. SEMICIRCLESEMISWEETWhat is the shared root word in these words? A) Se. B) Mil. C) Sem. D) Semi. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Semi. 23. What is the definition of the root word countra/counter A) Water. B) To lead. C) Against. D) To say. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Against. 24. Which of these names a person who rides a bicycle? A) Cycler. B) Cyclee. C) Cyclor. D) Cyclist. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cyclist. 25. Governing over oneself; free A) Autonomy. B) Autocrat. C) Self-sufficient. D) Automobile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Autonomy. 26. The suffix-able means "is able" or "can do." Which answer choices use-able in the same way as agreeable? Pick two choices. A) Fixable. B) Stable. C) Table. D) Dependable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fixable. 27. What is the root word in the word, "useful?" A) Ful. B) Use. C) Do. D) Useful. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Use. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesRoot Words Quiz 1Root Words Quiz 2Root Words Quiz 3Root Words Quiz 4Root Words Quiz 5Root Words Quiz 6Root Words Quiz 7Root Words Quiz 8Root Words Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books