This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Vocabulary > Affixes – Quiz 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Affixes Quiz 16 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. -ity, -ship/ reality, friendship A) The state of. B) Round. C) Pertaining to. D) One who. E) In pairs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The state of. 2. In the word misspell, what does the prefix miss-mean? A) Three. B) Out or beyond. C) To do wrongly/badly. D) Without. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To do wrongly/badly. 3. -cata, -de/ catapult, decrease A) Between, Among. B) After, behind. C) Against, facing. D) Before, towards. E) Down, away from. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Down, away from. 4. The following are examples of personification. Which of the following statements below does NOT belong to the group? A) The lovely leaves dance gracefully. B) Kim's eyes were blue as eyes. C) The storm screamed in the night. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kim's eyes were blue as eyes. 5. 8-Which of the following words makes use of a circumfix? A) Strengthening. B) Enlighten. C) Running. D) Empower. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Enlighten. 6. SuperGirl was fear ..... as she saved the cat. A) Able. B) Less. C) S. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Less. 7. What is the definition of a root word? A) A group of letters (or an affix) that's added to the end of a word. B) A group of letters (or an affix) that's added to the beginning of a word. C) A word or word part that is the main part of new words through the addition or affixes. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A word or word part that is the main part of new words through the addition or affixes. 8. Choose the proper word to complete the sentence. I cannot ..... my shoe lace without help. A) Unable. B) Untie. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Untie. 9. In science class this year, students will use microscopes to look at: A) Large objects with just their eyes. B) Living life forms. C) Small objects more clearly up close. D) Rocks from the Earth's surface. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Small objects more clearly up close. 10. What is the meaning of the following? FORE in forecast A) Before. B) After. C) Against. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Before. 11. We go to Baguio during summer to enjoy the cool ..... of the mountain air. A) -ation. B) -ity. C) -ful. D) -ness. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) -ness. 12. What does ex mean? A) Not. B) In. C) Out. D) Wrong. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Out. 13. This type of figure of speech refers to the exaggeration of statements or claims that is not meant to be taken literally. Which of the following below explains this statement? A) Irony. B) Hyperbole. C) Metaphor. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hyperbole. 14. -ment, -ness, -ion/ enjoyment, loneliness, pollution A) Without. B) The quality of, the state of, the act of. C) Full of, excessive. D) The condition of. E) One who. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The quality of, the state of, the act of. 15. In the word pretest, what does the prefix pre-mean? A) Five. B) Before. C) Not. D) Out or beyond. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Before. 16. What is the meaning of the prefix trans? A) Together. B) Half. C) Under. D) To move or change. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To move or change. 17. -logy means:Hint-Techno(logy) A) Fire. B) Water. C) Science. D) Nothing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Science. 18. Choose the best word to use in a sentence:The light ..... the entire room. A) Litted. B) Lighted up. C) Lighted. D) Illuminated. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Illuminated. 19. His (ability) to speak the local language made it challenging to communicate with the residents during his travels. A) And-. B) Dis-. C) Re-. D) In-. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In-. 20. Match the meaning with its' word part. 7 ..... Thousand A) Mill. B) Max. C) Mil. D) National. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mil. 21. What does bicycle mean? A) One wheeled. B) Three wheeled. C) Two wheeled. D) Two texts. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Two wheeled. 22. WHERE DOES A PREFIX BELONG ON A WORD A) IN THE MIDDLE OF A WORD. B) IN THE BACK OF A WORD. C) IN THE FRONT OF A WORD. D) NO PART OF A WORD. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) IN THE FRONT OF A WORD. 23. When we add a suffix to words finishing in CONSONANT + Y, we ..... A) Leave the "Y" and add the suffix. B) Change "Y" to "I" and add the suffix. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Change "Y" to "I" and add the suffix. 24. What is the appropriate prefix? ..... possible / not possible A) Re-. B) In-. C) Dis-. D) Im-. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Im-. 25. His (mature) behavior made it difficult to take him seriously, even in important situations. A) In-. B) Im-. C) Non-. D) And-. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Im-. 26. ..... can be added to the words to change there meaning. A) Start. B) Affixes. C) And. D) Base. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Affixes. 27. Suffixes are placed in the ..... of the word. A) Middle. B) Beginning. C) End. D) Nowhere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) End. 28. A suffix is added to the A) Under the base word. B) End of the base word. C) In place of the base word. D) Beginning of the base word. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) End of the base word. 29. What word means "someone who bakes" A) Baking. B) Baker. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Baker. 30. In the UK it's ..... to smoke in bars and restaurants. A) Dislegal. B) Illegal. C) Inlegal. D) Illegal. 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