This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Vocabulary > Root Words And Affixes – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Root Words And Affixes Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What does the suffix-less mean? As used in such words as:useless or hopeless? A) Full of. B) Without. C) None. D) The most. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Without. 2. What does the root word hydr mean? As used in such words as:hydration or dehydrate? A) Water. B) Small. C) Shape. D) Hydrant. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Water. 3. Brianna was uncertain about the question, but she gave her answer as though she was sure of it. Which type of context clue is used here? A) Synonym. B) Definition. C) Antonym. D) Example. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Antonym. 4. What suffix could be added to the word listen to show it happened in the past? A) Less. B) Ed. C) Ful. D) S. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ed. 5. These are parts of the word that can be added to form a new meaning. A) Infix. B) Root Words. C) Affixes. D) Punctuations. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Affixes. 6. What is the meaning of chrono? A) Time. B) Earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Time. 7. What type of context clues use similar words to help with the meaning of an unknown word? A) Antonyms. B) HDefinitions. C) Synonyms. D) Examples. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Synonyms. 8. Use what you know about root words meaning to match the words with the correct definition. Refer to the root word. Microscope A) Part of something, split into a hundred pieces. B) A sequence. C) An instrument that makes extremely small things look larger. D) Organisms. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An instrument that makes extremely small things look larger. 9. An Army uniform has symbols on it. These emblems show what the person has done in the Army. What type of context clue is this? A) Antonym. B) Example. C) Synonym. D) Definition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Synonym. 10. Read the following sentence from the passage."When I see something beautiful in the store, like this dress, it's irresistible to me."In the word "irresistible, " the prefix "ir-" means A) Two. B) Not. C) Again. D) Wrong. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Not. 11. What does the suffix-er mean? As used in such words as:teacher or baker? A) One who. B) State of. C) Full of. D) Characterized by. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) One who. 12. Ann-/-enn means ..... A) Hundred. B) Year. C) Before. D) War. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Year. 13. Affixes means to ..... A) Type of root word. B) Before. C) Add on. D) After. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Add on. 14. #2 Part B:Which statement best supports the answer to Part A? A) Ivan's friends think his idea about watching aquariums is smart. B) Ivan's friends don't understand his interest in watching aquariums. C) Ivan's friends like that he watches aquariums for hours. D) Ivan's friends think watching aquariums is a healthy thing to do. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ivan's friends don't understand his interest in watching aquariums. 15. A form of government that is bicameral has ..... divisions. A) One. B) No. C) Two. D) Many. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Two. 16. Which suffix means 'one who'? A) -is. B) -is. C) -of. D) -or. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) -is. 17. What is the meaning of bi-? A) Before. B) Two or twice. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Two or twice. 18. Define the prefix "re" A) Under. B) Not. C) Again. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Again. 19. Use what you know about root words meaning to match the words with the correct definition. Refer to the root word. Relocate A) An instrument. B) To change the place of something or someone. C) Relating to teeth. D) To go again. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To change the place of something or someone. 20. Bell or belli means ..... A) Hundred. B) Year. C) Before. D) War. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) War. 21. Define the suffix "ation" A) Action or process. B) Possible. C) Relating to. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Action or process. 22. Define the prefix "sub" A) Under. B) In. C) Back. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Under. 23. Comparing something opposite is using what type of clues? A) Synonyms. B) Definitions. C) Examples. D) Antonyms. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Antonyms. 24. Which of the following is a suffix that means 'pertaining to'? A) -al. B) -able. C) -ful. D) -less. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) -al. 25. Night is the time when many animals forage, or search, for food. Which type of context clue is being used? A) Definition. B) Example. C) Synonym. D) Antonym. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Definition. 26. What does the prefix inter-mean? As used in such words as:interstate or interrupt? A) Not. B) Above. C) Between. D) Opposite. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Between. 27. Iter means ..... A) Between. B) Again. C) Against. D) Within. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Again. 28. What is the meaning of impossible in paragraph 3? A) Something that cannot be done. B) Something that can be done again. C) Something that small children can do. D) Something that cannot be seen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Something that cannot be done. 29. Below are descriptions about Context Clues EXCEPT: A) They provide hints/clues to define a difficult word. B) They co-exist with the unfamiliar words in the sentence. C) They are the difficult words in the sentence. D) They help readers understand word meanings without the direct help of a dictionary. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They are the difficult words in the sentence. 30. What is the root word in disengage? A) Gage. B) Dis. C) Engage. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Engage. 31. What is the meaning of photo? A) Dark. B) Light. C) Image. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Light. 32. What is the meaning of log/logue? A) Thought. B) All. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thought. 33. He was involved in an accident; luckily, he was unharmed. The word unharmed means ..... A) Unsafe. B) Loved. C) Uninjured. D) Critical. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Uninjured. 34. Which suffixes mean "having qualities of? A) -able-ible. B) -ion-tion-ation-ition. C) -ous-eous-ious. D) -ive-ative-itive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) -ous-eous-ious. 35. Use what you know about root words meaning to match the words with the correct definition. Refer to the root word. Audible A) Low. B) Spoken. C) Able to be heard. D) Audio. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Able to be heard. 36. What does the prefix semi-mean? As used in such words as:semicircle or semifinal? A) Around. B) Over. C) Half. D) Finished. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Half. 37. Use what you know about root words meaning to match the words with the correct definition. Refer to the root word. Dental A) A speech delivered by one person. B) Doctor. C) Relating to teeth. D) Last in a series. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Relating to teeth. 38. What does the root word chron mean? As used in such words as:chronological or chronic? A) Sick. B) Time. C) Over and over. D) Power. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Time. 39. At the restaurant we were offered a variety of beverages, like milk and ice tea. A) Drinks. B) Bread. C) Milk. D) Silverware. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Drinks. 40. What is the meaning of-ship? A) Apart/away. B) Position held. C) All. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Position held. 41. What is the meaning of-dom? A) One who. B) Place or state of being. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Place or state of being. 42. What is the meaning of the root dem(o)? A) "tooth". B) "people". C) "ten". D) "skin". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "people". 43. What does the suffix re mean? A) Not. B) Again. C) Able to. D) Full of. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Again. 44. Others followed in the 1800s, living in isolation, moving into the subvalleys, along creek branches and up the steep hillsides to scrabble for a hard living. In the passage, the word subvalleys means A) In the lower part of the valleys. B) Inside the caves in the valleys. C) A valley nestled in the Smokies. D) Up the steep hillsides of the Smokies. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In the lower part of the valleys. 45. What is the meaning geo? A) Star. B) Earth or ground. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Earth or ground. 46. Define the prefix "un" A) AgIn. B) Not. C) Across. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Not. 47. What is the meaning of-ish? A) Possessing. B) To some degree. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To some degree. 48. #2 Part A:The root word sane comes from a Latin word that can mean healthy or reasonable. Knowing this, what is the best meaning for the word insane in paragraph 2? A) Not reasonable or healthy. B) Able to be reasonable or healthy. C) Very reasonable or healthy. D) The state of being reasonable or healthy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not reasonable or healthy. 49. This word means to cook in advance. A) Precook. B) Recook. C) Miscook. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Precook. 50. Choose another word from paragraph 1 that has the same suffix as colorful. A) Visible. B) Helpful. C) Different. D) Beautiful. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Beautiful. 51. Define this root word "loc" A) Place. B) Throw. C) Yield or go. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Place. 52. What is the meaning of auto-? A) Self. B) Under or below. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Self. 53. Hydr means ..... A) Life. B) Water. C) Measure. D) Heat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Water. 54. Use what you know about root words meaning to match the words with the correct definition. Refer to the root word. Monologue A) Conversation. B) A speech delivered by one person, like an actor. C) Catalogue. D) How high something rises. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A speech delivered by one person, like an actor. 55. The word "hydrothermal" means A) Moving wind. B) Heated water. C) Straightened earth. D) Cooling air. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Heated water. 56. Root words are the ..... building blocks of words A) Suffix. B) Ending. C) Basic. D) Prefix. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Basic. 57. Luther will not attend the training today. He is undependable. The word undependable means ..... A) Careful. B) Hardworking. C) Unreliable. D) Trusted. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Unreliable. 58. What is the meaning of-ist? A) One who. B) Degree. C) Position held. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) One who. 59. Another word for pedestal is A) Base. B) Floor. C) Counter. D) Table. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Base. 60. Tennessee's caves form a topography of sinkholes, sinking streams, underground drainage, and springs. In the passage, topography most likely has to do with A) The behavior of animals. B) The features of a place. C) The poor water quality. D) The dangers of the dark. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The features of a place. Next →Related QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesRoot Words And Affixes Quiz 2Root Words And Affixes Quiz 3Advanced Vocabulary QuizAffixes QuizAnalogies QuizAntonyms QuizBasic Spanish Words QuizBusiness English Vocabulary QuizCollocations And Phrasal Verbs Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books