This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Vocabulary > Root Words Roots And Affixes – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Root Words Roots And Affixes Quiz 10 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which prefix means "ill, mistaken, or wrong" ? A) Mis. B) Re. C) In. D) Sub. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mis. 2. A long, uninterrupted speech delivered by a single actor A) Monochrome. B) Monorail. C) Monotone. D) Monologue. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Monologue. 3. Marcia is a novice soccer player. It is her first day of practice. A) Skilled. B) Beginner. C) Professional. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Beginner. 4. What does HYPO mean? A) Water. B) Under. C) Above. D) Average. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Under. 5. What is the definition of the highlighted word? Unlike my frugal mother, I don't bother shopping at sales or clipping coupons. A) Careful. B) Thrifty. C) Wasteful. D) Careless. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thrifty. 6. The word "annual" means "yearly." Based on our knowledge of prefixes, which word means "occurring half-yearly?" A) Biannual. B) Semiannual. C) Triannual. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Semiannual. 7. What is the root word for unacknowledged? A) Un. B) Knowledge. C) Acknowledge. D) Ed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Knowledge. 8. The prefix anti-means; antisocial A) Not or without. B) Sad. C) Happy. D) To have something. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not or without. 9. The root word "aer" means: A) Water. B) Wind. C) Fire. D) Air. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Air. 10. Name the vehicle that has three wheels and young children ride it. A) Unicycle. B) Bicycle. C) Triangle. D) Tricycle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tricycle. 11. When you add the prefix "re-" to the word "read, " the new word means A) To read again. B) To read alone. C) To not read. D) To read later. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To read again. 12. Which prefix creates a new, real word when added to the word "please" ? A) Pro. B) Re. C) Dis. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dis. 13. How many years are in a dec ade? A) 100. B) 4. C) 10. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 10. 14. To cause someone to lose respect or feel ashamed. A) Discipline. B) Disrespect. C) Disgrace. D) Disguise. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Disgrace. 15. What does the root 'man/manu' mean? A) Foot. B) Hand. C) Male. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hand. 16. What Is The Prefix In The Word Uncomfortable? A) Able. B) Comfortable. C) Un. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Un. 17. REVIEW:Which root word means father? A) Mega. B) Manu. C) Pater. D) Mater. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pater. 18. The caterpillar transformed into a butterfly. The prefix trans means what? A) Change. B) Below. C) Above. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Change. 19. Since she worked for the company, she was ..... for the contest. A) Ineligible. B) Disgraced. C) Illiterate. D) Unable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ineligible. 20. What does the root word "dyna" mean? A) Death. B) Power. C) People, humans. D) Draw, write. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Power. 21. The study of how people interact A) Pyschology. B) Sociology. C) Biology. D) Graphology. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sociology. 22. The prefix "co" as in coworker means ..... A) Together. B) With. C) Against. D) Someone who. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) With. 23. The Greek root tele-, found in words such as telescope, telephone, and television, means: A) Nearby. B) Listen. C) Self. D) Far Away. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Far Away. 24. This root word means "writing" A) Para. B) Morph. C) Gram. D) Anthro. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gram. 25. In which word or words does mis-mean the same that it does in mistrusted? A) Missing. B) Mister. C) Misty. D) Misunderstand. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Misunderstand. 26. Which of the following words contains an affix meaning "a place for" ? A) Situation. B) Circulatory. C) Information. D) Location. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Circulatory. 27. Which word root means 'under, ' 'beneath, ' or 'below?' A) Sub. B) Semi. C) Fore. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sub. 28. Leaves are green because of ..... A) Imbalance. B) Photons. C) Photosynthesis. D) Photocopy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Photosynthesis. 29. What is the meaning of the root word "duct" ? A) Out. B) Sound. C) Lead. D) Shape. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lead. 30. The prefix dis-as in dislike means: A) Not or opposite. B) Same as. C) Different. D) None of above. 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