This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Vocabulary > Root Words Roots And Affixes – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Root Words Roots And Affixes Quiz 12 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. We have used the word science all year. It has the root word "sci" . What does this root word mean? A) Life and limb. B) Scary life. C) Biology. D) To know or learn. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To know or learn. 2. The suffix-arium meansThe City Zoo has the best terrarium for the iguanas on display. A) Study of. B) More than one. C) One who. D) Place for. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Place for. 3. Choose the root word of the word that is underlined.The sunset can be so beautiful. I love when you can see yellow, orange, and pink in the sky. A) Ful. B) Beau. C) Tiful. D) Beauty. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Beauty. 4. The root word PSYCH means A) Power. B) Turn. C) Mind, spirit. D) Human. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mind, spirit. 5. A word part with a specific meaning at the end of a word. A) Suffix. B) Affix. C) Prefix. D) Root. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Suffix. 6. A ....., or word part, is an affix that is added to the end of a word. A) Prefix. B) Root. C) Suffix. D) Base. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Suffix. 7. Define the root word "mal" A) Back, again. B) Life. C) Thrown. D) Bad, evil. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bad, evil. 8. "Humans began to rethink their place in the universe." In this sentence, adding the prefix "re-" to think means: A) Think often. B) To not think. C) Synonym of "think". D) To think again. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To think again. 9. In which word does the root mean "to write" ? A) Challenges. B) Describes. C) Service. D) Serving. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Describes. 10. To write down or record; to translate. A) Transcribe. B) Describe. C) Postscript. D) Subscription. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transcribe. 11. The girl didn't like to talk. She was antisocial. Anti means ..... A) Very. B) Opposite, against. C) Same. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Opposite, against. 12. Prefix over-means A) Before. B) Not. C) Too much or above. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Too much or above. 13. The word aloft means the kite was aloft over the trees and hills, as Jim ran through valley as the wind hit his face. A) In the attic. B) Steadily. C) Parallel. D) High up. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) High up. 14. Which among the words has a prefix? A) Painted. B) Attached. C) Because. D) Belittle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Belittle. 15. The prefix mis-means Tim was misled to believe he lost his homework walking to school. A) In favor of. B) Cover, in. C) Wrongly. D) Small. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wrongly. 16. What does the word unsafe mean? A) To safe again. B) Always safe. C) Not safe. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Not safe. 17. In the word inimitable, there is/are ..... affix(es). A) 1. B) 3. C) 2. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2. 18. Which of the following roots does NOT mean "one?" A) Deca. B) Mono. C) Un. D) Uni. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deca. 19. What does the word repay mean? A) To pay again. B) Not pay. C) Pay day. D) Pay all the time. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To pay again. 20. Which root means sleep? A) Dorm. B) Arch. C) Eu. D) Bene. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dorm. 21. Which root means sea? A) Ambi. B) Peri. C) Flex. D) Mar/mari. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mar/mari. 22. Which root word can stand alone? A) Dict. B) Pend. C) Spect. D) Power. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Power. 23. What does the root word 'helio' mean? A) Opposite. B) Water. C) Half. D) Sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sun. 24. To say the opposite of something or to deny the truth about something A) Contrary. B) Counteract. C) Contract. D) Contradict. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Contradict. 25. The word root "audi (aud)" means "hear." Based on this, we can infer that the auditory nerve helps us: A) Sense light. B) Sense sound. C) Sense smell. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sense sound. 26. What does the root word "gram" mean as in the word telegram? A) Place. B) To write. C) Time. D) Name. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To write. 27. An opposite or different fact, event, or situation A) Counterfeit. B) Contrary. C) Counteraction. D) Contradiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Contrary. 28. To figure out the tone in a text, we need to play close attention to the diction. DICT A) Attitude. B) Mood. C) Speech, words. D) Book. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Speech, words. 29. Which word root means 'earth, ' 'ground, ' or 'soil?' A) Geo. B) Sub. C) Bio. D) Terr. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Geo. 30. What is the study of animals? A) Anthropology. B) Zoology. C) Ecology. D) Biology. 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