This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Vocabulary > Root Words Roots And Affixes – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Root Words Roots And Affixes Quiz 3 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The word placid means When dad walked in to the house, it was nice and quiet. No one was home. Dad had a placid expression on his face. A) Nervous. B) Calm. C) Confused. D) Angry. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Calm. 2. A geographic area that is owned and controlled by a government or country A) Extraterrestrial. B) Territory. C) Geographer. D) Subterranean. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Territory. 3. Study of somebody's handwriting and how it relates to their personality A) Geology. B) Biology. C) Anthropology. D) Graphology. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Graphology. 4. The prefix trans-meansWhen he takes the city bus, there will be 2 transfers before he gets to his destination. A) More. B) Across. C) Single. D) Three. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Across. 5. The word root 'terr, ' found in words such as terrain and territory, means: A) Earth. B) Land. C) Ground. D) Soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Land. 6. The root word "dys" means A) Abnormal; bad. B) Make; do. C) People. D) Faith. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Abnormal; bad. 7. What is the origin and meaning of the suffix "-ous" ? A) It is Latin and means "full of.". B) It is Latin and means "across.". C) It is Greek and means "to see.". D) It is Greek and means "small. ". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is Latin and means "full of.". 8. What is the root word in the term misleading? A) Mis. B) Mislead. C) Lead. D) Ing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lead. 9. Purposeful means ..... A) Having some purpose. B) Having no purpose. C) In a full way. D) Full of purpose. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Full of purpose. 10. The word nonchalantly meansMrs. Frayer was observing her class and she nonchalantly mentioned "there will be a pop quiz in 10 minutes." A) Indifferent. B) Concerned. C) Enthusiastically. D) Interested. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indifferent. 11. If something is not important, it is ..... A) Nonexistent. B) Nonverbal. C) Irrational. D) Irrelevant. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Irrelevant. 12. Which prefix means "after, later" ? A) Tele. B) Super. C) Post. D) Semi. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Post. 13. What does the prefix super (like in superintendent) mean.. A) Over, more than. B) Around. C) Half. D) Between. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Over, more than. 14. To be all powerful A) Insomniac. B) Omnipotent. C) Omniscient. D) Omnibus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Omnipotent. 15. Which of the following suffixes means "a place for" ? A) -ship. B) -esque. C) -ate. D) -ory. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) -ory. 16. How many sides does a quadr ilateral have? if "lateral " means side, then what does "quadri lateral " mean? A) "many" sides. B) 5 sides. C) 4 sides. D) 3 sides. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 4 sides. 17. What does scrib / script mean? A) Say or speak. B) See. C) Light. D) Write. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Write. 18. The prefix dis-means ..... Examples:disobey, dishonest A) Again. B) Before. C) Wrong. D) Not. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Not. 19. What is the prefix of undo? A) Super-. B) Un-. C) Re-. D) Cyber-. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Un-. 20. What ending would you add to the word communicate to make it a noun? A) -ing. B) -ly. C) -ion. D) -ed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) -ion. 21. Which word contains the Greek root that means "time" ? A) Biology. B) Photography. C) Autobiography. D) Chronology. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chronology. 22. Inability, impatient, irregular, illegal (In theses words, what do the prefixes in, im, ir, and il all mean?) A) Able. B) A person. C) Not. D) Go forth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Not. 23. Causing great or irreparable damage A) Omniscient. B) Decline. C) Omnipotent. D) Destructive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Destructive. 24. The word indigenous meansThe class began to read and understand the culture of the indigenous tribe in Southern region of this country. A) Indignation. B) Original. C) Residents. D) Barbaric. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Original. 25. Choose the prefix of the word that is underlined.Since we took the pretest on drawing conclusions, I have learned so much! A) Pret. B) Test. C) Pre. D) Est. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pre. 26. The word govern is a verb. What suffix would you add to make it a noun? A) -ing. B) -ment. C) Un-. D) -ed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) -ment. 27. Which prefix means off or away from? A) De-. B) Dis-. C) Il-. D) Anti-. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) De-. 28. The root word fin means A) End. B) Not. C) Word. D) Away. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) End. 29. Identify the meaning of the root word underlined within the following word:revolve A) To roll. B) To mix. C) To close. D) To speak. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To roll. 30. What word describes a person who can speak three languages? A) Tripod. B) Trilateral. C) Trilingual. D) Trio. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Trilingual. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesRoot Words Roots And Affixes Quiz 1Root Words Roots And Affixes Quiz 2Root Words Roots And Affixes Quiz 4Root Words Roots And Affixes Quiz 5Root Words Roots And Affixes Quiz 6Root Words Roots And Affixes Quiz 7Root Words Roots And Affixes Quiz 8Root Words Roots And Affixes Quiz 9Root Words Roots And Affixes Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books